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PURDUE LAB.
THREE BROWNSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES ARE DOING THEIR PART
TO HELP PROVIDE PROTECTIVE FACE

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SHIELDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND
HOSPITAL WORKERS.
BRADLEY MCCUGH, HIS BROTHER
BRUCE MERRILL AND KENDALL ANTRON

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OWN 3D PRINTED PRODUCTS AND RUN
IT OUT OF MCCUGH'S HOME.
NORMALLY THE COMPANY PRODUCES
SPECIALIZED 3D PIECES FOR

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BUSINESS SIGNS BUT SINCE THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS HIT,
THEY HAVE SHIFTED THEIR FOCUS
AND NOW HAVE ALL 22 OF THEIR 3D

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PRINTERS MAKING MASKS AROUND THE
CLOCK. MCCUGH ESTIMATES THEY ARE
PRINTING AROUND 300-500 FACE
SHIELDS A DAY BURNING THROUGH

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NEARLY 116 POUNDS OF PLASTIC.
WEEK BY WEEK THEY HAVE INCREASED
THE NUMBER DUE TO DEMAND. THEIR
GOAL IS TO PRINT 10-THOUSAND

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MASKS OR TO KEEP PRINTING UNTIL
THERE'S NO MORE NEED. SOMETHING
MCCUGH SAYS IS NO EASY TASK.
>> HAVING 20 PLUS PRINTERS

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RUNNING ON THESE, IT'S A LOT,
START THEM EVERY SINGLE TIME. SO
US THREE HAVE BEEN STARTING THEM
IN SHIFTS, STAYING UP LATE,

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GETTING UP EARLY, AND PRODUCING
JUST AS MANY AS WE CAN TO KEEP
THE PRINTERS RUNNING. WE WANT TO
INSPIRE EVERYBODY TO JOIN

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TOGETHER AND GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND IF WE CAN BE, YOU
KNOW, KIND OF ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE THAT -- OR COMPANIES THAT

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WILL HELP OUT, IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE MONEY, IT'S NOT ABOUT
ANYTHING ELSE, IT'S REALLY ABOUT
JUST TRYING TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE

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THAT THEY WORK AND FRONTLINES,
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VIRUS, AND
THEY BRING IT HOME, OR THEY RISK
BRINGING IT HOME TO THEIR

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FAMILIES, I COULD NEVER DO THAT.
I'M NOT BUILT TO DO THAT. THIS
IS WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

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>>
THANKS TO DONATIONS OF
TRANSPARENCY SHEETS FROM LOCAL
SCHOOLS, MCCUGH, MERRILL AND