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NEWS FIGHTING COVID-19
Companies colaborate to fight COVID-19
Stanley Black and Decker announced the company is collaborating with Ford and 3M to supply a DeWalt portable battery solution for its new Powered AirPurifying Respirators (PAPR), which will be used to help protect healthcare professionals on the front line as they treat patients of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The portable respirator includes a hood and face shield, as well as a high-efficiency (HEPA) filter system that provides clean air supply for up to eight hours.
T
he new portable respirator includes
rapidly leverage its global supply chain, advanced
a hood and face shield, as well as a
manufacturing, and breakthrough innovations to
high-efficiency (HEPA) filter system
accelerate responses to the pandemic.
that provides clean air supply for up
to eight hours. The Ford design uses off-the-shelf
remain focused on our key priorities of ensuring
DeWalt 3.0Ah and 5.0Ah batteries, as well as a
the safety and health of our employees, while at
custom wiring harness engineered specifically for
the same time continuing to serve our customers
this PAPR design to allow for the easy exchange of
and managing our financial strength, and doing
battery packs for recharging and continued use.
our part to help communities and governments
“Ford and 3M expedited the development of a
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“Throughout this unprecedented period, we
mitigate the effects of the virus,” said Stanley
new PAPR design that helps address the shortage
Black and Decker president and CEO, Jim Loree.
of critical respirator equipment. Through that,
“This project is a small example of how we’re
an opportunity arose to leverage our scale and
bringing our global supply chain, breakthrough
expertise to build an innovative solution to power
innovations, and our purpose – For Those Who
the design,” said Frank Mannarino, president,
Make the World – to life during the pandemic.
Power Tools Group at Stanley Black and Decker.
We’re dedicated to helping those on the frontline
“We’re committed to doing our part as a corporate
who are putting their lives at risk to help others.”
citizen to contain the spread of the virus. The
The Ford development team expects the
tireless efforts of our engineering and production
respirator design will meet the National Institute for
teams will help our partners ensure they can
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) protocol to
manufacture these PAPRs and get them into the
respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency,
hands of healthcare workers as soon as possible.
with approval anticipated by the end of April.
We’re proud to collaborate on such an important and impactful project.” Stanley Black and Decker has established a COVID-19 Community Response Task Force to
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MAY 2020 DIY & INDUSTRIAL TRADE NEWS
*Maximum initial battery voltage (measured without a workload) is 20 volts. Nominal voltage is 18.
// STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER ANNOUNCED IT IS COLLABORATING WITH FORD AND 3M TO SUPPLY A DEWALT PORTABLE BATTERY SOLUTION FOR THEIR NEW POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS (PAPR), WHICH WILL BE USED TO HELP PROTECT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE FRONT LINE AS THEY TREAT PATIENTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC //
