GM, Ford, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, 3M, Eli Lilly, Cummins, ... I could keep going. Maybe not all have it to the same degree as Apple, but are sufficient to make a face shield.

Lot's of companies could do this. I'm glad Apple is giving it a go.

We (Nike) are https://news.nike.com/news/nike-ppe-face-shields-covid-19-su...

GM and Ford also support massive networks of suppliers and contractors that have this capability as well. The list of capable companies is enormous.

I can’t speak for the rest of the companies, but GE is a pitiful shell of its former self and I am not sure that they could do anything well.

I caught a small glimpse of GE fading away when I worked there.

The US is an extremely massive manufacturing nation. There are dozens of companies in the US that could mass produce these face shields. It's great that Apple moved quickly to do it, it's certainly in their wheelhouse to make happen.

These shields are easy to manufacture. They're ideal to rapidly produce, cheaply and at scale. Compared to normal shields in the industry they're no-frills, which is perfectly fine, as right now we just need volume.

3M

They are already doing it but can't do it all alone.