DEARBORN, Mich., March 30, 2020 ? Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will begin producing, in Michigan, a third-party ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the vitally needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed.

Ford will provide its manufacturing capabilities to quickly scale production, and GE Healthcare will provide its clinical expertise and will license the current ventilator design from Airon Corp. ? a small, privately held company specializing in high-tech pneumatic life support products. GE Healthcare brought the Airon Corp. design to Ford?s attention as part of the companies? efforts to scale production of ventilators quickly to help clinicians treat COVID-19 patients.

GE/Airon Model A-E Ventilator
The GE/Airon Model A-E ventilator uses a design that operates on air pressure without the need for electricity, addressing the needs of most COVID-19 patients. Its production can be quickly scaled to help meet growing demand in the U.S.

?The Ford and GE Healthcare teams, working creatively and tirelessly, have found a way to produce this vitally needed ventilator quickly and in meaningful numbers,? said Jim Hackett, Ford?s president and CEO. ?By producing this ventilator in Michigan, in strong partnership with the UAW, we can help health care workers save lives, and that?s our No. 1 priority.?

Ventilator Production for COVID-19.

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