BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER Vol. 129 Friday, May 1, 2020 No. 115 AVAILABLE DAILY ONLINE @ examiner.org Honda begins making vital ventilator parts during COVID-19 crisis enabling Honda associates compressor assembly. The Company has partnered to quickly ramp up pro- training has provided duction over the first Honda associates the abil- with Pa.-based Dynaflo Inc weeks of the project while ity to build and quality BY THE EXAMINER STAFF a key component of maintaining social dis- test the devices prior to portable ventilators that tancing protocols. shipping. are used in hospitals and Dynaflo had been mak- Honda established ARYSVILLE by first responders ing these state-of-the-art operations in America in throughout the country to compressors at the rate of 1959 and today develops, — Honda help those stricken with about 75 per week prior to manufactures, and sells North the COVID-19 virus. the COVID-19 crisis. In Honda and Acura automo- M Representatives said order to increase its pro- biles, Honda power equip- America the companies are aiming duction capacity in ment, Honda powersports officials to produce 10,000 com- response to the pandemic, products, the HondaJet pressors per month once Dynaflo required substan- advanced light jet and GE announced production reaches capac- tial help. Honda HF120 turbofan ity. Honda and Dynaflo To this end, Dynaflo engines. Thursday that expect to maintain pro- and Honda partnered with Based on its longstand- duction of compressors the company Stop the Spread, a coali- ing commitment to “build through the end of August. tion of more than 1,500 products close to the cus- has begun the “Honda associates have volunteer CEOs working tomer,” Honda operates successfully transformed a in Washington, D.C., and local 19 major manufacturing portion of our technical around the U.S. to cat- facilities in North production of training center into an alyze actions and support America, working with assembly line that will the government in critical more than 785 suppliers in help support the urgent response to COVID-19. the region to produce a components need to produce ventilator Stop the Spread con- diverse range of products of much- components,” said Rick nected Dynaflo to Honda, for customers locally and Schostek,, Honda North and the two companies globally. needed America Inc. executive teamed up to meet this Locally, the company’s vice president critical need for more ventilators HONDA OF AMERICA MFG. PHOTO “With our supply of manufacturing facilities portable ventilators. AHonda associate removes a tray of parts to assemble a during the these key components to include the Marysville and “Being connected to Dynaflo compressor at the automaker’s technical devel- East Liberty auto plants, COVID-19 Dynaflo, we hope to help Honda of America has opment center in Marysville. address one of the most been a Godsend,” said the Performance Dynaflo is a small com- sampling – among others. pandemic. pressing needs within the William Fleming, Dynaflo Manufacturing Center at pany in Reading, Pa., that Stop the Spread’s goal A 6,000-square-foot COVID-19 crisis.” president. “Combining Marysville, Honda designs, manufactures, is to connect businesses area of the Technical The process for assem- our diaphragm compres- Transmission Mfg. at and sells high perform- and organizations that are Development Center in bling compressors was sor technology with Russells Point and the ance vacuum pumps and best-positioned to address Marysville has been con- developed using produc- Honda’s expertise in mass Anna Engine Plant. compressors, based main- critical needs during this verted into a space for tion know-how from production is a perfect Honda also operates 14 ly on diaphragm technolo- public health crisis, often associates to assemble the Honda’s experienced combination to help meet major research and devel- gy. Dynaflo has been cre- in innovative or unexpect- compressors for Dynaflo manufacturing associates, the needs of this crisis.” opment centers in the U.S. ating customized solu- ed ways. Stop the Spread Inc. of Reading, Pa. including parts tracking, with the capacity to fully To ensure consistency tions to vacuum and com- then supports those busi- build timing, quality Honda teamed up with and quality, Honda asso- design, develop and engi- pressor challenges in a nesses to do what they do checks and lot control, Dynaflo to increase ciates have worked closely neer many of the products multitude of industries, best: scale products and officials related. 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