At the onset of COVID-19, when the world faced a critical shortage of medical devices and face masks, a group called ZVerse approached me with an urgent request. They needed a straightforward, affordable face shield design that could be mass-produced in the millions and distributed globally.

The original Z Shield was developed with a focus on rapid, large-scale manufacturability. It was designed to be produced by a wide variety of injection molding machines and accommodate multiple material types, all to meet the demand as quickly as possible and support the medical community in need.

In the end, millions of these shields were manufactured, and they remain available for purchase in bulk from various suppliers online.