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Smile Direct Club delivers 35,000th 3D printed face shields to healthcare community AM Industry

April 17, 2020

by Vera Business

SmileDirectClub, the industry pioneer and first direct-to-consumer telehealth platform for teeth straightening, today announced it has delivered its 35,000th face shield to support healthcare professionals and essential workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to seek opportunities to help. Following its late March announcement that it would dedicate some of its 3D printing facilities equipped with 60+ HP printers to manufacture thousands of medical-grade face shields and other PPE, SmileDirectClub has continued its commitment to help the health care industry, including dentists and orthodontists.

Dubai Police provides 3D printed face shields to its frontline personnel combating COVID-19 AM Industry

April 17, 2020

by Vera Business

As part of comprehensive precautionary measures against COVID-19, Dubai Police has provided 3D printed face shields to its frontline personnel working to combat COVID-19. Over 1,000 face shields have been provided to its officials at the forefront of fighting the pandemic.

Mobility goes Additive issues call for help in 3D printing PPE AM Industry

April 17, 2020

by Vera Medical

Mobility goes Additive, a broad AM network based in Germany, has issued a call for help on behalf of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V, a voluntary humanitarian organization that provides first responder services in Germany. The group is reportedly in need of protective equipment for its 23,000 members of staff and 40,000 volunteers.

3D Printed Prototype of A Desktop Storage System

April 16, 2020

by Vera Consumer

The desktop storage system is made of aluminum alloy. One of the main characteristics of aluminu ...

Launcher to test 3D printed E-2 rocket engine at Stennis Space Center Aerospace

April 16, 2020

by Vera Aerospace

Launcher, a small launch vehicle startup based in New York, has entered into an agreement with NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to test its additively manufacturing engines. The Space Act Agreement will see Launcher use the Stennis facility’s E-1 test stand to evaluate and test fire its E-2 engine for small launch vehicles.

Nexa3D grows US reseller network with Michigan’s DELRAY Systems AM Industry

April 16, 2020

by Vera Business

Nexa3D, the maker of a fast stereolithography production 3D printer, expanded its US distribution into Michigan, announcing a partnership with DELRAY Systems, a leading value-added additive manufacturing solutions provider. The new agreement is the third reseller signing in the US for Nexa3D, and the latest in a long line of signings by Nexa3D in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Origin develops and tests 3D printed nasal swabs for COVID-19 AM Industry

April 16, 2020

by Vera Medical

San Franciso startup Origin is the latest company to reveal it has been working on 3D printed nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing. The company recently announced that its 3D printed swab design successfully underwent an initial clinical evaluation for human factors, materials testing and PCR compatibility. The evaluation is being done in collaboration with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), which is also working with a handful of other 3D printing companies in the development and deployment of 3D printed test swabs.