The US Department of Navy (DoN) has started 3D printing medical face shields as the country steps up efforts to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
Nine DoN commands began the initiative following a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VIII for additional protective gears.
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FEMA and University of Colorado Anshutz approached the Marine Corps Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell (AMOC), which in turn contacted the DoN distributed manufacturing network for face shields.
