Ford Working With 3M, GE, UAW to Speed Production of Respirators and Ventilators
DEARBORN, MI – Ford Motor Co. is lending its manufacturing and engineering expertise to quickly expand production of medical equipment and supplies.
Ford team members are working with 3M to increase the manufacturing capacity of their powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) designs and working jointly to develop a new design leveraging parts from both companies to meet the surge demand for first responders and health care workers. This new respirator could be produced in a Ford facility by UAW workers.