NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KABC) -- Smile Direct Club, which makes clear aligners to straighten teeth, is shifting some of its production to join the fight against COVID-19.
The Nashville company employs some 6,000 people around the world to make and sell clear aligners. In the United States it operates more than 300 retail outlets.
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This means it has one of the largest capacities for 3-D printing production in the nation, including 60 industrial-sized printers.
The company continues to make aligners. But it is now also using many of the 3-D printers to make face shields for health-care workers across the country.
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Its facility allows the company to turn out upwards of 7,000 shields in a single day.
They're already taking orders, and want any hospital or health-care facility to reach out, if they need help. Hospitals and facilities can contact the company at resilience@smiledirectclub.com.