‘Montana Masks’ designed by Colton Zaugg, Billings Dentist Dusty Zaugg and Billings Clinic Neurosurgeon Dusty Richardson and fine tuned by Bozeman, Montana based Spark R&D pop up all over the world, move from 3D printers to injection molds – Montana Innovation!

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.

Once they got a prototype they were happy with, the trio posted the code for free online.

When production gets completely up and running, Spark will be able to produce 2,800 masks a day from their two machines.

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

“The people of Montana have come together to make this happen,” he said. “To see this idea go out and inspire other people … is phenomenal.”

By ROB ROGERS