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Friday, 29 March 2024

Group works to make masks with 3D printers

Credit: 41 Action News
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Group works to make masks with 3D printers
Group works to make masks with 3D printers

The coronavirus outbreak is affecting hospitals in the Kansas City metro area as supplies dwindle.

And because of that, a growing group of people are doing what they can to help.

ALCOCK 41 ACTION NEWS.AS MORE CASES OFCORONAVIRUS COME TOTHE METRO - SUPPLIESFOR OUR HEALTHCAREWORKERS ARE GOINGFAST.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHOWS US HOW THEY'REUSING 3D PRINTERS TOHELP MAKE MUCH-NEEDEDITEMS.THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK IS IMPACTINGOUR LOCAL HOSPITALSHERE IN THE KC METROAREA.BECAUSE OFTHAT--THERE"S AGROWING GROUP WHOARE DOING WHAT THEYCAN TO HELP OUT.IT MAY BE HARD TO SEWHAT"S GOING ONINSIDE BUT DAVIDHERRERA IS TRYING TO AIDTHE FRONTLINE OF THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.David Herrera, coordinating maskmakingI"ve been making calls,I"ve been calling hospitalI"ve been calling othermakers.IT"S CALLS TO HELPMASS PRODUCE FACEMASKS FROM A 3-DPRINTER --WHILE HERRERAIS FOLLOWING THE STAYAT HOME RULES.David Herrera, coordinating maskmakingI"ve just been pullingtogether as many printers aswe can and makingcalculations and printingprototypes.David Herrera, coordinating mamaking.I think projects like thisreallygive people a sense of peoplable to do something.THE MASKS ARE ALREADBEING PRODUCED AT 3-DPRINTING SHOPS LIKEHAMMERSPACECOMMUNITY WORKSHOPAND MAKERSPACE INKansas City.IN TERMS OFDESIGN--HERRERA SAYSTHEY ARE LOOKING ATREGULATIONS IN THE U-SAS WELL AS WHAT'SACCEPTED IN OTHERCOUNTRIESDavid Herrera, coordinating maskmaking.As soon as 3D realize thatthere is a face shield that hasbeen approved a government,that is what all of us jumpedon because we said okay, thatis the design we should focuson.IT"S THIS KIND OF HELPTHE UNIVERSITY OFKANSAS HEALTH SYSTEMWANTS.Dr. Steve Stites, university ofkansasHealth Systems Chief MedicalOfficerI think we are going to betaking some face shield orderstoday to help protect our stafbecause I do think it"sactually very valuable to helpperserve the length of life ofsome of our masks, especiallysome of our N95 masks andthere is a national shortageHOWEVER THERE'S ONEBIG CHALLENGETHEY"RE ALL FACING-MONEY.David Herrera, coordinating maskmakingOur big problem is all brotechy people and the economyis dying and we"rethrowing our personal moneyat this even though we haveno idea what the future holdsbut we don"t want to seepeople die.REPORTING IN KANSASCITYNICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS.HERRERA ESTIMATES 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS CANMAKE UPWARDS OF 16-THOUSAND MASKS.

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