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UJ Library Makerspace uses 3D printing to create face shields for staff working in hospitals

January 30, 2021
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UJ Library Makerspace uses 3D printing to create face shields for staff working in hospitals
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The UJ Library Makerspace team at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have joined efforts to curb the spread the COVID-19 pandemic by developing vital protective material. The Makerspace began using 3D printing to produce surgical face shields in an effort to meet the rapidly growing need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. So far, 10 shields have been distributed to various campus clinics at the University, with another fifteen set to be delivered to Netcare911, according to UJ’s Makerspace expert, Rudie Strauss. “Makerspaces are places where you can do prototyping and small-batch production very rapidly and inexpensively,” explains Strauss.

This comes at a time when state suppliers are scrambling to secure…

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