AM Efforts in Response to COVID-19

As we are all now affected by the pandemic of the novel coronavirus 2019 and its ensuing disease COVID-19, our hearts go out to those who have faced health and economic hardships, and we want to do our best to support those fighting on the frontlines of the battle against the virus. Plastics are playing an integral role in this, and specifically the agility of additive manufacturing (AM)/3D printing technologies is helping alleviate some of the supply chain challenges with medical personal protective equipment (PPE) and devices.

We are proud of the AM community, including individuals and organizations, for arising to help in ways that it can. News articles and social media have been reporting about many efforts to 3D print face shields, alternative designs of protective masks, nasal test swabs, ventilator parts, and even alternative ventilator designs. Several of them are reported in the following for further reading (not an exhaustive list):

"The Chain"

One of the challenges will be matching the places with the most need to the alternative supply options with capacity. We encourage readers with known needs, known extra supplies or capabilities, or other information or interest to speak up on SPE’s online forum called The Chain. A specific community was established called “SPE in Action – The Battle against COVID-19”.

Find out more

3D Printing Media Network

What leading 3D printing companies are doing to address the Coronavirus crisis

UW Makerspace

3D Printing Media Network

The UW Makerspace team along with many partners have developed open-source designs for personal protective equipment (PPE) to help assist with the Covid-19 pandemic.

CoVent-19

3D Printing Media Network

Carbon COVID-19 Response

An Open Innovation Effort to Design a Rapidly Deployable Mechanical Ventilator

Carbon COVID-19 Response

Stratasys COVID-19 Response

Carbon COVID-19 Response

Carbon has responded rapidly to help meet this unprecedented demand, specifically by designing, validating, and producing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) face shields and patient sampling swabs.

HP COVID-19 Response

Stratasys COVID-19 Response

Together with our global digital manufacturing community, we are mobilizing our technology, experience, and production capacity to help deliver critical parts in the effort to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stratasys COVID-19 Response

Stratasys, along with our partners across the globe, have come together in unprecedented ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Formlabs COVID-19 Response

USF Health COVID-19 Response

3D Printed Test Swabs for COVID-19 Testing

USF Health COVID-19 Response

USF Health, Northwell Health, Tampa General Hospital and Formlabs Join Forces to Create 3D Printed Nasal Swabs to Test for COVID-19