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I hear GM and now Daimler are all offering to help. How easy are these to manufacture? Also setting up the manufacturing plant takes time doesn’t it? All these

I hear GM and now Daimler are all offering to help. How easy are these to manufacture? Also setting up the manufacturing plant takes time doesn’t it? All these companies make it seem like it’s trivial to create the infrastructure needed to manufacture them in bulk. Or does auto manufacturers somehow have the equipment to do this already? Is that the case?

tantalor 7y ago
Final assembly or manufacturing components like hoses.
thu2111 7y ago
Cars are many orders of magnitude more complex than ventilators so it's not unimaginable. A ventilator is basically a motor/small turbine connected to a few sensors and air filters, all linked together with some fairly sophisticated software. The software can obviously be 'manufactured' at infinite speed. That leaves an assembly of pipes, valves and flow sensors - but only a few. Especially if you customise the machine to only what COVID-19 patients need and don't go general purpose, it can be done.
- yalogin 7y ago
  Should still months to create the setup right? I see that it’s stated than not having any but it doesn’t serve the immediate need.
  - thu2111 7y ago
    Probably not, no. Obviously if you want a machine as slick as the leading brands then yes, but nobody is requiring that.