Pivoting 3-D printing business to help support frontline workers

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Pivoting 3-D printing business to help support frontline workers

When the Kitchener Waterloo Academy of Medicine approached InkSmith with the urgent need for face shields for frontline health-care workers, company founder and Wilfrid Laurier University alumnus, Jeremy Hedges, quickly pivoted his 3-D printing business.

InkSmith, which typically works with school boards to bring technology into the classroom, is now producing tens of thousands of face shields every day with the goal of manufacturing enough to meet the needs of every hospital in Canada.

The company uses 3-D printing modeling software and a laser cutter to develop the materials that can help support frontline workers across the country.

For more information, visit Wilfrid Laurier University.