Members of the additive manufacturing community are rallying together to provide 3D printers and medical and protective equipment to aid the defense of Ukraine.
3D printing software developer3YOURMINDis working with Polish 3D printing service providerSygnisand start-up backerTeencrunchto support the ‘Tech Against Tanks’ initiative in response to the ongoing Russian military invasion in the country.
该项目正在协助来自波兰，德国和乌克兰的3D打印枢纽和制造商的3D印刷医疗，战术和防护设备的生产和分配，Sygnis已经在地面上提供了十多个机器和3D印刷材料。乌克兰城市利维夫。
Tech Against Tanks
The initiative began when members of TeenCrunch began receiving messages from NGOs in Ukraine and other institutions reporting missing equipment. 3YOURMIND, Sygnis and TeenCrunch came together to form ‘Tech Against Tanks’, a database platform to facilitate the production and distribution of 3D printed supplies to the country.
该项目的目的是在波兰生产高端零件，然后将其分发给乌克兰的各个地点。
Leveraging experience gained during the Covid-19 pandemic, 3YOURMIND rapidly set up a platform to distribute the 3D printing of parts across Poland, Germany, and Ukraine to professional production centers. The firm is responsible for building a digital inventory and distributing parts throughout the maker community and various additive manufacturing hubs.
同时，Sygnis的任务是合格的3D印刷零件，采购生产设备，并准备波兰，乌克兰和英语的生产说明。然后，选定的物流公司负责与波兰军方协调将3D打印物品运送到乌克兰。
据合作伙伴称，乌克兰地面上的3D打印机准备在战场上生产军事，警察和平民使用的部分。那些有3D文件零件可以帮助乌克兰的军事和人道主义努力有用的人，他们被鼓励将其档案提交给乌克兰平台的3 Yourmind立场。
Sygniswill then qualify, approve, and publish the parts in order to make them available to the international maker community or to specialized production hubs. The可以在这里访问乌克兰平台.
将3D打印机运送到LVIV
As part of its role in the ‘Tech Against Tanks’ initiative, Sygnis has been supporting Ukraine’s 3D printing community by providing machines and various 3D printing materials to members of the country’s additive manufacturing community, which are carrying out a range of projects for the Ukraine military.
In particular, Lviv-based3D Tech ADDtiveasked the firm for assistance, prompting Sygnis to send a bus filled with 20 3D printers and over 380kg of 3D printing materials to the firm free of charge. After arriving safely in Lviv, the 3D printers and filaments were immediately distributed to local makers.
The donation has bolstered 3D Tech ADDtive’s available machine base, which is being used to 3D print items such as CAT tourniquets, street periscopes, and other proprietary designs for the Ukrainian military.
Sygnis本身还在努力满足波兰东部边界需求的项目，在与人道主义援助的领土国防军，医生和专家进行了协商之后，其机器公园正在生产设计，这些设计将提供给乌克兰以帮助该国的努力。为此，该公司创建了一个3D模型的在线存储库，可免费下载，以便制造商参与该项目。
Sygnis’ initiative is part of the larger ‘Tech Against Tanks’ campaign, and the firm haslaunched an open callfor designers, 3D printers, and anyone else with ideas of how to help the Ukrainian defense effort.
乌克兰周围的3D印刷社区集会
Since Russian forces began their full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, the Western world has increasingly ramped up pressure on Russia with sanctions designed to cripple its economy, while at the same time supporting Ukraine with military equipment.
Many of the world’s leading 3D printing companies have followed suit byrefusing to deal with Russian firms. The likes ofEOS,3D系统， 和HPhave ruled out sales to Russian businesses, whileZortraxhas broken off share negotiations with a Russian buyer. Many firms, including us here at 3D Printing Industry, have also聚在一起展示支持对于德国联邦政府，欧洲联盟和北约的安全和外交政策课程，迄今为止对俄罗斯采取的措施。
Open-source medical device developerGlia, meanwhile, hasissued an appealto get its wound-binding tourniquets, initially used in Palestine, into Ukraine to help with the country’s humanitarian crisis. The bandage’s design files have been made free for medics on the ground todownload via GitHub， 和the firm has also推出了筹款活动with the goal of securing $25,000 to manufacture and ship its tourniquets to those in need.
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特色图片显示Sygnishas so far delivered 20 3D printers and 380kg materials to 3D Tech ADDtive in Lviv. Photo via Sygnis.
