Covid -19 Medical Face Shield Project
This fantastic team coordinated by Mark Lyons of AET Labs and Jeannie Hebert of the BVCC provides face shields to the BVCC Community AND BEYOND. Over 25 schools across New England have joined in the project!
"The four 3D printers at the Blackstone Valley Education Hub, or the Ed Hub, in Whitinsville are “running day and night,” said Jeannie Hebert, president and CEO of the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The Ed Hub’s efforts, spearheaded by Hebert and Mark Lyons of Advanced Educational Technologies Labs have resulted in the production and distribution of about 500 face shields to area hospitals and health care facilities, which are very much in need of personal protective equipment (PPE) while combating the coronavirus pandemic.
“I talked to a doctor and showed her the design,” Lyons said. “She thanked me for saving her life. That’s how important these things are.”
Local companies and community members are joining the fight against COVID-19, finding new uses for equipment like 3D printers, and shifting traditional production and making items like the barrier screens/cough guards STAS Picture Hanging Systems in Webster is manufacturing, and the hand sanitizer Nashoba Valley Spirits in Bolton is churning out.
