About us, our goal, and our story
We are a group of Makers in and around the Atlanta area dedicated to produce protective face shields efficiently, effectively, and rapidly to provide local medical professionals with the protection they need during this pandemic.
Our goal is to prevent a ‘fast pandemic’ of the Covid-19 Virus, specifically in the Atlanta area. We have been working to make and ship the parts for these masks for use in Atlanta hospitals. We will assemble and deploy these masks in Atlanta hospitals and later across the country, once local needs have been met.
Atlanta Face Shields was founded by Max Seidel, a mechanical engineering student at Northeastern University. Max quickly brought on Nathan Eads, a mechanical engineer attending the University of Alabama. Both Max and Nathan have lucrative 3D printing and management experience.
Prusa RC3 3D printed face shields
We are using the Prusa 3D printable face shield design, which has been approved by the Czech Ministry of Health as a protective device against COVID-19.
Each shield has three main components:
Hospitals can use their professional sterilizing equipment to properly sterilize (disinfect) these face shields between each use.
Prusa RC3 info Printing instructions
We need all the help we can get - we're counting on you to help us provide these face shields. There are several ways you can help us out:
For information regarding tax deductable donations, email us at [email protected].
If you want to print face shields, please review the printing instructions wiki page for instructions, and contact us if you have questions about the process.
Information to provide when contacting us:
Groups we are working with to create face shields
