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Summer 2020 | By Nicole Dudenhoefer<\/strong> ’17<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

When the nation faced a shortage of personal protective\u00a0equipment, two groups from UCF partnered with 3D\u00a0printer manufacturer Stratasys to help alleviate the\u00a0demand. By tweaking designs they found online, UCF’s\u00a0Prototype Development and 3D Print Lab (PD3D)\u00a0optimized rapid production through Stratasys’ 150\u00a0printers nationwide<\/a>. Limbitless Solutions joined\u00a0Stratasys’ national coalition to produce visors for face\u00a0shields and other items to help keep medical workers\u00a0safe<\/a>. Products from both UCF organizations have\u00a0recently been distributed to local healthcare<\/a> workers,\u00a0including more than 5,600 face shields and visors\u00a0for Orlando Health, AdventHealth and Lakeland\u00a0Regional Hospital.
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\n[blockquote source=”Albert Manero ’12 ’14MS ’16PhD<\/strong>, CEO and co-founder of Limbitless Solutions” cite=”” color=”” css_class=””]”We are honored to be a small part of a network committed to supporting our medical community \u2014 the real heroes.”[\/blockquote]
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100,000<\/span>
\nFace shields distributed nationwide by Stratasys by\u00a0May 8. Another 150,000 face shields will be shipped\u00a0in the near future.<\/p>\n

1,500<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Products that can be printed each day by Stratasys\u00a03D printers after PD3D’s redesign \u2014 a big boost from\u00a0the previous average of 600 a week<\/p>\n

400+<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Ear savers, which are hooks that make wearing\u00a0surgical and cloth masks more comfortable, that\u00a0Limbitless has distributed to staff at Orlando Health<\/p>\n

30<\/span>
\nMinutes to print the slimmer face shields designed\u00a0by PD3D<\/p>\n

4<\/span>
\nSpecial messages \u2014 love, compassion, hope\u00a0or thank you \u2014 included on each of Limbitless’\u00a0face shields, staying true to the nonprofit’s\u00a0signature personal touch<\/p>\n

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