Re: Covid19
Originally Posted by
Saab2000
Are there any experts in manufacturing here? Can somebody elaborate on what goes into a company like Tesla or GM (among others) who are changing some manufacturing capacity from automobiles to ventilators? How does this work?
These factories are highly automated and use robots programmed to perform specific motions and tasks with millimeter precision. How does that translate to making ventilators?
Anyone in manufacturing able to shed some light on how this would work?
Originally Posted by
thollandpe
GM and Medical Equipment Maker Prepping to Make 200,000 Ventilators
Securing the supply chain must be a huge challenge. What would be the time to get these up and running, and develop some kind of quality and test process?
I worked for Pratt & Whitney when the US Navy decided that it owned the design of the GE 404 engine (for the F-18) and that Pratt should be able to produce it. Theoretically possible that anyone can produce such a complex machine, given all the plans and specs, and having the experience and facilities to produce very similar machines. In reality, it was a bear of an undertaking.
That was hopeful, but as expected they're hitting some bumps in the road. The number has gone from 200,000 to 7,500 with a price tag of $1B.
Trump Administration Pulls Back From $1 Billion Coronavirus Ventilator Deal - The New York Times
I wonder what the logic was in publicly announcing such a deal when there was still so much to be worked out.
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