European industry retools to fight Coronavirus
2 April 2020
A multitude of 3D printers hum nonstop at Spanish firm BCN3D, which like dozens of others across Europe has switched gears to supply hospitals with equipment to fight the coronavirus.
A few days ago the company still was printing parts for other printers, but now it is churning out black frames for face shields needed by doctors and nurses.
"We want to tell the healthcare sector that we are here, they can count on us... to use all our technology in the fight against this serious pandemic," communications director David Martinez said...
Similar changes are happening across Europe, where a variety of companies are retooling to produce health equipment that is in short supply, from masks to life-saving ventilators.
[Refers to BCN3D, Puig, Fiat, Seat (subsidiary, Volkswagen), Skoka (subsidiary, Volkswagen), Renault, Airbus, Calzedonia, Pronovias, Givaudan]