AM in the time of COVID-19
What are the implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains and on the global additive manufacturing industry?
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The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded the Patents for Humanity award by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent of the 3D printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, which was created in the early part of the pandemic as a solution to the disrupted commercial production…
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Many commentators have recently been discussing the supply chain issues that bedevil the world in the backdraft caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it seems as if these issues are likely to precipitate a sea change in the way that many companies do business. Very early on in the pandemic,…
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Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including Carbon Co-Founder Joe De Simone as lead study author, have created a 3D printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot. While microneedle patches have been studied for decades, the work by…
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Q & M Dental Group engaged Creatz3D, a Singapore 3D printing solutions provider, to produce a 3D printed medical manikin that could help with learning and accelerate training. With swab testing becoming part of the new road map, as COVID-19 in Singapore transitions from a pandemic to a more endemic…
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A recently published study by the European Patent Office (EPO) showed that the Austrian AM market had the largest AM patent applications increase between 2014 and 2017 globally. While the AM patent applications increased by an average of 270% in this period, Austria secured the top international position with a…
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Even before Brexit and COVID-19, 3DPRINTUK, along with many other companies, started to make preparations to ensure that its international clients continued to receive the same standard of service that they had become accustomed to, despite increasing uncertainty at the British border and customs issues. Whether because of the vagaries…
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Last month, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering and the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine demonstrated a 3D printed microneedle array platform capable of delivering vaccines directly into the skin, with the particular goal of improving COVID-19 vaccine delivery in the developing world. The study was conducted…
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A full year into the COVID-19 pandemic and our hopes now lie primarily in the efficient roll out of vaccinations across the globe. Behind the scenes, pharmaceutical companies are working hard to qualify and produce vaccines, and research groups are tackling other issues such as inoculation. One of these groups,…
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Markforged distributed its first wave of 3D printers to manufacturers in Michigan as part of Project DIAMOnD. The project, which is administered by Michigan-based Industry 4.0 knowledge centre Automation Alley, is dedicated to improving manufacturers’ agility and resiliency as Industry 4.0 builds a head of steam. Over 200 manufacturers have…
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Copper3D, a pioneering company in antimicrobial materials for extrusion 3D printing, has lived through an intense 2020, a period that dominated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with a global effort to find effective solutions to protect people from this virus, as well as hundreds of other microorganisms dangerous to humans.…
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