{"id":9065,"date":"2020-03-25T09:33:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T09:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/de\/?p=9065"},"modified":"2020-04-16T07:27:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T07:27:04","slug":"antwort-von-markforged-auf-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/de\/en\/anwenderberichte\/antwort-von-markforged-auf-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Markforged's response to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the coronavirus epidemic spreads worldwide, several initiatives have emerged within the 3D printing community. From hobbyists printing face shields to companies printing nasal swabs, it's been incredible to see people stepping up in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The Markforged team has participated in this initiative and is working with leading medical institutions around the world to develop designs that will help in the fight. There's a lot of debate about which files are best to print, so we'll first look at how 3D printing can help during this challenging time and then explain what Markforged is doing specifically. We plan to release a detailed knowledge base this week to provide a centralized source of information.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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How 3D printing can help<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

We believe 3D printing offers two advantages during this time. The first is the immediate availability of critical items such as face shields and nasal swabs. A distributed 3D printing network can alleviate shortages of critical medical equipment (especially PPE) and consumer goods that are out of stock by printing and distributing 3D printed parts locally.<\/p>\n

The second option is to make production lines flexible, especially with regard to supply chain issues. 3D printing offers manufacturers the flexibility to respond to shocks and spikes in demand by scaling their production line or removing bottlenecks in the supply chain. This can help existing manufacturers of critical parts further increase production or help manufacturers in various industries quickly transition to medical hardware production.<\/p>\n

The biggest advantage is that the answer isn't to 3D print everything. There may be times when it makes sense to print an entire ventilator, and there may also be times when it makes more sense to print components that allow manufacturers to quickly change their production lines using low-volume 3D printed parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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This is how you can help too!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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We've put together a set of print-ready .STL files so everyone can help.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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How does Markforged support these efforts?<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>
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As a global company based in a city severely impacted by COVID-19, we feel compelled to step up and help. It's in our culture to give people the tools they need to reinvent the way things are made. <\/p>\n

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Because 3D printing offers a flexible platform that can be adapted to many different situations, we've seen many fantastic ideas. We've assembled a task force within Markforged to identify the biggest impacts our technology can solve.<\/p>\n

The challenge is finding the right projects: For us, this means having proven impact in the medical community and being able to be distributed and printed by a wide range of 3D printers. We're looking to our customers, our distribution partners, and our community for people who can help. We hope to publish a detailed knowledge base this week to provide a centralized source of information.<\/p>\n

We generally follow a two-phase approach. In the first phase, we work on developing, experimenting, and prototyping creative solutions to the following problems. After finding validated solutions, we will seek to scale the efforts by enabling our customers and partners through our global fleet of cloud-connected industrial printers.<\/p>\n

We try to solve the following problems:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Increase the speed of virus testing. It all starts with knowing where the virus is located, and there are currently major bottlenecks in the production of testing kits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Rapidly supply PPE. Find creative ways to reuse existing supplies to keep our frontline medical workers healthy during the first wave.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Robust PPE. Looking for more durable solutions for the next waves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Patient solutions, including ventilators. It's not yet clear where the bottlenecks will be, but we're trying to make predictions based on the experiences of other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Supply chain optimization. Once manufacturers begin producing medical supplies, we will look for ways to increase their throughput by eliminating bottlenecks and supply issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>

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