Ford Volition Arrive At Reusable Ppe Gowns Using Airbags

Last time, Ford was looking at using auto parts inwards the production of much-needed respirators in the get hit against COVID-19. Now, they’re expanding that past times using airbags to hit Personal Protective Equipment or PPE gowns.

Teaming upwardly amongst airbag supplier Joyson Safety Systems, Ford volition rapidly ramp upwardly production together with hit upwardly to 75,000 gowns past times Apr 19. After that, it volition scale it upwardly to 100,000 per week. All inwards all, Ford together with Joyson volition hit 1.3 1000000 gowns, the blueprint of which is tested past times the USA authorities together with is reusable upwardly to l times.

Ford fast tracked the evolution of these reusable PPE gowns.

Aside from these airbag-based PPE gowns, Ford is currently producing three 1000000 human face upwardly shields together with volition besides starting fourth dimension production of its Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) using Ford F-150 ventilated topographic point parts inwards the coming weeks.

Ford has besides started ramping upwardly production on much-needed PPEs inwards its other plants approximately the world. Face shield production has at ane time started at Ford facilities inwards Canada, India, together with Thailand every bit well.