Mountain Makers Fighting Covid/19

03/15/2022

Help me give my students a 21st-century education and experience. Currently, when the students design a PCB we have to send the files to China and get them printed and mailed back to us before test...

05/08/2020

We are continuing to produce PPE for local healthcare staff that need it.

04/28/2020

We are in need of CPAP machines . Our latest project has us developing methods by which we can convert a CPAP into a ventilator.

If you have a CPaP that you no longer use (also we won’t be able to return it to you). please comment below or send us a message .

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04/27/2020

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/these-arizona-companies-are-pivoting-or-ramping-up-ppe-production-to-fight-coronavirus/ar-BB11K955

Companies across Arizona ranging in expertise from fashion to aircrafts are stepping up to help resupply personal protective equipment

04/15/2020

Just an update and quick summary on the Covid-19 activities in the BR UA, 4-H fab lab, the Physics and Engineering Clubs and the CAD Design/Robotics students. First let me say that although the students are working from home they are in integral part of what we are doing. When we are asked by our medical community to help solve a problem, create a piece of PPE or medical equipment, we first create a problem statement. This problem statement is then emailed to the Physics and Engineering club students and Mr. Fogle's CAD and robotics students who get to work problem solving. Our goal is student engagement in "Problem Based Learning" students are allowed to create solutions within their own skill sets to solve the stated problems. This differs from Project based learning as their is no predetermined outcome or process, essentially, students are in the driver seat. Once the students get the problem statement, complete the research and formulate and design a solution, we in the Fab Lab then work to create their prototype. Through using this model, our students become active participants in the greatest challenge this generation has faced. By being an active participant in a solution rather than being a passive victim, our students are empowered to take responsibility and control of their own situation.

That being said, here are the results of the past weeks work at the BR UA, 4-H Fab Lab.

Face Shields - Summit Hospital 75, Whiteriver Indian Hospital 150, White Mountain Physical Therapy 6, White Mountain Apache First Responders 100, Blue Ridge School District 20, Pinetop/Lakeside Police Department 20, Timber Mesa Fire Department and First Responders 100. Total of 471 face shields as of today.

5 Breath shields for Optometry evaluations we designed, made and delivered for immediate use at Whiteriver Indian Hospital.

We had request from both Summit and Whiteriver staff to create Ear Savers for face masks. One of the consequences of wearing face masks all day everyday is that they are starting to hurt their ears. Rather that 3D printing the NIH design which takes a minimum of 20 minutes. We designed a laser cut model, we can put 53 per 16x24 inch piece of PETG and have done 8 pieces. Now. it takes 20 minutes to cut 53 ear savers.

We are also doing lots of 3D printing and other requested items. We have designed and printed over 30 multi-vent manifolds, 62 swivel adapters, and are prototyping a CPAP conversion to vent. a vent check valve and a 3D printed PEEP valve. All of these 3D printed ventilator parts were requested and created for University of Arizona Medical Center, Banner Phoenix Pulmonary group.

04/10/2020

Look at all the prototype ventilator splitters we were able to produce in the last 24 hours! ̇d19

04/10/2020

All 15 3D printers are up and running tonight. Printing ventilator valves for UMC Banner Pulmonary .

04/07/2020

https://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_news/blue-ridge-fab-lab-making-face-shields-and-ventilators/article_d6f9d71b-8ed9-599a-be3d-b7fc3b2b45b5.html =wmicentral.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1586278822&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline

04/03/2020

We were able to deliver 75 medical face shields to Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona today.

04/02/2020

Our next ambitious project is to convert a CPAP machine into a respiratory ventilator.

We are looking to see if anyone in our community has a CPAP machine that is not needed that we might take apart to to work out this process.

Please message us here or comment below if you think you can help.