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CORRECTING and REPLACING Stratasys Coalition for Face Shield Production With 3D Printing Now Numbers Over 150 Organizations Responding to Pandemic
Requests from hospitals and other organizations exceed 350,000 shields; first hospital shipment received on Mar. 25 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & REHOVOT,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nRequests from hospitals and other organizations exceed 350,000 shields; first hospital shipment received on Mar. 25\n\n EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFirst paragraph, second sentence of release dated March 27, 2020 should include General Atomics sted Toyota Motor Company.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200327005345/en/A tray of face shield visors being 3D printed by Stratasys. Thousands are now being produced by Stratasys or its coalition partners. (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nThe corrected release reads:\n\n\nSTRATASYS COALITION FOR FACE SHIELD PRODUCTION WITH 3D PRINTING NOW NUMBERS OVER 150 ORGANIZATIONS RESPONDING TO PANDEMIC\n\n\nRequests from hospitals and other organizations exceed 350,000 shields; first hospital shipment received on Mar. 25\n\n\nA coalition of companies and universities assembled by Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) to produce face shields leveraging 3D printers now numbers more than 150, the company said. Among others, the list includes Boeing, General Atomics, Medtronic, Dunwoody College of Technology, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Minnesota.\n\n\nLast week, in an effort to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, Stratasys set an initial goal to produce 5,000 face shields at no cost to recipients through its own and partner resources by today, March. 27. This includes both a 3D-printed visor and a clear plastic shield that covers the entire face. Stratasys said that number will be exceeded by the end of today and the coalition should be able to produce more than 11,000 face shields next week, and 16,000 or more during the following week.\n\n\nAny 3D printing shop that wishes to help print at least 100 visors can fill out an online form to be invited to join the effort. For the U.S., Stratasys is using its GrabCAD Shop work order management software to assign orders from healthcare systems to each coalition member. In Europe, the company is serving as a hub to connect service bureaus with those requesting help, and has fielded offers and requests in most of the larger countries. The company also has posted the full face shield printing and assembly instructions for anyone to produce face shields on their own.\n\n\nSo far, the coalition is serving the needs of more than 30 different he...