# MPC and Sterling Industries retool to produce 320,000 face shields per day

Molded Precision Components and Sterling Industries, under a joint venture, are retooling to produce Shield-U face shields, adding seven new molding machines and creating a new manufacturing facility in Shanty Bay, Ontario, with plans to ramp to 320,000 shields per day.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-07
- Where: Shanty Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Starts operating: Jun 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 320,000 shields per day
- Products: Shield-U face shield
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Molded Precision Components](https://endata.com/companies/46380.md)
- [Sterling Industries](https://endata.com/companies/46381.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mpccomponents.com](http://www.mpccomponents.com/mpc-retooling-featured-on-cbcs-the-national/), 2020-04-07: "We have expedited the design, development and tooling of Shield-U; a Class 1 Medical Device for face protection in front-line healthcare."

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