Elon Musk, founder of well-known technology company Tesla, stated on Twitter that he will mobilize productivity to produce ventilators, and has already negotiated and negotiated with well-known medical equipment manufacturer Medtronic.
As of Monday, March 23, 2020, at 13:20 Beijing time, the United States has confirmed a total of 35,209 new cases of new pneumonia and a total of 417 deaths. The number of currently confirmed diagnoses worldwide has reached 220,059.
This data has aroused the attention and attention of the whole society. At present, countries and regions are still facing the serious problem of shortage of medical supplies.
Musk announces Tesla to make ventilator
Last week, several U.S. auto makers stated that if necessary, they could use existing production lines to meet the needs of the epidemic to produce ventilators.
Musk tweets to netizens: we will produce ventilator
Musk responded:
"Tesla can produce advanced automotive HVAC systems, and SpaceX can produce life support systems on spacecraft, so it's not difficult to make ventilators."
Yesterday, Medtronic, a well-known medical equipment company in the United States, said that it had met with Musk and docked the engineering team to discuss how to use Tesla's existing production line to transform it into a ventilator production line.
The two major manufacturers of medical equipment and car companies have completed consultations yesterday
Depots have advantages and obstacles in producing emergency supplies
Also in the United Kingdom a few days ago, McLaren, the supercar maker, also announced that it would study the manufacture of ventilators. Earlier, three car manufacturers in the UK, Vauxhall, Honda and Toyota, have announced the opening of ventilator production, and the UK has become the first country in Europe to call on domestic car manufacturers to switch to medical devices.
In Italy, where the outbreak is most severe, car manufacturers Ferrari and Chrysler Automobiles both said they are negotiating with the country's largest ventilator manufacturer.
The same is true in China. During the most severe period of the domestic epidemic, BYD's mask production line and disinfection gel production line are in full-load operation, with daily production capacity of 5 million and 300,000 bottles respectively.
Musk did not say how long it would take to expand the project, but also said that the project still faces regulatory obstacles.
The development of this project requires the participation of certified medical personnel, and the ventilator used in the clinical environment must be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which may delay the production of the ventilator.
But now is a tense period of special events, and there should also be corresponding policies to support manufacturers who provide assistance for the epidemic.