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Xerox plans to mass produce disposable ventilators
Xerox, known for making copies, is set to announce Monday that it will be “rapidly scaling up” production of inexpensive, disposable ventilators that could serve as a critical stopgap for hospital-grade ventilators now in short supply amid the coronavirus pandemic,...
NIH 3D Print Exchange hosts curated selection of PPE for COVID-19
The NIH 3D Print Exchange by the U.S.’ National Institutes of Health is an important resource in the medical sector, providing 3D printable models for a range of biomedical applications. While the platform has primarily functioned as a repository for anatomical...
How Automakers are leveraging 3D printing technology to help in the Fight against Covid-19 – PART III
Continuing with our efforts to highlight the efforts and initiatives taken up by companies across the globe to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. We bring you the third article with a focus on how automakers are contributing in the fight to help doctors, healthcare workers...
Apple will battle COVID-19 by designing and making millions of medical face shields
Apple CEO Tim Cook took to a Twitter video to announce that the company will design and make face shields for medical workers battling the COVID-19 crisis, to the tune of one million shields per week. . This announcement follows already publicized efforts to source...
Rowan University releases blueprint for 3D printed PPE mask for COVID-19 protection
Rowan University students and professors in engineering, medicine and chemistry are collaborating very quickly to produce masks for emergency departments at Cooper and Inspira hospitals to assist in fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. . Rowan University...
Manufacturing face shields within days: how Australian industry is pivoting to fight coronavirus
A choice lay before engineer Mat Bowtell as he walked out the gates of Toyota’s Altona factory for the last time. He could watch on, helpless, as the local car manufacturing industry fell apart around him, or he could put his skills to better use. . Bowtell used his...
How 3D printing is enabling ventilator splitting
Amid the shortage of ventilators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are finding success using 3D printing to enable “ventilator splitting.” . The search continues to go on for more machines, but there have already been government actions taken to increase...
Have access to a 3D printer? Make face shield components.
If you have access to a 3D printer, you can help by printing headband components to create face shields that protect health care providers. . You do not need to provide the clear portion of the shield. Download approved designs on these websites to get started:...
3D printers rally to manufacture personal protective equipment
IC3D and Rogue Fitness are among those pivoting to PPE. “If this effort saves even one nurse who saves many people, it'll all be worth it,” says IC3D Printers founder Michael Cao. . Columbus’ maker community has been stepping up to get health care workers on the...
3D printers forge face shields for fight against the coronavirus
Oscar Valera likes to use 3D printers to build an assortment of crafts, but he is now turning his hobby toward the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. . In just four days, the New Jersey high school teacher has printed and distributed 200 face shields to medical...