CHICAGO, April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA]
today will deliver 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 this
morning. 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 per week,
gradually increasing production output to meet the growing need for
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the United States. Distribution of additional
face shields will be coordinated with HHS and FEMA based on
immediate needs. Boeing is producing face shields with
additive manufacturing machines at company sites in:
- St. Louis, Missouri
- China Lake, El Segundo, and Huntington Beach, California
- Puget Sound region of Washington
state
- Mesa, Arizona
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
- Charleston, South
Carolina
- 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 participating in this project.
Solvay, a long-time Boeing supplier, provided the clear film for
the face shields. Another supplier, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions,
donated the elastic used for the adjustable headband.
Face shield production and donations are part of a larger Boeing
effort to leverage company and employee resources to aid with
COVID-19 recovery and relief efforts. To date, the company has
donated tens of thousands of units of PPE – including face masks,
goggles, gloves, safety glasses and protective bodysuits – to
support healthcare professionals battling COVID-19 in some of the
hardest-hit locations in the United
States.
Boeing has also offered use of its unique airlift capabilities,
including the Boeing Dreamlifter, to help transport critical and
urgently needed supplies to healthcare professionals. The company
is coordinating closely with government officials on how best to
provide airlift support.
"Boeing is proud to stand alongside many other great American
companies in the fight against COVID-19, and we are dedicated to
supporting our local communities, especially our frontline
healthcare professionals, during this unprecedented time," said
Boeing President and CEO David
Calhoun. "History has proven that Boeing is a company that
rises to the toughest challenges with people who are second to
none. Today, we continue that tradition, and we stand ready to
assist the federal government's response to this global
pandemic."
Contact:
Boeing Communications
media@boeing.com
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