Textron Aviation Begins Mask, Face Shield Production
Textron Aviation said it is collaborating with Wichita State University to manufacture face shields from optically clear PET film.
A team from Textron Aviation's process engineering department began producing face shields for health care providers and first responders this week. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
A team from Textron Aviation's process engineering department began producing face shields for health care providers and first responders this week. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation began production this week of plastic face shields and cloth face masks for healthcare providers and its own employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. A team from its process engineering department began production of the items as a response to shortages of these supplies.