A fantastic report, great to read! I knew people with 3D printers had organized to design and print PPE so I was really curious to hear more about the experience of doing this.
One thing doesn't make sense to me. It is repeatedly said that 3D printing doesn't work for high-volume manufacturing. What doesn't make sense is that 3D printers, as a general manufacturing tool, can be owned by millions of people on the planet. And if there's a need to produce something rapidly, then millions of printers can manufacture that thing simultaneously. Hard to beat by traditional manufacturing models. Does this make sense? I understand that there would be challenges with sourcing materials but nothing that can't be overcome, I imagine. Curious to hear your thoughts.
RE: Strengths and weaknesses of 3D printing in crises situations and in general