FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Dr. Deborah Birx, Ambassador and White House coronavirus response coordinator, holds a 3M N95 mask as she and Vice President Mike Pence visit 3M headquarters ...

Ford is scaling up production to produce respirators, ventilators and face shields. It’s using designs from 3M and GE and off-the-shelf parts from its own catalog. Ford and 3M have joined hands ...