CLEVELAND, Ohio — The City of Cleveland is partnering with the Cleveland Public Library in an effort that involves putting 3D printers to work to fight COVID-19.
- The Cleveland Public Library has several 3D printers
- The printers will be making visors to attach to face shields
- The 2,000 face shields will go to Cleveland police, firefighters and EMS workers
The 3D printers in this room are normally printing different objects. But now, each one has the same mission.
"If we can help out any way we can, we’re happy to do it," said Suzi Perez, tech central manager for the Cleveland Public Library.
"The 3D printing world has become a major part in being able to provide PPE. We’ve had a few people and organizations reach out to us, and then the city of Cleveland reached out to us last week about being able to utilize the printers that we have," Perez said.
The process takes about an hour and a half. The library says it can make roughly 50 visors a day. The Lowe’s store in the Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn donated the materials.
City Risk Manager Eduardo Romero is encouraged by the collaboration aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19.
"There’s a dearth in the supply chain and the fact that in house, in our hometown, our public library system stepped up to help breach that void is incredible," said Romero.