The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented surge in demand for healthcare and consumer products. This crisis has demanded stockpiles of supplies and has shifted the supply chain to local production. 

As part of its continued effort to garner the innovation of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry to deliver safe and effective solutions to front line workers across the country, America Makes is announcing two challenges.

Manufacturers focus on reducing their operating costs, but cannot afford buying more productive machinery.

All health care-related fields are growing, and the same is true for applications that test medical instruments and materials.