Covid-19 | Call for construction firms to ‘print’ PPE
Construction firms with access to 3D printers are being urged to get involved in an initiative to print PPE for NHS staff.
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Launched by a number of UK architecture practices, The Industry Prints is a co-ordinated effort to manufacture face visors to NHS specifications and distribute them directly to front-line workers.
Architecture firms HTA Design and HOK’s London Studio have worked with the NHS to develop an open-source pattern for the 3D printer to manufacture plastic headsets - and The Industry Prints website has been set up to enable professionals across the built environment industry to get involved.
Read the full article on the New Civil Engineer website.