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Monday, May 25, 2020
artificial ventilators
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The covid-19 pandemic has led the Ford automaker to
reengineer one of its production lines into an
assembly line for artificial ventilators for intensive
care patients with the novel coronavirus.
To do so, the company contacted the New York-based-
Microtechnologies company where the engineers in
charge of the project are Costa Rican specialists at
the branch in Coyol District, Alajuela
Province. Ford needed to purchase key components for
the ventilators’ operation: pressure and vacuum
switches announced the company on Friday.
According to Microtechnologies, the components are a
kind of diaphragm driven by a pressure of 25 pounds
per square inch (psi). "At this pressure, the
diaphragm moves a mechanism that changes the status of
the switch’s electric contacts, normally open and
normally closed. Close to 100,000 pieces are being
produced in Costa Rica, thanks to 350 Costa Ricans
dedicated to their manufacture. "
Microtechnologies have been in Costa Rica for 22 years
and focus on automotive, medical devices, aerospace,
and other highly demanding industries.
“We are taking on this challenge with the strong sense
of responsibility that has characterized us for more
than five decades in the critical component business,
as well as the urgency it merits because we know our
work will help save lives in the fight against
covid-19,” said Daniel Araya, sales director for
Microtechnologies Costa Rica.
According to the company, more than 20,000 switches
have been delivered and the order is expected to be
completed within the next few weeks.
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