face shields

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cloth face coverings can help slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, but many people still resist wearing masks. Some people claim they can’t breathe well while wearing them. But what about face shields, worn like hats with a curved piece of plastic that comes down in front of...

The faculty at the Coast Guard Academy in New London is testing making masks on 3D printers to help with the PPE shortage

New Britain High School has been closed since March 13. Yet, lessons are still being taught there. Inside the gymnasium is an assembly line, making protective face shields. Students are encouraged to volunteer, not only to help fight this health crisis but to experience something that could help to create what the school district describes as, “the whole child.” “That…

Volunteers are using a school in New Britain to help assemble face masks for first responders.

OKAY Industries and New Britain High School are working together to make protective face shields.

“These machines are pretty much running 24/7,” Yaron Baitch with Sunset Technologies said. As personal protective equipment remains scarce, a Woodbridge tech support company is filling in the gaps. “We started asking people if they wanted them and the response was overwhelming,” Baitch said. Baitch says his company typically uses its 3-D printers for product engineering for medical and dental…

A trio of instructors from Housatonic Community College have joined forces to help create face shields for doctors and nurses with 3-D printers. Geroge Scobie heard about the need for personal protective equipment via a Facebook post. “I contacted my dean at our school and asked for permission to use the universities 3-D printing machines,” said George Scobie. After receiving…

A group of instructors from Housatonic Community College are using 3D printers to make face shields for health care workers.

While students around Connecticut adapt to distance learning there’s one Hamden student teaching lessons of his own. Lessons on how to make a difference and help a community in need. Hamden High School junior Conner Larocque has been paying attention to what’s being done around the world to address the PPE shortage. “Italy started 3D printing stuff in hospitals...

A Hamden high school student leads an effort to help manufacture face shields for healthcare workers