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Airbus sites across Spain have joined forces to produce 3D printed visor frames, providing healthcare personnel with individual protection equipment in the fight against COVID-19<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than twenty 3D printers<\/a> are working day and night. Hundreds of visors have already been produced and dispatched to hospitals close to the Airbus<\/a> facilities in Spain<\/a>. Airbus leverages a patented design to manufacture the visor frames, using PLA plastics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overnight, we have gone from making aerospace concepts to medical equipment. This genuinely makes a difference in the fight against the pandemic and I couldn\u2019t be prouder of our teams working day and night on this Airbus project.<\/p>Alvaro Jara, Head of Airbus Protospace, in Getafe, Madrid<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Despite the pause of the majority of production at Airbus\u2019 sites in Spain following the Royal Decree of 29 March, Airbus employees are allowed on site to continue with this essential activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Airbus in Germany also joined the project. The Airbus Protospace Germany and the Airbus Composite Technology Centre (CTC) in Stade, together with the 3D-printing network named \u201cMobility goes Additive,\u201d are now supporting this project in Spain, also coordinating the collection and transport of visors to the Madrid region.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Airbus sites across Spain have joined forces to produce 3D printed visor frames, providing healthcare personnel with individual protection equipment in the fight against COVID-19.\u00a0 More than twenty 3D printers are working day and night. Hundreds of visors have already been produced and dispatched to hospitals close to the Airbus facilities in Spain. Airbus leverages a patented design to manufacture the visor frames, using PLA plastics.\u00a0 Overnight, we have gone from making aerospace concepts to medical equipment. 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