MakeIt Labs COVID-19 Relief Efforts

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Medical staff wear alternative face shields made with materials from MakeIt Labs.

Limor Fried, aka “Ladyada”, of Adafruit Industries stands atop the huge roll of PET plastic distributed by MakeIt Labs. It will be used to make face shields in NYC.

MakeIt Labs President Bill Schongar appearing in a piece by reporter Tyler Dumont on WMUR-9.

Huge rolls of PET plastic sheeting in the MakeIt Labs workshop, waiting to be distributed to makerspaces and manufacturers.

MakeIt Labs volunteers turn huge rolls of PET plastic into smaller ones usable by makerspaces in the New England area.

MakeIt Labs resource manager Brad Goodman laser cutting face shields from PET plastic.

Laser-cut shields waiting for assembly.

Distribution of smaller rolls of PET plastic from MakeIt Labs to regional makerspaces.

So-called “origami” design face shields produced by Artisan’s Asylum from PET plastic material distributed by MakeIt Labs.

Large roll of PET plastic arrives at Adafruit Industries, in hard-hit New York City. This plastic was distributed by MakeIt Labs.

Large roll of PET plastic arrives at Cardboard Safari in Charlottesville, VA.

MakeIt Labs members volunteer their time to build face shields for local New Hampshire medical facilities.

MakeIt Labs volunteer Berndt Bittner assembles face shields.

Overview

MakeIt Labs is bringing together maker communities, medical centers, corporations, and manufacturers to produce alternative PPE for the medical workers at the front lines of the pandemic. We’re bringing our considerable resources to bear at both a nation-wide and local level.

One of our major successes so far has been to spearhead the procurement and distribution of massive quantities of PET plastic sheet for the construction of face shields. This material is being distributed to maker groups throughout New England, as well as to industrial-scale manufacturing partners who are assisting in scaling up production.

Contact & Information

To learn more about this and our other ongoing projects, please jump over to our COVID-19 Project Wiki.

If you are a member and want to volunteer, please check in on Slack, and do not show up to the space unannounced as we are closed for normal member operations. Read these guidelines for more information.

To reach out to us with a COVID-19 related project or request, please contact us:

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