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Originally Posted by Flat Six
GM is partnering w/Bothell (WA)-based Ventec Life Systems to expand production of Ventec's already-approved ventilators. They (GM/Ventec) expect to produce about 10k ventilators a month.
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Yep, plus they can be used in the field, which will be useful for all the convention centers turning into hospitals (McCormick Place - Chicago, Cobo Hall - Detroit, etc.). It's cool in the media to poo-poo Detroit these days, but the the engineering and manufacturing talent there is getting it done. Increasing volume from 250/month to 10000 per month in just a couple of months.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/inside-the-incredibly-challenging-effort-by-gm-and-ventec-to-make-more-ventilators-for-coronavirus-fight/
oh yeah...and surgical masks too...
https://www.gm-trucks.com/the-pictures-tell-the-story-see-the-covid-19-fighting-mask-mfg-operation-gm-has-in-operation/