Public libraries in Loudoun County are using 3D printers to create face shields for health care workers and first responders on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Public libraries in Loudoun County, Virginia, are using 3D printers to create face shields for health care workers and first responders on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brambleton, Gum Spring, Rust and Sterling branches are expected to produce between 1,000 to 1,200 face shields per week utilizing Makerspace equipment, according to a release.
The shields will be distributed by the county’s Emergency Operations Center and go to county agencies as well as long-term care facilities that have identified a critical shortage of personal protective…