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After Create Center for the Arts closed because of COVID-19, the staff decided to use their equipment for a new project.

“We sort of flipped gears and connected with a doctor who’s on a COVID task force. They’re in need of PPE as everyone is, and so we started right away printing prototypes and testing out designs,” said Debra Mumm, founder of Create.

The process starts with a digital model. It’s then sent to 3D printers to assemble face shields and masks.

“Instead of layering ink, it’s layering thicker plastic. It’s a very similar process to a regular printing. It just keeps building and building and building,” said Brady Williams, a worker at the center.

The group received so many questions about children with compromised immune sy

Local non-profit 3D prints PPE for hospitals and community