@maker_force

MakerForce is harnessing the power of individual volunteers working together to make, source and donate vital supplies and equipment during times of crisis.

 Pacific Northwest, USA
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Joined April 2020
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Full feature available now on opb.org! See how a pop-up supply chain can meet the needs of a medical manufacturing crisis in the middle of a pandemic. #PPE #MakerForce #3dprinter @pdx3dplab @SigmaDzn
OPB@OPB21 Apr 2020
Health care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic across Portland are receiving free 3D-printed face masks and shields—made and distributed by an army of maker volunteers. bit.ly/2xNrbJf

Portland area 3D print makers form PPE ‘emergency response’

Health care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic across the Portland metro region are receiving free 3D-printed face masks and shields—made and distributed by an army of maker volunteers.

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More than 11 million items have been made and reported to the OSMS weekly count! The next count opens on Friday. What have you been making? Tell us here or join the facebook group and share!
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Fantastic news! It is our hope that open source medical supplies can continue to meet the needs of healthcare workers and patients even once we are past the COVID-19 crisis. @OSMedSupplies #MakerForce #MakersVSVirus #3dprinted #PPE
Josef Prusa
@josefprusa19 May 2020
🚨 So Prusa Face Shield RC3 passed independent testing and upcoming version too at even higher class 💪This means we have CE certification and can legally distribute them around EU even when the emergency state is over ❤️ Writing an article how to certify to help others do.. 1/2
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90 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths reported as Navajo Nation surpasses all states in testing
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Wear a face covering to protect your neighbors. Wear a face covering to safeguard older Oregonians. Wear a face covering to defend immunocompromised kids. Wear a face covering to respect doctors, nurses, police, grocery workers, and others who take a risk to serve you.
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Makers⚒️ across the world stepped up to fight COVID19 by designing and producing critically needed medical supplies. Today, we're celebrating this amazing community. RT and show your support for makers everywhere! ♥️⚒️♥️⚒️♥️⚒️♥️⚒️ #MakersFightCOVID youtube.com/watch?v=-rESnLbD…
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This week we took in another super generous materials donation! @3DPrintlife sent us 100kg of NatureWorks PLA for us to supply our makers and keep the PPE suppy chain rockin'. It's our partners and sponsors that supply the fuel for this fire and we can't thank them enough.
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Replying to @CocaColaCo
@CocaColaCo makes their bottles out of PETG, which is one of the best materials to source for the visors on the face shields we manufacture. They've been coming through for us open-source PPE makers in a big way /1
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600 visors for UFCW 21 healthcare workers in Washington; and as dental offices are opening, this plastic will be used to supply their requests that are coming in since they generously donated their PPE to hospitals at the beginning of the crisis. /3
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Check out how our volunteers cut this GIANT roll of plastic down to a manageable size at our partner @ctrlhpdx's maker space. #makersrespond #osms #PPE
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⁦@AP⁩ provides a in-depth look at the unique struggles the Navajo Nation is facing with the virus. apnews.com/c77cc3c537c9a2510…
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Today, we shipped out our largest single order to date to fulfill a request of 3000 pieces of PPE from the Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Arizona. Their per capita infection rates are now higher than any US states. /1
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Today, we shipped out our largest single order to date to fulfill a request of 3000 pieces of PPE from the Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Arizona. Their per capita infection rates are now higher than any US states. /1
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@intel, whose makers contributed shields, and for facilitating overnight shipping to Arizona. @CocaColaCo, whose donated PET plastic was used in making the clear protective visor portion of these shields. /4
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And @ctrlhpdx for providing the laser cutter and training for volunteers to be able to manufacture the visors needed for this order. We can make it, together.
A group of 3-D printing advocates led by @intel manager Shashi Jain organized @maker_force, a crowdfunded pop-up supply chain that allows anyone with a 3-D printer to produce PPE components for local hospitals. makerforce.org/
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For today’s #EconDevWeek feature, we’re highlighting businesses throughout the region that have pivoted to manufacture #PPE and hand sanitizer for front-line workers and community members. The creativity of Greater Portland’s business community is truly impressive!
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It's #GivingTuesday and we'd like to take this opportunity to ask for your support! Our open-source, pop-up manufacturing framework means that every $ we receive goes a long way to getting our high-risk workers protected! Donate here: ow.ly/U21a50zxZj4 #MakerForce
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