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Identifying An Optimization Technique For Maker Usage To Address Covid-19 Supply Shortfalls, Michael J. Wilson
Identifying An Optimization Technique For Maker Usage To Address Covid-19 Supply Shortfalls, Michael J. Wilson
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Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) can be purchased for under five hundred dollars. The availability of these inexpensive systems has created a large hobbyist (or maker) community. For makers, FDM printing is used numerous uses.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) skyrocketed. COVID-19 mitigation strategies such as social distancing, businesses closures, and shipping delays created significant supply shortfalls. The maker community stepped in to fill gaps in PPE supplies.
In the case of 3DP, optimization remains the domain of commercial entities. Optimization is, at best, ad-hoc for makers. With the need to PPE …