Boeing Delivers Reusable Face Shields to Healthcare Professionals
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Boeing delivered the first set of reusable 3D-printed face shields to support healthcare professionals working to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepted the initial shipment of 2,300 face shields and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will deliver the shields to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, which has been established as an alternate care site to treat patients with COVID-19.
Boeing is set to produce thousands more face shields perweek, gradually increasing production output to meet the growing need forPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the United States. Distribution ofadditional face shields will be coordinated with HHS and FEMA based onimmediate needs. Boeing is producing face shields with additive manufacturingmachines at company sites in: St. Louis, Missouri, China Lake, El Segundo, andHuntington Beach, California; Puget Sound region of Washington state; Mesa,Arizona; Huntsville, Alabama; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Charleston, SouthCarolina; San Antonio, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Portland, Oregon.
Boeing subsidiaries Argon ST in Smithfield, Pennsylvania,and Aurora Flight Sciences in Bridgeport, West Virginia, are also participatingin this project.
Solvay, a long-time Boeing supplier, provided the clear filmfor the face shields. Another supplier, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, donatedthe elastic used for the adjustable headband.
Face shield production and donations are part of a largerBoeing effort to leverage company and employee resources to aid with COVID-19recovery and relief efforts. To date, the company has donated tens of thousandsof units of PPE – including face masks, goggles, gloves, safety glasses andprotective bodysuits – to support healthcare professionals battling COVID-19 insome of the hardest-hit locations in the United States.
Boeing has also offered use of its airlift capabilities,including the Boeing Dreamlifter, to help transport critical and urgentlyneeded supplies to healthcare professionals. The company is coordinatingclosely with government officials on how best to provide airlift support.
