CARACOL is calling WASP to product Covid 19 3D printed masks
Everything happened during the lockdown; CARACOL, a reference company in Italy for the services of Additive Manufacturing asked for help to WASP : 10 Delta WASP 2040 PRO and 2 Delta WASP 2040 INDUSTRIAL 3D printers must be produced in the shortest time.
We had to act quickly and well, Milan was calling and we decided to work together to produce protective devices against Covid-19.
In a few days the 3D printers were in the CARACOL production center in Lomazzo (Milano).
The non-stop production of more than 2000 Covid 19 3D printed masks, per week, printed with hypoallergenic polymeric material and equipped with an interchangeable filter, begins.
CARACOL, through a crowdfunding campaign and the support of the community, has donated masks to the Italian Red Cross, to small Italian municipalities such as Lomazzo, Cusano Milanino, Rivoli, Lanciano, and Sorrento, and to therapeutic and treatment centers.
A victory from a cooperation point of view and in the 3D printing field which leads the attention to an essential role in the manufacture of medical equipment.
The health care emergency due to the Covid-19 has shown the strengths of 3D printing which can obviate the lack of some essential devices in record times.
Now the global market shows that 3D printing must be used for additive manufacturing like never before. This allows the relocation of some production in order to face the demand peaks. It also allows diversification of the supply chain in case of emergencies in many sectors, not only the medical one but also the Automotive and Motorsport, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Machinery, Design and Architecture fields.
CARACOL like WASP believes in a collaborative future and in technological progress, in the evolution of digital manufacturing in order to meet the needs of humanity.