At least 30 Majorcan volunteers with 3D printers in their homes are preparing to print pieces that make up respirators which are urgently needed for coronavirus patients.

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This group is part of a national network called Coronavirus Makers and they’ve created a prototype respirator in just 3 days, with the help of Doctors, Anaesthetists and Engineers which is being tested in a hospital in Asturias.

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“As soon as they give the go-ahead, we will start building the devices,” says Víctor Gómez López, Coordinator of the Balearic team. Foreign teams are also waiting for the product to be validated so that they can start printing the parts overseas. Coordination The 3D printers in Majorca have already manufactured eight blades which are part of the respirator and are also printing face masks and face shields and handing them out to stores and pharmacies to […]

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