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Tech Industry Turns Its Tools to Fighting COVID-19

April 02, 2020

From a pet toy manufacturer to an artificial intelligence company, US businesses are turning their expertise to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Mercedes-Benz Offers 3D Printing Capabilities for Medical Devices

April 01, 2020

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Materials, Medical

Stephen Moore

SLA, SLS, FDM and SLM additive manufacturing capabilities on offer to medical technology sector.

Trends Defining the Medical Polymers Market in the New Decade

March 30, 2020

Medical

3D Printing, Business, Materials

Sunil Kumar Jha

Prized for their biocompatibility, safety and performance, medical-grade polymers will continue to experience robust demand from medical device OEMs. The global medical polymers market is projected to surpass $24 billion by 2024.

Formlabs Is 3D Printing More than 100,000 COVID-19 Test Swabs Daily

March 29, 2020

Medical

3D Printing

PlasticsToday Staff

Over the span of one weekend, Formlabs, Northwell Health, and USF Health worked together to develop a nasal swab prototype and test it in the lab. The swabs have received FDA Class I exempt status.

Ford Pitches in to Fabricate Face Shields, Respirators, Ventilators

March 24, 2020

Medical

3D Printing, Automotive and Mobility

Stephen Moore

Works with 3M, GE, UAW to speed production of respirators and face shields for healthcare workers, ventilators for coronavirus patients.

HP, Carbon, and Makers of All Stripes Enlist to Combat Shortages of Medical Equipment

March 24, 2020

Medical

3D Printing

Norbert Sparrow

Additive manufacturing technology leaders Carbon and HP are helping to produce critical medical parts. Meanwhile, residents at Massachusetts General Hospital have launched a “moonshot” competition to develop mechanical ventilators.

Bringing the U.S. 'Arsenal of Health' to Bear Against COVID-19

March 24, 2020

Materials & Assembly

Thermoforming, 3D Printing, Automotive, Industrial Machinery, Automotive and Mobility, Medical

Dan Carney

Carmakers' U.S. factories are closed, but they can still help relieve shortages.

3D Printing of Medical Face Masks Accelerates

March 24, 2020

Medical

3D Printing, Materials

Stephen Moore

Stratasys responds to COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up production of personal protection equipment; initial goal of 5,000 full face shields by March 27 with more scaling possible.

Wohlers Publishes 25th Annual Edition of 3D-Printing ‘Bible’

March 19, 2020

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products, Injection Molding, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

The Wohlers Report 2020 provides details on additive manufacturing applications, software, workflows, materials systems, and post-processing.

Updated: OEM Threatens to Sue Startup that Saved Lives by 3D Printing Medical Valves

March 19, 2020

Medical

3D Printing

Norbert Sparrow

When a hospital in Italy faced a shortage of ventilator valves for COVID-19 patients, putting several lives in jeopardy, an entrepreneur came forward to 3D print replacement parts. The manufacturer of the original valves has threatened to sue for patent infringement.

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