Timeline

3DC19 milestones:

• March
  • March 11th – WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic 
  • 3/16 – Restaurants and bars start to close, the number of colleges and universities closing increases, including MCC and the Lakeshore Fab Lab
  • 3/18 – Chris Kaminsky puts his home 3D printers to work starting off with the Prusa version of the face shield along with Jack Russell of Rolar Products in Muskegon.
  • 3/22 – Chris Kaminsky is sent the 3Dverkstan file from a friend that works at Ultimaker 3D printing and groups start to shift to this design for speed of manufacturing
  • 3/23 – Michigan Stay at Home Order is announced and went into effect at midnight Monday
  • 3/25 – 
    • Steve Wierenga posted on his Facebook and Linkedin about keeping his machines running – overwhelming response
    • Chris Kaminsky – Muskegon Channel
      • https://muskegonchannel.com/muskegon-metro-area/1191-the-fab-lab-at-mcc-innovating-safety-with-3-d-printing?fbclid=IwAR3TGLXKium1GXOlB_w3FcmMtBCBytYKe1whrNt1HwfNusHXy-fJswNNrWM 
    • Revision 1 of 3Dverkstan 3D printing model to plastic injection mold (Erik Peterson)
      • Converted STL to CAD
  • 3/26 – 
    • Chris Kaminsky and Jack Russell on Fox 17 for making face shields at home
      • https://www.fox17online.com/homepage-showcase/people-are-3d-printing-their-own-protective-equipment
    • Revision 2 of 3Dverkstan 3D printing model to plastic injection mold (Erik Peterson)
      • Optimized for injection mold process, maintained original design and dimensions
  • 3/27 – 
    • Chris Kaminsky and Jack Russell in the Muskegon Times online paper
      • https://muskegontimes.com/2020/03/27/with-3d-printers-and-sewing-machines-muskegon-group-creates-masks-face-shields-to-battle-coronavirus/
    • 3DC19 Distribution Hub setup at Hybrid Machining in Holland, MI (Jeff Robinson)
      • Also the 3D printer farm starts to form at Hybrid with the arrival of Prusa printers from Reed City Tool Group and National Bulk Equipment
  • 3/28
    • 1st drop offs of 3D printed 3Dverkstan visors to Hybrid Machining
    • Revision 3 of 3Dverkstan 3D printing model to plastic injection mold (Erik Peterson)
      • Added increased forehead contact, increased distance from face to clear plastic, increased length
    • 1st 3D printed prototype of Rev. 3 (Chris Kaminsky)
    • 1st prototype for COVID19 testing swabs done by Jeff Robinson on his EnvisionTec
  • 3/30
    • Purchase of 100 kg to PETG and PLA 3D printing filament from 3DX Tech in GR and delivery to Hybrid
    • 1st photo of ER nurses using our face shields at a Muskegon hospital
• April 
  • 4/1 – 3DC19 team kicks off mold for plastic injection of the face shield visors
  • 4/4 – Formation of marketing, branding and storytelling team
  • 4/6 – 1st built prototype for the West Michigan Open Ventilator
  • 4/8 – Nora the corona crusader poster goes live!
  • 4/10 – 1st part comes off the injection mold at Jimdi Plastics in Allendale, MI
  • 4/11 – Parts are flown in a private plane and delivered to healthcare workers in Kalamazoo
  • 4/13 – 3D printer fleet shifts to mask ear savers to fulfill large orders of those
  • 4/17 – Discussions begin to create a mold for plastic injection manufacturing of the ear savers, local healthcare system wants 100k in 2 months
  • 4/23 – 3D printed COVID19 testing swabs being manufactured for testing and validation
• May 
  • 3D printing fleet turned ‘off’ early in the month because there are thousands of plastic injection molded parts available.
  • 5/1 – Makers Against Covid19 reached out to Chris Kaminsky via 3DVerkstan model creator Erik Cedberg
  • 5/22 – Lockdown in Michigan extended to June 12
• June 
  • 6/5 – Lockdown restrictions across the state start to loosen
  • 6/8 – Michigan restaurants and bars can re-open
  • 6/15 – Hair salons, barbers,