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What the Coronavirus Crisis Will Mean for Additive Manufacturing
In the response to COVID-19, 3D printing demonstrated some of its strengths, but not all of them. However, the full effect of this crisis for AM is still to come.
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A Hospital's Perspective: TriHealth Receives PPE with 3D Printed Components
A face shield solution developed by GE Additive is now in use at Cincinnati-area hospitals. A combination of 3D printed adapters and off-the-shelf shields and hard hats makes this PPE fully reusable.
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3D Printing and Coronavirus Check-In - Week of 4/13/2020
In this week's update we discuss how additive manufacturing is supporting injection molding for masks, and ramping up to production quantities of face shields and testing swabs.
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3D Printing and Coronavirus Check-In - Week of 4/6/2020
Editors Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson discuss the pivot to production for 3D printed PPE, and other AM news in the fight against COVID-19.
WatchProtolabs Supports Coronavirus Fight with Parts for Testing and Ventilator Masks
Protolabs supports the frontline battle against Covid-19 with critical parts for testing and ventilator masks.
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Siemens Offers AM Network Services to Doctors and Hospitals
Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network and its 3D printers available to the global medical community to speed design and production of medical components. Doctors, hospitals and organizations in need of medical devices can now register for free access to the Siemens AM Network.
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Essentium Produces 3D-Printed Face Mask for First Responders
Essentium has announced that it has designed, and is now in production of, a protective mask kit comprising a reusable 3D printed mask frame and filtration media.
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3D Printing and Coronavirus Check-In - Week of 3/30/2020
In this week's discussion, editors Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson discuss face shield visors and masks; ventilator components; and new movement from the FDA on 3D printed devices.
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Guide for Health Care Providers: How to Find (and Talk to) 3D Printing Professionals
If you are a medical professional in the U.S., you've likely heard that 3D printing can be an answer to equipment shortages. Here's how to find local 3D printing specialists and how to talk to them once you have.
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3D Printed Device Allows Multiple Patients on One Ventilator
Emergency authorization from FDA allows for use of device permitting four patients to use a shared ventilator. HP involved in mass production via additive manufacturing.
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