'Montana Masks' pop up all over the world, move from 3D printers to injection molds

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'Montana Masks' pop up all over the world, move from 3D printers to injection molds

By ROB ROGERS Mar 31, 2020 Updated 1 hr ago



Colton and Spencer Zaugg, along with Dr. Dusty Richardson, have designed a face mask using a replaceable filter they are making on a 3D printer.

LARRY MAYER, Billings Gazette

The reusable plastic face masks designed for 3D printers by a college graduate and a pair of local medical professionals have gone global. The free open-source software file they created has been downloaded or shared in 148 countries across six continents.

Dubbed the Montana Mask, the design has now made the jump from 3D printers to injection mold production, crafted by the Bozeman company Spark R&D.

That move allows for much faster mass production and gives the masks a more comfortable feel. Injection mold production can use materials that are softer and more flexible than the plastic required by 3D printers.

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Spark R&D designs and produces splitboard bindings and accessories. Splitboards are backcountry snowboards that can separate into skis. Its Bozeman shop houses design and production equipment and is able to craft and produce all the parts and pieces it needs for its product line.

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To make the mask design more accessible, they've uploaded everything — including testing results and their research and development — to a new website, www.makethemasks.com.

Billings 'tinkerers' design reusable face mask for local battle against coronavirus

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Amazing.

[SheltieLover]

2. K&R!

[2naSalit]

3. Cool!

But nobody of note lives here, or so I've been told.

[Delmette2.0]

6. I'm am delighted that this isn't Greg G's company.

Whew!

That being said, I am so happy, happy, joy, joy that Montana has such wonderfully creative people working for the greater good.

[2naSalit]

7. That was my

early concern. The g-man is running for governor now so we can tell him to get lost for a third time in like ten years. So that would be the shitz if he was involved though I'm sure he's going to claim that there would be no high tech in Montana if he hadn't come out here from NJ to bring us civilization through high tech.

Hopefully someone who is actually from here will be elected. Governor Bullock is a native Montanan and it shows.

[Delmette2.0]

8. The Montana Post has an interesting article about his investments

Starting in early January 2020.

I screw up when I try to post links, but check out the blog.
You probably already know about it.

[2naSalit]

9. I don't know about it but I will investigate.

Thanks.

[Delmette2.0]

10. Let me know what you think about the site.

[MontanaMama]

14. Thanks for the heads up

on this. I didn’t know about it before.

[MontanaMama]

11. Nobody worth mentioning

is what I heard...

[2naSalit]

13. Indeed.

[tblue37]

4. K&R for visibility. nt

[SheltieLover]

5. I'm guessing

That at least until there is a vaccine, we will eventually see the emergence and use of 'bling'-type masks with designs & embellishments. Once the mask shortage subsides & the crisis is behind us.

[MontanaMama]

12. Kick.

for