3D printing of PPE equipment
Using several 3D printers, Avfuel's Avtank division workers began making PPE equipment for donation to local hospitals. The company expects to be able to produce 100 items a day shortly.

Avfuel Begins Production Of Personal Protective Equipment for Hospitals

The company is using 3D printers to create face mask ear hooks and face shield headbands to help protect front-line health workers.

Michigan-based Avfuel has joined the ranks of aviation companies that have turned their attention to producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for the medical community in the fight against COVID-19.

Workers who manufacture and maintain refueler trucks in Avfuel's Avtank division have begun using 3D printers to create face mask ear hooks and face shield headbands to help protect front-line health workers. As of last week, the Ann Arbor company produced 200 ear hooks, which were sent to a company for sterilization and packaging, for donation to the University of Michigan Hospital. Facing a limit on printing capacity, the team will add higher-capacity devices with a goal of producing more than 100 items per day.

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“Southeast Michigan is our home, and it’s been one of the hardest-hit locations in the country,” said Brad Van Camp, the fuel provider’s technical operations manager, adding that Ann Arbor is a major medical hub fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and is affected by the PPE shortage. “Avfuel wanted to do all it could to support that effort. As such, our talented team members quickly modified a design and started prototyping the face shield headbands and mask ear hooks last week; we should reach production capacity in mid-April.”

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