Friday, May 29, 2020

Terminology – Face shields (visières de protection) (1) Apple Inc.


Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

Apple Inc., face shield
Within the context of the COVID19 pandemic shortage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), such as face masks and hazmat suits for medical personnel, many companies and individuals came through with various solutions. Solutions such as sourcing, manufacturing, or transferring local stockpiles to medical institutions, in collaboration with local and federal authorities.

One such effort was deployed by Apple Inc., which managed to source 20 million face masks through its global supply chain for donation to medical centers. Additionally, Apple Inc., put together a team of product designers, engineers, operations and packaging specialists to produce and ship several million face shields to wherever the most urgent needs arose, beginning with Kaiser in the California Santa Clara Valley (Byford, April 5, 2020).

The Apple Inc., face shield design comprises 3 parts: a forehead band, a transparent face shield,  and a latex-free silicone strap. The forehead band has several slots enabling the silicone strap to be threaded at different points to accommodate both varying head circumference and space between the shield and the user's face. The three parts, comprising the face shield, are easy to assemble, in less than 2 minutes. The face shields also pack flat, as sheets,100 to a box.

Below, the QR codes for 1> User information on how the Apple Inc., face shield is assembled, adjusted, cleaned and reused; and 2> Maker information on how to fabricate an Apple Inc., face shield. 

Apple Inc., Face Shield User Support 

Apple Inc., Face Shield Maker Support

References
Byford, S. (April 4, 2020) Apple is designing and shipping face shields for medical workers. The Verge

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