PPE 3D Printing Farm

During the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions to the global supply chain caused shortages of essential medical equipment, including PPE. This project focused on supporting healthcare workers by increasing the production of protective visors.

I volunteered at a 3D printing farm, helping run and maintain printers and assemble visors to support large-scale PPE production.

It was a large-scale 3D printing operation producing PPE for medical professionals. We optimised the printers to run continuously, including stacking visor prints so each machine could produce up to 13 visors per day. With over 100 printers running daily, production exceeded 1,000 visors per day.

A full assembly line was developed to process visors as soon as they were printed, ensuring fast turnaround. Alongside this, a dedicated team maintained the printers by repairing faults and replacing components, keeping the operation running efficiently for extended periods.