Ford is using stock car parts to upgrade the design of ventilators and respirators

Can fans used to keep the seats of a pick up truck cool be repurposed to create more efficient medical ventilators? Can portable auto battery packs result in longer-lasting mobile medical equipment? In a joint briefing this morning (March 24), Ford, GE, and 3M announced that they’re combining resources and>>>

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Ford To Begin Making Respirators Using F-150 Truck Parts

Ford is joining the private sector’s fight against the coronavirus by working with mask and ventilator manufacturers to begin producing personal protective equipment for health care workers. The auto company announced Tuesday it would begin a collaboration with 3M to produce a powered air-purifying respirator mask for health workers and>>>

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