Ford Motor Co. mentioned Monday that it is partnering with GE Healthcare to construct 50,000 ventilators in Michigan inside the subsequent 100 days to assist meet demand because the coronavirus pandemic worsens.

The Mannequin A-E ventilators have been designed by Airon Corp., a privately held firm specializing in high-tech pneumatic life-support merchandise, and licensed by GE. The ventilator makes use of a simplified design that operates on air stress, with out the necessity for electrical energy.

Ford mentioned it is already despatched a workforce to work with Airon to spice up manufacturing of the ventilators in Florida.

By the week of April 20, it plans to start out constructing the machines at its Rawsonville Elements Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich. Ford, in a launch, mentioned it expects to provide 1,500 ventilators by the tip of April, 12,000 by the tip of Might and 50,000 by July 4.

After that, Ford predicts it will likely be capable of construct as much as 30,000 ventilators a month as wanted.

"The Ford and GE Healthcare groups, working creatively and tirelessly, have discovered a manner...