Operation PPE

digitally manufactured visors and protective face shields

Cornell AAP and Sabin Lab are collaborating with Cornell Engineering, Cornell CIS and many others across the community to 3D print and laser cut visors and protective face shields for our doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals on the front lines.

To get involved, please visit: ppe.ithacagenerator.org

3D Printing and Laser Cutting

IMPORTANT: For 3D printing, please use the correct file based on the material that you are using so that we make sure that the hospitals are using the best sterilization techniques for each. As indicated, the following files are designed specifically for PLA, ABS, PETG.

3D Print Files by 3DVerkstan:

NIH Approved: This design has undergone review in a clinical setting and is recommended when fabricated as instructed https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-013306

PLA Material - Download .stl

ABS Material - Download .stl

PETG Material - Download .stl

Optimized files for high volume stacked printing from BIG - Download .pdf

Laser Cut File - Download .dxf

Assembly Guide - Download .pdf

Print file for 3-hole punch spacer for at-home shield fabrication - Download .stl



Donating

For NYC donations, please send all items directly to NYC Makes PPE. They are working to sort and equitably distribute visors.

NYC Makes PPE
534 W 112th St
#250877
New York, NY 10025

For information on New York hospitals in need please visit the link below:
https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/how-can-i-donate-supplies-to-new-york-hospitals-in-need.html

Join our network of makers

Please visit:
ppe.ithacagenerator.org

News

The Verge
Masks, ventilators, swabs: how makers are fighting coronavirus

The Architect's Newspaper
Operation PPE creates 3D-printed equipment for the COVID-19 front lines

Architect Magazine
Here's How Architects, Designers, and Makers Can Help and Volunteer in the Coronavirus Era

Cornell Chronicle
Cross-campus effort rushes 3D-printed gear to Weill Cornell

Architectural Record
Architects Rally to Make Protective Gear for Healthcare Workers

dezeen
American architects mobilise to make coronavirus face shields for hospital workers

The Verge
Architects and engineers are 3D printing medical gear during pandemic

KCBS Radio
Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin Explains Use of 3-D Printers for Masks

Archinect
#OperationPPE puts architects to work 3d-printing protective equipment for frontline medical workers

WENY
Ithaca community comes together, using 3D printers to make face shields

The Cornell Daily Sun
Cornell Community Rallies to Make Masks to Address PPE Shortages

The Architect's Newspaper
Op-Ed: Coronavirus might give us the internet we’ve always wanted

Sabin Lab does not accept any responsibility or liability for whether printed objects produced by these program files are suitable or can be used for the intended purpose, and Sabin Lab does not make any representations, warranties, or guarantees, including implied warranties of merchantability as to the fitness, usability, or suitability of the printed objects. Sabin Lab shall not be liable for any damage, injury, or death to any person, including third-parties, incurred as a result of printing design and/or the use of the printed parts. All relevant factors and situation-specific elements (including in relation to third parties) must be taken into account and complied with by the User - the medical institution and/or professional accepting and using the design or the printed part. Sabin Lab emphasizes that parts printed under this program only serve to relieve acute shortages and should be replaced by original parts as soon as those become available again. By using the program files to produce printed objects, the User unconditionally accepts these terms.