- Ford is working with 3M to manufacture at scale Powered
Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs). Ford and 3M are collaborating on
the new design leveraging parts from both companies to meet urgent
demand for first responders and health care workers; Ford is
exploring production of the new PAPR in a Ford facility in addition
to 3M production
- Ford and GE Healthcare are working together to expand
production of a simplified version of GE Healthcare’s existing
ventilator design to support patients with respiratory failure or
difficulty breathing
- Ford, in cooperation with the UAW, will assemble more than
100,000 critically needed plastic face shields per week at a Ford
manufacturing site to help medical professionals, factory workers
and store clerks; Ford also will leverage its in-house 3D printing
capability to produce disposable respirators for healthcare
workers
Ford Motor Company, joining forces with firms including 3M and
GE Healthcare, is lending its manufacturing and engineering
expertise to quickly expand production of urgently needed medical
equipment and supplies for healthcare workers, first responders and
patients fighting coronavirus.
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Ford, in cooperation with the UAW, will
assemble more than 100,000 critically needed plastic face shields
per week at a Ford manufacturing site to help medical
professionals, factory workers and store clerks. In addition, Ford
is also working with 3M to increase production of Powered
Air-Purifying Respirators for healthcare workers and GE to expand
production of a simplified version of GE Healthcare’s existing
ventilator design to support patients with difficulty breathing.
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In addition, Ford plans to assemble more than 100,000 face
shields per week and leverage its in-house 3D printing capability
to produce disposable respirators for healthcare workers.
“This is such a critical time for America and the world. It is a
time for action and cooperation. By coming together across multiple
industries, we can make a real difference for people in need and
for those on the front lines of this crisis,” said Bill Ford,
Ford’s executive chairman. “At Ford, we feel a deep obligation to
step up and contribute in times of need, just as we always have
through the 117-year history of our company.”
Powered Air-Purifying
Respirators
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.
To go as fast as possible, the Ford and 3M teams have been
resourcefully locating off-the-shelf parts like fans from the Ford
F-150’s cooled seats for airflow, 3M HEPA air filters to filter
airborne contaminants such as droplets that carry virus particles
and portable tool battery packs to power these respirators for up
to eight hours.
Ford is looking at how it might produce these new-generation
PAPRs in one of its Michigan manufacturing facilities, helping 3M
boost production potentially tenfold.
“Working with 3M and GE, we have empowered our teams of
engineers and designers to be scrappy and creative to quickly help
scale up production of this vital equipment,” said Jim Hackett,
Ford’s president and CEO. “We’ve been in regular dialogue with
federal, state and local officials to understand the areas of
greatest needs. We are focusing our efforts to help increase the
supply of respirators, face shields and ventilators that can help
assist health care workers, first responders, critical workers as
well as those who have been infected by the virus.”
“We’re exploring all available opportunities to further expand
3M’s capacity and get healthcare supplies as quickly as possible to
where they’re needed most – which includes partnering with other
great companies like Ford,” said Mike Roman, 3M chairman of the
board and chief executive officer. “It’s crucial that we mobilize
all resources to protect lives and defeat this disease, and I’m
incredibly grateful to Ford and their employees for this
partnership.”
Ventilators
In addition, Ford and GE Healthcare are working together to
expand production of a simplified version of GE Healthcare’s
existing ventilator design to support patients with respiratory
failure or difficulty breathing caused by COVID-19. These
ventilators could be produced at a Ford manufacturing site in
addition to a GE location.
“We are encouraged by how quickly companies from across
industries have mobilized to address the growing challenge we
collectively face from COVID-19,” said GE Healthcare President
& CEO Kieran Murphy. “We are proud to bring our clinical and
technical expertise to this collaboration with Ford, working
together to serve unprecedented demand for this life-saving
technology and urgently support customers as they meet patient
needs.”
Work on this initiative ties to a request for help from U.S.
government officials.
Respirators and Face
Shields
Meanwhile, Ford’s U.S. design team also is quickly creating and
starting to test transparent full-face shields for medical workers
and first responders. The face shields fully block the face and
eyes from accidental contact with liquids and when paired with N95
respirators can be a more effective way to limit potential exposure
to coronavirus than N95 respirators alone.
The first 1,000 face shields will be tested this week at Detroit
Mercy, Henry Ford Health Systems and Detroit Medical Center
Sinai-Grace Hospitals. Roughly 75,000 of these shields are expected
to be finished this week and more than 100,000 face shields per
week will be produced at Ford subsidiary Troy Design and
Manufacturing’s facilities in Plymouth, Mich.
Ford is leveraging its Advanced Manufacturing Center in Redford,
Mich., and in-house 3D printing capabilities to manufacture
disposable respirators, which are needed to help filter the air
healthcare workers and first responders breathe. Once approved by
the proper health agency, Ford will initially start at a pace equal
to 1,000 per month but will quickly grow production as fast as
possible.
Ford is evaluating a separate effort not involving GE Healthcare
with the U.K. government to produce additional ventilators.
In China, Ford of China joint venture partner Jiangling Motors
also has donated 10 specially equipped Transit ambulance vans to
hospitals in Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak began. Ford is
also reacquiring 165,000 N95 respirators from China that were
originally sent by Ford to China earlier this year to help combat
coronavirus.
Ford has also kicked off a working team to help hospitals locate
and secure urgently needed surgical and N95 respirators. Ford has
so far committed sending Henry Ford Health Systems 40,000 surgical
masks while it locates additional supplies.
Additional companies and individuals who are interested in
contributing to this effort can submit their information here at
www.fordnewideas.com.
Ford, along with the companies it is supporting, will provide
additional updates as these special projects progress.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn,
Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a
full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and
Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford
Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in
electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions,
including self-driving services; and connected services. Ford
employs approximately 190,000 people worldwide. For more
information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit
Company, please visit corporate.ford.com.
About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve lives
daily. With $32 billion in sales, our 96,000 employees connect with
customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s creative
solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M
or @3MNews
About GE
GE (NYSE:GE) rises to the challenge of building a world that
works. For more than 125 years, GE has invented the future of
industry, and today the company’s dedicated team, leading
technology, and global reach and capabilities help the world work
more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE’s people are diverse and
dedicated, operating with the highest level of integrity and focus
to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for its customers.
www.ge.com
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