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Face shield frames printed using the Taz5 3D printer
When the coronavirus pandemic and state-wide stay-at-home orders in mid-March forced the Polsky Fabrication Lab to temporarily close its doors to the public, Polsky assistant director, Elizabeth Koprucki, was in search of new ways to make an impact. She joined a local maker movement and began creating personal protective equipment (PPE) components to support frontline healthcare workers.
Koprucki, who is active in the maker community, was monitoring a number of different community efforts. She was motivated to participate when she realized that she could do something to help: “When I saw that there was an item that…
