GM is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to help increase production of ventilators
General Motors is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to assist increase production of ventilators that are needed in health centers dealing with clients who have the unique coronavirus, the companies announced Friday. In the most extreme cases of COVID-19 infection, clients require the support of ventilators to breathe, and there are widespread issues that the United States does not have adequate ventilators to satisfy the coming need.
Ventec will depend on GM’s manufacturing, logistics, and purchasing to help build more ventilators faster. GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra stated in a declaration that GM would “continue to explore methods to help in this time of crisis.”
Other car manufacturers consisting of Ford And Volkswagen reportedly have actually gotten in touch with the White House to see how they might aid with ventilator production. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla and SpaceX employees were “dealing with ventilators”and in spite of a tweet from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that the machines were definitely required, Musk didn’t provide additional information about when or where his business would produce the makers.
Seattle-based Ventec is among a handful of ventilator makers in the United States, according to NBC News, and already has increase its production. Ventec CEO Chris Kiple says the company is intending to produce 1,000 devices per month (up from its normal 150 each month), in the next 90 days, and eventually, to produce 2,000 ventilators each month.