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CAD Crowd Covid-19 3D Printing Design Challenge takes off
OK. imagine an open-source, 3D printable range of useful portable things for managing this damn virus. . Things like automatic sanitizer handles, DIY face masks, and oxygen valves. . Cad Crowd’s new challenge is all about doing these things well. There’s some very...
Brevard County company uses 3D printing, laser engraving tech to make protective gear for health care workers
A Brevard County company that sells laser engraving machines is now using the machines along with 3D printers to make face shields for heath care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. . Most Aeon Laser USA staff is working from home, but a few employees are on...
Boyceville student, teacher using 3D printer to make medical masks
In an effort to help solve the medical mask shortage, one local school district is using some unusual technology. The halls of Boyceville High School have been quiet the past few weeks, except for the hum of one machine that may make a huge impact on local...
Bowling Green man 3D printing visors for first responders, medical personnel
Adam Almon is taking a different approach to help our medical community and first responders with PPE limitations during the coronavirus outbreak. . After doing some research online, and already owning a 3D printer, he found a way to 3D print protective visors for...
BOCES 3D printing masks for health care facilities, first responders
Ilion Fire Chief Tom Pedersen said with the coronavirus outbreak, the village’s first responders have started taking extra steps to be prepared. This includes wearing masks and two sets of plastic gloves as well as bright yellow Tyvek suits over their uniforms if they...
Balkan Tech Enthusiasts Deploy 3D Printers against COVID-19
Like much of the rest of Europe, Balkan states face an acute shortage of protective medical equipment in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Tech enthusiasts are stepping up. . Responding to an acute shortage of protective medical equipment, a group of tech...
Architects and engineers are 3D printing medical gear during pandemic
“Quality control is a challenge,” Cederberg, who emphasizes that his design is a temporary fix. . “From the start, we brought it to multiple people in the healthcare sector that we knew, including two hospitals in Stockholm, letting them try it out and getting some...
A local teacher is 3D-printing face shields for healthcare workers
In a garage-turned 3D-printing factory, Matthew Brown and his 12-year-old daughter, Amelia, are working overtime. . "I saw people were printing equipment and masks so I just brought my printers home and started printing," said Matthew Brown in his garage Monday...
A Connecticut doctor is using his 3D printer to make N95 face masks
Dr. Chris Wiles, a first year anesthesiology resident at Hartford and St. Francis hospitals and UConn Health, has turned to his 3D printing hobby to come up with a face mask healthcare workers can use should N95 masks run out. . The New London native said he searched...
3D Printing Ingenuity During Caronavirus Comes With IP Risks
Attorneys say people rushing to 3-D print equipment parts and medical supplies could face patent infringement risk. . Innovators and volunteers are rallying to 3D printing to combat the new coronavirus. But with this ingenuity comes concerns about patent infringement...