3D Printed PPE

COVID-19 ARMY

3D printed PPE


    One day last month I got a call from my cousin sister in NY who is working in the front lines and she told him that that they were not providing masks. I tried to acquire N95 masks but in vain.  That’s when I found a hack to make them using 3M Air Filters.  I cut these filters and provide as inserts to people who are stitching cloth masks. I shipped some to my cousin in NY who was infected with Covid-19 and has now thankfully recovered!

 

    I wanted to help the front-line healthcare professionals in any possible way.  As of now I am 3D printing Mask Ear Savers, Mask Buttons, Masks with Filters and Face Shields.

 

    After that I got a Sewing machine, learned to sew and started stitching cloth masks with filter inserts. Soon I realized that sewing is not my strongest trait and then got a 3D printer and started printing PPE. I am providing these to local COVID stitching groups so they can be distributed to various healthcare facilities.

–Thomas Arul