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COVID-19 Articles
As 3D Printing of Protective Gear Ramps Up, a Free Mask Designed in Seattle Is the First of its Kind to Get Federal Approval
Onetime Microsoft executive Jonathan Roberts knows that not all 3D-printed personal protective equipment being...
3D printing of Covid-19 test swab sticks ramps up
Nasal swab sticks are typically manufactured using injection molds and flocking, which includes tufts of polyester...
3D-printed supplies could be creative solution
Supplies are scarce during the COVID-19 pandemic, but within eight days a group came together to create a local...
3D Printing Business Develops Reusable Masks
Personal Protective Masks are hard to come by these days. One company in Rensselaer designed a face mask that’s being...
3D printing community steps up to help with PPE shortage
Oregon Governor Kate Brown says her biggest concern right now is the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE)...
3D printing company makes protective visors for healthcare workers
With a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), RPM 3D Printing CEO Chase Carlyle says he wanted to help those...
3D Printing for COVID-19, Part Seven: New 3D-Printed Parts and Partners
Corporate, government and individual efforts to use additive manufacturing (AM) to address the medical supply...
3D Printing for COVID-19, Part Nine: Safety Goggles, Swabs and Coalitions
It seems to be the case that 3D printing related relief efforts are beginning to coalesce with government and medical...
3D Printing for COVID-19, Part Eight: The FDA’s 3D Printing Resources
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now working with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the National...
Germany’s space agency shifts its 3D printing resources to producing protective medical equipment
DLR, German’s space agency and NASA equivalent, is doing what it can to support the global shortages of personal...
Former owner of Loveland 3D printer manufacturer battles human virus now, computer viruses later
Jeff Moe thought he was finished with 3D printing for a while. But then a deadly pandemic gripped the world. And then...