Connecticut Firm Develops an Infection-Control Face Mask Shield

Modern Plastics, a company based in Shelton, Conn., has released a new product—a face shield made of a material called PETG, which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The shield is simple by its design but effective for its purpose.
 
The plastic face shields are made in the United States from high-performance, clear PETG plastic (.020-inch or .030-inch thickness). Combining clarity with durability, this protective face shield provides clear, unobstructed views and is bendable yet sturdy and virtually unbreakable. The full-face shield product offers total face protection for workers in hospitals, healthcare facilities, restaurants, grocery stores and other close contact spaces. The shields can easily fit over glasses and its soft foam headband is made for skin contact and fits easily against the forehead so you can wear our lightweight shield comfortably for long periods of time. “

So this is an added layer of protection an added barrier in addition to the N95 masks that are being worn as well,” explained company president Bing Carbone. “It’s about the healthcare professionals…it’s about the first responders, the doctors and nurses and, of course, the public that we’re protecting and we feel really good about that.” 
 
The manufacturing plant had to be retrofitted to start this new product line, according to company officials. Modern Plastics is a sheet, rod, tube, and film distributor of plastic materials, most of those are medical grade materials to be put in the human body. The company is now using its know-how and equipment to join the fight against the coronavirus. Employees are now working around the clock to try to fill the new orders coming in each day.
 
Modern Plastics is also making the plastic barriers meant to keep store clerks safe and plastic boxes used to protect healthcare workers during certain medical procedures.