This 3D Printed Protective Eyewear Was Developed in 10 Days: The Cool Parts Show Special Episode
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 Published On May 15, 2020

When the news came that hospitals were short on personal protective equipment (PPE), Fitz Frames brainstormed how it might be able to help. Could the company’s EOS selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers switch from making custom glasses frames to face shields or masks?

After speaking with a number of healthcare professionals, it became clear that doctors and nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic needed another type of PPE, something that Fitz Frames was already well-equipped to produce: protective eyewear. 10 days after this realization, the company had a new product ready to order. In this special quarantine episode of The Cool Parts Show, we check in with Katie Bassett, VP of product and operations, to learn about Fitz Protect, the company’s new line of protective glasses for healthcare professionals, and how it plans to provide as many pairs as possible free of charge.

This is a special episode of The Cool Parts Show, a series about 3D printed parts.



LEARN MORE ABOUT:

- Donating to help provide Fitz Protect eyewear to healthcare professionals at no cost:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fitz-...

- Ordering Fitz Frames or Fitz Protect:

https://www.fitzframes.com/

- Our previous episode about Fitz Frames:

https://www.additivemanufacturing.med...

- How Fitz Frames developed its glasses designs and manufacturing process:

https://www.additivemanufacturing.med...





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