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Helping Healthcare Workers with 3D Printing
8/18/2020 12:00:00 AM
From free food to homemade facemasks, organizations and individuals are finding ways to offer support to our communities' courageous healthcare professionals. Ever since the coronavirus emerged, they have been working around the clock to battle the pandemic, wearing personal protective equipment day after day, for very long periods of time.
Health care worker wearing 3D printed 'ear saver'.
"Like many of us, I started hearing about 'ear savers' as health care workers began taking extensive protective measures due to COVID-19," explained Dan Barich, VP -Operations. "Hospital workers are accustomed to wearing masks but usually for brief periods. With the long hours they are now working, the tension of the elastic straps on the backs of ears can be painful, so when I learned the ear savers could be made with a 3D printer, I contacted Engineering to see if we could use our printer to make more of them available."
An ear saver is a plastic strap that allows the ear loops of a mask to connect behind the head, instead of resting on the ears. It alleviates pressure, therefore, making long-term wear much more comfortable.
The 3D printer in Generac's advanced R&D lab in Waukesha is normally used to create prototypes of components for product development. However, once the call for help to make ear savers came in, Mark Laschen, Tool and Die Maker II, procured a functional print design and aligned the team to print them on both first and second shifts to ensure Generac could make a donation as quickly as possible. Hundreds of ears savers were printed over a four-day period and were donated to Ascension Medical Group and ProHealth Care Waukesha Memorial.
"There was no question the engineering team would be willing to make the ear savers knowing we had the equipment to do so," commented Patrick Forsythe, EVP – Global Engineering. "Our company prides itself on being resourceful and on supporting our local communities. I'm glad we could help."
Mike O'Clary, Technical Engineering Manager and Mark Laschen, Tool and Die Maker II, hold a sheet of 3D printed ear savers. A sheet of eleven can be printed in just 3 hours.
"While we fight this pandemic, many in our community have stepped forward to provide needed equipment and services to help caregivers in this effort," said Lisa Froemming, Ascension Vice President for Philanthropy. "Ascension Wisconsin is grateful for the support of Generac, which used innovation to help our associates on the frontline, fighting COVID-19. Thank you!"
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