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Stratasys providing pro bono 3D printing services for global, open-innovation initiative led by Boston anesthesiology resident physicians

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The tremendous lack of protective material for sanitary professionals fighting the Covid-19 crisis prompted us to start working on designing, prototyping, and producing parts to keep these professionals safe and comfortable while performing their essential work. In just a month, more than 4,200 reusable face shields from BCN3D have reached over 50 hospitals and health centers across all of Spain.

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Designer Stephan Friedrich created an Anti Touch Keychain Tool against the COVID-19 pandemic – we 3D printed it on the Sintratec S2 system and our team uses it daily to open public doors or to type in credit card pins.

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Quadpack teams up with local charity networks, partners and industry colleagues to manufacture and provide protective equipment and supplies

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• Production of protective goggles for use in hospitals and rescue services

• Fast: Uvex helps by providing the certification
• Spontaneous: Joint campaign of the three companies
• Direct: Production starts immediately

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SLM Solutions has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Canwell Medical, a leading medical device manufacturer in China. Canwell Medical has chosen to use SLM® machines for product development of 3D printed surgical implants. SLM Solutions will provide technical and application assistance, as well as research and development support to further accelerate Canwell Medical’s product certification and serial production.

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The 3D printing industry has been working closely with the medical community for many years. From the dental and hearing aid sectors, both of whom have adopted 3D printing as a primary method of production in a myriad of applications, to the medical and biomedical fields, who have integrated 3D printing into scientific research and the development of new medical devices, this partnership has yielded thousands of invaluable improvements into the daily lives of people the world over. EnvisionTEC has been at the forefront of these cooperative efforts since 2002, paving the way for new solutions that could only be made possible via 3D printing.

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Ricoh 3D is stepping up its support in the fight against COVID-19 and is using its resources to produce 40,000 clear face shields per week to equip the staff of the UK's NHS health system. The face shield has been specifically designed by Ricoh to improve comfort, and its reusability helps to reduce long-term costs.
Ricoh 3D, based in Telford, UK, is in discussions with medical institutions and NHS trusts across the UK and working around the clock to provide effective protective equipment using the rapid prototyping process of additive manufacturing.

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University Hospital Trust in Paris implements fleet of F123 Series 3D Printers to ensure fast on-site manufacturing of vital equipment currently in shortfall
Ensuring its frontline medical staff are equipped with the appropriate equipment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the University Hospital Trust (AP-HP*) in Paris, France, has invested in a fleet of 60 industrial-grade Stratasys FDM 3D Printers. All of them arrived on Tuesday, 31 March, within 24 hours of ordering.
The installation of the F123 Series 3D Printers provides the AP-HP – the largest hospital system in Europe – with its own internal production arm to ensure fast and on-demand manufacturing of vital equipment currently needed for hospital workers, including protective face shields and masks, electrical syringe pumps, intubation equipment and respirator valves.

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Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and Vortran Medical Technology are teaming up to speed and scale production of Vortran’s GO2Vent ventilator and related Airway Pressure Monitor (APM-Plus) for hospitals and emergency response units fighting the battle against COVID-19.

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