Ford Australia to make 100,000 face shields for frontline healthcare workers to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic
- Ford Australia will donate up to 100,000 face masks for doctors and nurses
- The auto company is liaising with the government amid a global shortage of PPE
- Ford deployed team to produce the masks, with 50,000 already assembled
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Ford Australia will produce and donate up to 100,000 face masks for brave frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The auto company is liaising with the government to supply the masks amid a global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment.
Prototype masks were tested in five Victorian hospitals and are now being produced at scale and distributed to doctors and nurses.
Ford Australia will produce and donate up to 100,000 face masks for brave frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ford has deployed a core team to produce the face shields, with around 50,000 already assembled at production cells in its Broadmeadows facilities in Melbourne
Ford has deployed a core team to produce the face shields, with around 50,000 already assembled at production cells in its Broadmeadows facilities in Melbourne.
Kay Hart, President & CEO of Ford Australia & New Zealand, said Ford is ramping up production and distribution of the face masks.
'We said from the beginning of COVID-19 that any way we could help, we would help,' she said.
'Producing face shields is certainly something new for us, but our innovation team and engineers were able to test a number of different designs in hospitals and with their input we have been able to get the face shield right for the people who will be wearing them.
Prototype masks were tested in five Victorian hospitals and are now being produced at scale and distributed to doctors and nurses
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'With testing of the prototype shield now complete, we're quickly ramping up production and working to dispatch the shields to medical workers and other facilities that need them.
'It's great that our team has been able to quickly pivot to put their skills towards producing the face shield while also continuing their global work designing and engineering pick-up trucks and SUVs.'
Ford is liaising with the government on ongoing needs for the supply of face shields in order to satisfy demand for PPE gear.
The company has also worked with a number of local suppliers to procure the materials for the face shields and overcome challenges with availability of materials on the global market.
Australia's coronavirus death toll rose to 91 on Thursday following the death of an 86-year-old woman in Tasmania
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