by David | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Education and Research, Medical
As medical care providers on the front lines deliver patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Duke task force is also working to ensure Duke Health does not experience a medical equipment supply shortage similar to hospitals around the country. . The task force...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Have you been looking rather sadly at your plastic pinny and face mask wondering how it could possibly protect you? One man thought he could fix that problem; Josef Prusa, the founder of a 3D printing company, Prusa Printers. . After an intensive weekend of designing...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Software
How can new technologies help us address the coronavirus crisis? In the case of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, the answer is (1) taking advantage of its speed and flexibility to quickly boost the supply of medical equipment and supplies; and (2)...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D News, Geopolitical Regions, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Imagine pouring grains of sand from the beach onto a cone-shaped pile. The pile grows taller and taller but, as it does so, it gets closer and closer to a critical state—the state in which one additional grain of sand can lead to a cascade or even the pile’s collapse....
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Last week, Local 5 met a group of 3D printing enthusiasts using their hobby for good, creating protective shields for first responders and medical professionals on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic. . Since that story aired, the printers have been...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Medical
Three federal agencies have banded together to develop 3D printing models for masks as hospital systems run low on personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. . The Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health and Department of...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
In a new crowdsourcing initiative anyone with an idle 3D printer is being encouraged to power it up and help manufacture essential protective equipment for medical staff throughout Australia. . Idle and public-held 3D printers are needed to help create PPE supplies...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
As they brace for a surge in coronavirus patients, Bay Area hospitals are turning to Silicon Valley in a bid to stock up on badly needed protective gear for doctors and nurses. . The nonprofit Maker Nexus in Sunnyvale was abuzz on Wednesday, as a laser cutter spit...
by David | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Hospitals have called for donations of face shields to protect their workers treating patients with the novel coronavirus. People with 3D printers are answering the call. . Des Moines Register In homes, businesses and studios across Iowa, the whirring sounds of 3D...
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