With car production and racing suspended, F1 teams and assembly workers have joined forces to build 10,000 ventilators. Using parts that are easy to mass produce, McLaren leads the way in VentilatorChallengeUK. Comanies that compete against one another in racing and sales are now racing to assemble the “RVMS”. The Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator System is not complex, and it has simple electronic components. It was a design agreed upon by a consortium composed of:
• Accenture
• Arrow Electronics
• Dell Technologies
• Microsoft
• PTC
• BAE Systems
• Ford Motor Company
• GKN Aerospace
• High Value Manufacturing Catapult
• Inspiration Healthcare Group
• Meggitt
• Penlon
• Renishaw
• Rolls-Royce
• Siemens Healthineers and Siemens UK
• Smiths Group
• Thales
• Ultra Electronics
• Unilever
• UK-based F1 teams: Haas F1, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull Racing, Racing Point, Renault Sport Racing, Williams
With players like this, the National Health Service should have the first order fulfilled in a few days. We applaud this unprecedented cooperation, and McLaren taking the initative to organize such a noble effort. We will update this story as it develops, so stay with us for all your McLaren news.
