Major energy cos. help produce personal protective equipment for COVID-19 fight

Major Houston energy employers are getting involved in efforts to create more personal protective equipment for health care workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Houston-based Baker Hughes Co. (NYSE: BKR) is using spare or idled 3D printers in Houston and other locations around the world to make parts of protective gear, the Houston Chronicle reports. Although they originally produced parts used in drilling and oil production, the 3D printers were reprogrammed to make various pieces of PPE,…