With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a high demand for respiratory masks and shields, companies that typically make vastly different products are dropping everything and switching to one common cause: produce as many masks or shields to help fight the pandemic as possible. Bauer - A hockey equipment manufacturer based in New Hampshire, Bauer has shifted from making hockey masks to medical shields.
The company is ready to distribute 100,000 of the shields throughout the U.S. and Canada, according to MarketWatch. Brooks Brothers - A company based in Manhattan that typically makes ties, shirts and suits is now pivoting to making masks and gowns at its facilities.