Duval County

Coronavirus pandemic: Jacksonville father is using his 3D printer to help make face shields for healthcare workers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A local father has made at least 30 3-D printed face shields for health care workers and plans to continue making them until he runs out of supplies. Hospitals are asking for supplies as they begin to run low.

  • A Jacksonville father is using his 3D printer to help make face shields for healthcare workers.
  • Sachin Patel has made more than 30 face shields and said he plans to continue making them until he runs out of supplies.
  • Patel said each face shield takes about 3 hours to make.

Watch Christy Turner’s full story about Patel above.


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