Coronavirus: People across the world are 3D printing face shields amid crisis

As coronavirus continues to spre worldwide and healthcare workers are facing a shortage of medical equipment, including face masks, a couple in Syracuse, US have turned ir 3D-printer business into a manufacturing site for face shields. According to international media reports, Isaac Budmen and Stephanie Keefe, through ir company Budmen Industries, are printing visors, which are worn by healthcare workers. Medical facilities in US are facing a dire shortage of N95 masks and or personal protective equipment and in a bid to help m, independent 3D printers are stepping to meet demand. 

face shield is me of a piece of polyethylene sheet which is attached to visor to act as a protective barrier between healthcare workers and patients. polyethylene can eir be sanitised or replace. However, y aren’t a proper replacement for a proper N95 mask, but y act as a physical barrier that can protect healthcare workers faces from external fluids. 

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Similar to Syracuse couple, who are currently printing 50 shields per day, Michael Perina, who runs 3D writing shop in Staten Island, also decided to start writing face shields. As per reports, Perina launched a GoFundMe, raising $10,000 for printing materials. He reportedly said that he is now equipped to produce up to 4,000 shields per day. 

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According to international media reports, a group of engineering teachers and students in North Carolina have also raised more than $52,000 to print face shield. Using 3D printers at Charlotte Latin School and University of North Carolina, group plans to manufacture 10,000 shields. Ian Charnas, co-founder of Sears think at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, reportedly started researching face shield designs that his university innovation lab could help manufacture. 

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