Paul Cole, a fourth-generation GM worker, is assisting GM’s COVID-19 efforts decades after his great-grandfather was part of the “Arsenal of Democracy” during World War II.
at a closed engineering facility in Kokomo, Indiana. He worked on streamlining production of the devices, specifically the metering valve, which is part of the ventilator that regulates how the patient receives oxygen.
"It's a life-saving measure and our motto here is 'moments matter,'" Cole said. "I knew I could contribute to the cause and hopefully save lives across the country and across the world."GM started producing and shipping the ventilators last week. At the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the first devices were delivered Friday to two Illinois hospitals.
General Motors employee Patty Waltman on April 17, 2020 at the GM manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana, where GM and Ventec Life Systems are partnering to produce VOCSN critical care ventilators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Patty Waltman, a UAW worker at GM's Kokomo complex who was laid off in January, said the work is rewarding as well as needed.
Waltman, 62, was a team leader for circuit boards for engine control modules for various vehicles. She's now doing electrical work on the ventilator.
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