FCA stepping up - who else? Please share!

[JJEH]

I love it when our country comes together. The circumstances are sad, yes, but we WILL prevail and get through it, TOGETHER!

FCA announced that it will make more than 1mil masks and donate them across the country;

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to Produce Face Masks for First Responders and Health Care Workers
March 23, 2020 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is stepping in to help those at the front line of the coronavirus pandemic by manufacturing and donating more than 1 million protective face masks per month. Production capacity is being installed this week and the company will start manufacturing face masks in the coming weeks with initial distribution across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The face masks are to be donated by FCA to police, EMTs and firefighters, as well as to workers in hospitals and health care clinics. This action is the first of a multifaceted global program being developed by the company through applying manufacturing, supply chain and engineering expertise to support the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Commenting on this initiative, FCA CEO Mike Manley said: "Protecting our first responders and health care workers has never been more important. In addition to the support we are giving to increase the production of ventilators, we canvassed our contacts across the healthcare industry and it was very clear that there is an urgent and critical need for face masks. We've marshalled the resources of the FCA Group to focus immediately on installing production capacity for making masks and supporting those most in need on the front line of this pandemic."

FCA will be working through national, regional and city authorities to ensure that the donated face masks are being directed to the people and facilities in the most immediate need. The company will disclose further actions related to the fight against the coronavirus in the coming days.

FCA US Media - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to Produce Face Masks for First Responders and Health Care Workers

Not the first time Chrysler stepped up, if y'all remember the war efforts for WWII. They even wrote several books about it and I'm glad I have them all. Well, one is a re-print.

We can do this, together.

What other companies are stepping up?

I've heard that someone plans to manufacture ventilators? Others make hand sanitizer. Can't remember the companies...

If you know, please share them, we need to give them some well deserving credit!!!

 

[coltle6920]

It's great to see companies that have the resources volunteering to help out. But...

There was another outreach on the local news this morning asking viewers who had unopened boxes of rubber gloves or masks to donate them to places they are needed.

I don't have protection for myself let alone boxes of items to give elsewhere.

 

[JJEH]

It's great to see companies that have the resources volunteering to help out. But...

There was another outreach on the local news this morning asking viewers who had unopened boxes of rubber gloves or masks to donate them to places they are needed.

I don't have protection for myself let alone boxes of items to give elsewhere.

Oh wow, you know it's bad when they ask private citizens for their ppe

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ford announced that it is working with 3M and GE to manufacture face shields, respirators and ventilators.

The availability of masks is becoming a real problem.

 

[DWalt]

Wife's quilting group has been sewing cloth face masks since last weekend - for local hospitals. Stopgap until they get supplies of manufactured masks in. Wife used up most of her inventory of odds and ends of cloth.

 

[old bear]

As I understand it, IBM, is turning a Great Deal of their SUPER computing power over to the CDC at no normal computing fees.

 

[GaryS]

A number of distillerys have stopped making beverages and started to make hand sanitizer. The FDA has cut the red tape so that they can make it and sell it (at cost).

3M is increasing production of N95 masks.

GM is going to be making parts for ventilators.

 

[BC38]

Ford announced that it is working with 3M and GE to manufacture face shields, respirators and ventilators.

Yup, saw it on the Road & Track site today...
Ford Uses Seat Ventilation Fans to Build Thousands of Respirators
All kinds of companies are voluntarily stepping up.
That doesn't seem to be stopping some in DC from pushing for more government intervention to force companies to do what they are already doing voluntarily.

 

[JJEH]

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Expands Coronavirus-related Relief Actions;

1 Million Meals for School Children Included in New Programs


March 27, 2020 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - As previously communicated to the company's employees from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Mike Manley, the company is in the process of converting its first plant to produce face masks for donation to first responders and health care workers. The first machinery has been delivered and installed with supply and donation coming on stream in the coming weeks.

FCA is expanding its program of measures to support coronavirus relief efforts, focused on two principal areas: charities providing food services to children and support for a range of technical, logistical and manufacturing programs, such as face mask production.

"There has never been a more important moment to help children and their families with vital needs in our communities than during this time of great uncertainty," said FCA CEO Mike Manley.

Food programs for children in our communities
FCA will work in partnership with non-profit organizations and foundations that are providing food to children until schools return to session. Starting immediately, FCA will help provide more than 1 million meals to school-age children in the communities around our principal manufacturing plants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The program will then be extended nationwide in the U.S. and to Canada and Mexico, supporting similar relief efforts for kids who would normally access school meal services.

Mobilizing company resources
Following the first actions taken to start face mask production, the company is now investing technical, logistical and manufacturing resources at medical equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE). With the donation of face masks produced by the company starting in the coming weeks, the company will invest to extend that production capacity to other plants and ultimately donate masks to first responders and health care workers across the world. Drawing on experience from the company's engineering and logistics team in Italy who are assisting a local ventilator manufacturer, FCA is engaged with other companies producing ventilators and other much needed medical equipment and PPE.

"In this time of need, we've focused our resources on those actions we can implement quickly and that will have the greatest impact, as we did in Italy as soon as the emergency started," added Manley.

FCA US Media - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Expands Coronavirus-related Relief Actions; 1 Million Meals for School Children Included in New Programs

 

[JJEH]

Just heard on the news that REMINGTON has unused space in their warehouse and offered it to the gov to build ventilators. That's nice.

Edit:

Seems to be true.

Remington Arms Company - A word from our CEO regarding the COVID-19 situation. | Facebook

Great job Remington!!!

 

[jimbo728]

I wish the New York Times would start making toilet paper.
They also could do the country a lot of good.
Jim

 

[Sam McCord]

I wish the New York Times would start making toilet paper.
They also could do the country a lot of good.
Jim

In my opinion this is all they have made...for quite some time now.

 

[llowry61]

Battelle Memorial Institute here in Columbus, engineered a way to sterilize used masks. They are making it available immediately. My dad is retired from this organization. They do some amazing work there.

https://www.battelle.org/inb/battelle-critical-care-decontamination-system-for-covid19