iPhone maker Foxconn will manufacture ventilators on US soilFoxconn is partnering with Medtronic Plc.
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Apple manufacturer Foxconn is to start making ventilators on US soil.
This will be done at a Wisconsin plan owned by the company.
They will be made in partnership with Medtronic Plc.
The CEO of Medtronic Plc has revealed that Apple's iPhone manufacturing partner Foxconn is to begin making ventilators on US soil.
As reported by Bloomberg:
Foxconn, the company responsible for assembling most of the world's Apple Inc. iPhones, will aid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by developing and making ventilators in the U.S.
The Wisconsin plant owned by Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., will be used to manufacture ventilators, Medtronic Plc Chief Executive Officer Omar Ishrak told CNBC.
Foxconn confirmed the partnership in a statement on Wednesday but did not say when it will start making the medical equipment. Evelyn Tsai, spokesperson for founder Terry Gou, said production would ...
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iPhone maker Foxconn will manufacture ventilators on US soil
