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Face Shields for Heroes at Banner South
We will be back with many more for Banner!
Delivery to TMC
Not resting until we hit our 1st 200!
Another Delivery of donations to Banner
Many more to come!
What is Face Shields for Heroes?
3D-Printing is helping all over the world to aid in the demand for Face Shields and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Face Shields for Heroes is a project started by Tiffany Levison, former Northwest Medical Center PCT, and Marco Zacarias, Mechanical Engineer, in an effort to support medical professionals on the front line, fighting Covid-19. We are taking initiative to help our community here in Tucson, Arizona by using our own time and resources to donate 200 Face Shields. But we’d like to do more…
With your contribution we can continue donating 3D-Printed Face Shields to medical professionals in need. 100% of your donation goes directly towards the purchase of additional supplies, cost and delivery of 3D-Printed Face Shields.
Thank you everyone who has contributed to our Face Shield for Heroes Fund! We couldn’t of gotten this far without you. We will be delivering a total of 1,000 face shields within the next few weeks.
We are now accepting donations to cover material costs.
FAQ
What are these Face Shields made of and can they be disinfected?
- The Visor (3D Printed part), is made of Polylactic Acid or more commonly known as PLA. The Shield itself is a sheet of Apollo Transparency film as shown on Joel Telling’s the 3D Printing Nerd YouTube video above. Both parts can be disinfected by using isopropyl alcohol.
How can we make these Face Shields more comfortable?
- You can add an elastic band for security or foam can be glued to the inside of the visor to protect your forehead. Keep in mind that an elastic band or foam cannot be properly sanitized.
When can we expect to see these Face Shields?
- We delivered our first batch of 200 face shields on April 2nd and aiming to deliver another 200 by the end of the weekend. As long as we continue to receive requests and have the available resources, we will continue to deliver!
How can I help?
- At the moment, we are in short supply of corrugated cardboard boxes. If you’d like to donate, please contact us.
- If you have a 3D Printer and would like to make your own Face Shields, please let us know and we can send you the necessary files to do so. THANK YOU Stacy Gowler for offering to help us laser our templates!
- If you are in the market for a 3D Printer and would like to contribute, we can offer you a 20% discount on any Sindoh 3D Printer with Free shipping and the necessary files to do so.
- You can donate to the Face Shields for Heroes fund that will allow us to continue making additional face shields.
Our Goal
To make a positive impact in our Tucson community by utilizing our available resources to provide 3D-Printed Face Shields to those in need.
Our Commitment
As we produce, assemble, and deliver our 3D Printed Face Shields, we will post LIVE videos and photos of our progress on our Facebook page (@ZacariasEngineering) and if time permits, Instagram (@ZacariasEngineering #FaceShieldsfor520).
Our Inspiration & Story
We LOVE 3D-Printing! On Friday, March 27th we were inspired by Joel Telling’s “3D Printing Face Shields and YOU CAN HELP TOO!” YouTube video. This is where the idea to start Face Shields For Heroes was initiated.
It’s amazing to witness how 3D Printing can make a difference for healthcare workers who are in the field with little to no PPE. From here, we went to Facebook and posted our intent to donate 200 3D Printed Face Shields. We have many friends and family working in the healthcare industry locally and were shocked to learn many of these facilities have very little to zero PPE!
Although we refused to accept payments, we realized that we could make a much bigger impact by working together with our community by accepting donations to produce a larger quantity of 3D Printed Face Shields.
We recently took out a business loan to purchase four additional 3D Printers and materials to meet a surge in demand for one of our popular products. Due to Amazon’s shipping delays, we reached out directly to manufacturers in hopes of cheaper and faster delivery. Luckily, they were willing to work with small business and now we are a proud, official distributor for Sindoh LTD 3D Printing Products in Arizona and have obtained expedited shipping on filament through FilaCube LLC. Thank you David and Ken for your support!