CORE Autosport, a sports car team in IMSA,
retooled its race shop to manufacture face
masks for medical professionals. It had sold
thousands of emergency medical masks.
Technique, which supplies chassis kits for
NASCAR teams, retooled its Michigan factory to
double its production to 20,000 face shields by
the end of this week.
NHRA’s Don Schumacher Racing and its
manufacturing arm have teamed with 3D printer
Stratasys to produce headbands to be used with
medical face shields. DSR has committed both of
its 3D printers to round-the-clock production.
“We have the capability, so of course we
wanted to do whatever we could to support
vulnerable medical personnel that are working
so hard during these unprecedented times,”
Schumacher said.
Jacuzzi said NASCAR quickly realized it had the
equipment to help.
“Having that capability and just letting it sit
seemed like not the right thing,” said Jacuzzi,
who is producing 200 face shields for Novant
and another 40 for a pediatric center in Georgia.
Jacuzzi is also working with a group at North
Carolina State University that can guide
hospitals to 3D printers producing PPE’s.
“Just being around the industry and recognizing
the needs, and NASCAR does do a good amount
of charitable work,” Jacuzzi said. “When you
get a chance to breathe, you are sitting around
watching the news and you think, ‘We just put
this big, beautiful new machine in, let’s see what
we can do and use it for something good.’”Image: Marco Bertorello