The level of coronavirus contagion has skyrocketed in the United States and this triggered the full potential of two major brands such as Ford and General Motors, which in record time manufactured a multitude of sanitary equipment to combat COVID-19. Ford together with 3M developed a new air purifying respirator that is already being manufactured in Michigan. Face masks are also being produced.
The firm of the oval is also studying the development of reusable robes from materials from airbags. In addition, Ford made its manufacturing support available to help Thermo Fisher Scientific rapidly expand the production of COVID-19 verification kits.
While General Motors is manufacturing respirators with specialist Ventec.The creation of these elements required the redesign of hundreds of parts and assemblies of suppliers. They also had to adapt the Kokomo plant in the state of Indiana.
As reported by General Motors, more than 600 respirators will be manufactured in a first phase, until the final order is completed by mid-August. In this note:
