The world's biggest iPhone maker is going to start making ventilators - Business Insider

Omar Ishrak, CEO of medical tech company Medtronic,on Monday that it has struck up a deal with Foxconn after the iPhone-maker adopted an open-source design Medtronic released due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"That has had tremendous response, we've had over 70,000 downloads and there have been some major players who've been engaged, amongst them is Foxconn," said Ishrak. He said that Foxconn has a factory in Wisconsin where Medtronic plans to manufacture ventilators "within the next four to six weeks." This isn't the first time Foxconn has switched up its production lines to make equipment for fighting the spread of the coronavirus, in February the Taiwanese companyFoxconn builds the majority of the world's iPhones, with one massive facility in Zhengzhou, China producing over 50% of global supply.

Foxconn was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Business Insider, but confirmed the partnership in a statement to Reuters.Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please emailfrom Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is impacting businesses.

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