Published in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Volume 5, Number 4
Written by MIRCEA Adriana-Ștefania, GRIGORE Alexandru-Mareș
Scientific coordinators: Manuela-Roxana DIJMĂRESCU

Coronavirus has emerged as a global pandemic leading to the overload of various health systems around the world. Due to the large number of patients and the interruption of the supply chain, it has created an unprecedented demand for medical equipment and devices. In this context, initiatives have emerged from the community, using additive manufacturing to combat the lack of devices, producing different models that are currently used by healthcare staff and patients. Three-dimensional (3D) printing refers to a number of manufacturing technologies that generate a physical model from digital information. The objective of this research is to review the progress of 3D printing in the medical field in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring the potential of the technique and the direction of its development

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