by David | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
A Saint Patrick Academy eighth-grader is using his home 3D printer to answer a call to action by providing first responders and health care workers with face shields to protect against coronavirus exposure. Fourteen-year-old Joey Marston, of Rye, was already a 3D...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
The University of Pittsburgh Engineering Makerspace and UPMC 3D Print Lab launched a survey looking for local companies with 3D printing capabilities and other resources who are willing to help with the COVID-19 response effort. . The makerspace and the lab receive...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D Trends, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical, People
John Grant is creating his version of a 3D face shield at the Baltimore Node, a workshop in Baltimore City. Builders, designers and engineers from across the region are joining a worldwide movement of people using 3D printers to meet a shortage of N-95 masks and face...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, COVID-19, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical
Although Nissan has halted production at their North American facilities, they have activity at the Smyrna plant. The company announced Tuesday that they have utilized their manufacturing and engineering expertise to begin 3D printing headbands and protective face...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Medical
New York-based hospital system Northwell Health said it has started to make its own nasal swabs using 3D printing, enabling it to produce thousands of swabs a day that can be used in testing for the coronavirus. . Northwell said its focus on swabs was part of an...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Construction
Future moon bases could be built with 3D printers that mix materials such as moon regolith, water and astronauts’ urine. . When NASA astronauts return to the moon in 2024, they’ll need a lunar base that allows them to stay on the surface. And the...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Education and Research, Maker Movement, Medical
Michigan State University is 3D-printing personal protective equipment for local health professionals. . “This all stems from the Office of Environmental Health and Safety effort to bring together any and all PPE supplies that were unused in our labs to help out...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Memphians who own 3D printers are teaming up to support medical professionals in the battle against the COVID-19, and they’re doing it while safely quarantining at home. . “Anything we can do to help them have sort of an armor against this virus, keep them on the...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | Companies, COVID-19, Medical
The 3D printers at DreamLab Industries are running all day and all night as the Traverse City startup with five employees churns out face masks for use amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the demand is far outpacing what the company can print – so it’s taken to a...
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