Rind Routing uses its Thermwood machines to assist Covid-19 crisis

According to owner, Rayno von Schlicht: “Although the initial feeling was that this wouldn’t last very long, as a business owner, I was terribly concerned of the knock-on effect that a three week down-time would have on my business.”

After the first week of the shutdown passed, von Schlicht noticed the 3D printing “maker-community” designing face shield brackets and distributing them to first responders. He was intrigued by the idea and thought that Rind Routing could do something similar on a larger scale.

Rind Routing located a dental distributor who loved the company’s design, and after some small tweaks, developed a PPE product to manufacture on its three Thermwood CNC routers (Model 40, Model 43 and MTR 21) that was not just effective and comfortable for the end-user, but also allowed Rind Routing to return to work as an essential service.

According to von Schlicht: “Since first starting this new venture, we have been able to churn out 5,000 face shields on our Thermwood Routers within three weeks and still have orders pouring in for more. This is proof to me that with a little vision and creativity, the willingness to try something new, and of course the correct tools to do so, you can achieve great things.”

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