TPR Engineering Orange goes from making go-kart parts to PPE due to coronavirus

Tanya Marschke
Updated April 23 2020 - 2:57pm, first published 12:00pm
SUPPLY: Lara and Chris Preen from TPR Engineering with ear protectors and a face shield that have been made with 3D printers for health workers. Photo: TANYA MARSCHKE
SUPPLY: Lara and Chris Preen from TPR Engineering with ear protectors and a face shield that have been made with 3D printers for health workers. Photo: TANYA MARSCHKE

Plastics and 3D printers that usually make go-kart parts are now being put to use to provide Personal Protective Equipment for medical professionals across Australia.

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Tanya Marschke

Tanya Marschke

Journalist

I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.

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