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COVID-19 - What can I do? Another in a series of informational posts. "Listen, kid, we're all in it together." Harry Tuttle-Heating Engineer [Robert De Niro in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"] <<< DISCLAIMER >>> None of the models have been approved by any regulatory agency. Use it at your own risk. If you are going to provide any printed models to any 3rd party, please always check with such party and the local government agency for approval.<<< DISCLAIMER >>> The Raise3D team received an urgent request from nearby hospitals for Mask Wearing Connectors. These are printed from flexible TPU and designed...

COVID-19 - What can I do? Another in a series of informational posts. "Listen, kid, we're all in it together." Harry Tuttle-Heating Engineer [Robert De Niro in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"] Here is a hands free door opener that can help stop the spread of germs. Find more info and get the files here.

COVID-19 - What can I do? First in a series of information posts. "Listen, kid, we're all in it together." Harry Tuttle-Heating Engineer [Robert De Niro in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"] FABBALOO has assembled some resources on what's being done and what can be done. Find out how you might be able to help here.

On March 16th, a public spreadsheet called 3D Printer Crowdsourcing for COVID-19 was created for 3D printing professionals and hobbyists alike to volunteer their time and resources to print masks, valves, or whatever else hospitals are running short on. Two days later, there are already more than 2,200 volunteers on the list from all over the world. That really warms the heart. Please add your name to the list if you have a 3D printer and would like to help. This is one of the unforeseen benefits of decentralized manufacturing empowered by 3D printing as this rather large community can...

In a followup to this story... Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with valves Comes this update: A medical device manufacturer has threatened to sue "Update, March 18th 3:30PM ET: A group of Italian volunteers distributed 3D-printed versions of a vital medical device — but it’s unclear if the original manufacturer threatened a legal crackdown. As we reported earlier, Cristian Fracassi and Alessandro Romaioli used their 3D printer to create unofficial copies of a patented valve, which was in short supply at Italian hospitals. Business Insider Italia quoted Massimo Temporelli, the Italian professor who recruited the pair, saying that the device...