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Home » ARTICLES » Speed of Sound Technologies in Connecticut Builds COVID-19 Face Shields
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Speed of Sound Technologies in Connecticut Builds COVID-19 Face Shields

April 6, 2020 By Dave MacKinnon

Connecticut COVID-19 Shields

Speed of Sound Technologies, located in Milford, Connecticut, is one of the dozens of car stereo specialty retailers around North America that has joined in on building face shields to help protect frontline health care workers from COVID-19. These shields are designed to work in conjunction with face masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment to help protect doctors, nurses and technicians from possible infection and help to keep our emergency medical staff safe and healthy.

We’re All in This Together

Melinton Benavides, owner of Speed of Sound Technologies, told us that he had seen the shield design on a car audio Facebook group and immediately wanted to do his part to help his community. He started production with the original laser-cut shield design developed by Jeremy Katz and Evan Collins at JK Automotive Designs. He’s since switched to a flat-pack design by Mobile Solutions, creating shields that are easier to transport to hospitals and medical centers.

Connecticut COVID-19 Shields
Melinton Benavides uses a Boss LS-3655 industrial-grade CO2 to cut the ABS plastic for the headband and PETG clear plastic for the shield.

Several area companies have helped to make the production of these shields a reality. Gordon Rubber & Packing Company, Automotive Specialty Systems, Home Depot and Kartele in Waterbury have graciously donated materials to help with production. Benavides mentioned that he’s happily donating his time to the project, but supplies are both expensive and scarce. If you’d like to help get more shields made, consider contributing to the GoFundMe campaign he is running.

Connecticut COVID-19 Shields
Shield Parts

Helping Frontline Workers Stay Safe

So far, Speed of Sound has built more than 1,000 shields, and they’ve been delivered to Norwalk Hospital, Stamford EMS, Hartford Children’s Hospital, Golden Hill Nursing Home, Hamden Manor Nursing Home, Shady Knolls Nursing Home, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, VA Hospital in West Haven, Bethany Fire, Milford Boys and Girls home and Griffin Hospital. Benavides plans to keep working to build shields as long as the materials remain available.

Connecticut COVID-19 Shields
During the recession of 2008, Melinton Benavides became an EMT and volunteered at Seymour Ambulance. Being able to donate shields to his former teammates was especially emotional.

We would like to extend our thanks to Melinton Benavides for helping his community. His generosity is just one of the many reasons we are proud to be part of this industry. Be sure to give Speed of Sound Technologies a like on Facebook and follow them on Instagram. You can learn more about the company by visiting their website.

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Filed Under: ARTICLES, COVID-19 Tagged With: Connecticut, COVID-19, Kartele, Massachusetts, Milford, Speed of Sound Technologies, Waterbury

About Dave MacKinnon

Dave has worked in the mobile electronics industry since 1988 in almost every capacity, including roles as a Retail Salesperson, Installer, Sales Representative, Technical Trainer, and Product Development Manager for some of the largest car audio companies in the world. Dave started his writing career in 2000 as the Technical Editor of a Toronto-based car audio magazine and has reviewed more than 450 products. Formally trained as an Electronics Technician, Dave is considered an industry expert when it comes to explaining how mobile audio components work and has crafted thousands of articles to share that knowledge. He’s currently the Head Writer for 1sixty8 media and the Editor-in-Chief at BestCarAudio.com

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