Ventilators get the F1 treatment

UK-based Formula 1 teams, together with engine manufacturers and their respective technology arms, are evaluating support for the manufacture of respiratory devices in response to the Government’s call for assistance.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – JULY 31: General detail showing wheel nut guns in the pits during previews to the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring on July 31, 2008, in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

All of the teams have expert design, technology and production capabilities, and specialise in rapid prototyping and high-value manufacturing, which it is hoped can be applied to the critical needs set out by government.
Working with Innovate UK, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, UCL and University College London Hospitals, the teams are evaluating a number of routes in conjunction with existing manufacturers and organisations from the aerospace and automotive sectors. It is anticipated this work, which is being rapidly progressed, will produce a tangible outcome in the next few days.
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