Video: How Ford is Making Respirators for Covid-19
Video: How Ford is Making Respirators for Covid-19
As the Covid-19 outbreak is spreading quickly, the world is experiencing a shortage of surgical respirators. Ford recently announed that it has started working with 3M and GE Healthcare to produce medical equipment and protective gear for healthcare workers to help address shortages in the fight against the coronavirus. In this video, learn how the auto giant is collaborating with 3M to produce a new kind of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator, while also helping to increase production of 3M's current respirator device.
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