Amada offers welding support for ventilator production
22 May 2020
Amada stated that it 'is ready to provide manufacturers with additional welding technology to meet these unprecedented needs'
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Lasers can be used to produce robust, high-contrast markings on medical devices.
Foba introduces machine leasing to address increased demand for laser marking due to Covid-19
21 April 2020
The firm is looking to assist medical device manufacturers that are ramping up production due to current demands
A Luxinar laser cutting Perspex to make face shields
Luxinar sees rise in CO2 laser orders due to Covid-19
21 April 2020
The firm's customers in the food & beverage and medical device industries have seen increases in demand for products in relation to Covid-19
SLM Solutions launches collaborative AM initiative to combat Covid-19
15 April 2020
SLM Solutions has launched an initiative to combine the forces of the AM industry to work together against the effects of Covid-19
The new design is both lighter and easier to wear than a previous design made using acrylic.
New face shield design can be cut from a single sheet of PET plastic
7 April 2020
Laser system manufacturer Trotec has successfully developed a face shield that can be laser cut from a single sheet of PET plastic
Covid-19 disrupts mechanical engineering supply chain
2 April 2020
A survey of VDMA member companies has revealed that 84 per cent have had their operations affected by Covid-19
Siemens connects healthcare providers and medical designers to produce components through additive manufacturing
Siemens opens AM network to aid manufacture of critical medical components
2 April 2020
In response to Covid-19, Siemens is making its AM network and 3D printers available to the global medical community
Ford operators assemble medical face shields. (Image: Ford Motor Company).
Automotive firms contribute AM capabilities to Covid-19 effort
1 April 2020
Toyota, Ford, Daimler and Mercedes have all committed to using AM to produce medical components urgently needed as a result of the current pandemic.
Field ventilator that includes 3D printed parts made with HP's Multi Jet Fusion technology.
HP and partners mobilise 3D printing against Covid-19
26 March 2020
HP and its partners are using their 3D printing teams, technology and experience to help deliver critical medical parts in the ongoing effort against Covid-19.
Georgia Tech has designed and is producing face shields with frames that can be cut using a laser.
Researchers use AM and laser cutting to rapidly produce medical equipment in response to Covid-19
25 March 2020
Using 3D-printed parts and laser-cut gears, researchers are racing to develop healthcare equipment that can be assembled rapidly in response to Covid-19
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