3M and Cummins to Expedite Production of Personal Protective Equipment

Expanding its effort to protect healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19, 3M (NYSE: MMM) is collaborating with Cummins (NYSE: CMI) to speed up production of high efficiency particulate filters to be used in 3M's powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs). Before the end of April, employees at Cummin's facility in Neillsville, Wisconsin will pivot from the production of diesel engine filters to the manufacturing of PAPR filters -- an endeavor which 3M estimates has the potential to more than double the current production of filters for its PAPRs.

Once assembled and tested, Cummins will deliver the filters to 3M's plant in Valley, Nebraska, where it manufactures the PAPRs. Addressing 3M's efforts to assist in the battle against the novel coronavirus, Mike Roman, 3M's CEO, said that the company "continues to work around the clock to get personal protective equipment, including PAPRs, to the heroic healthcare workers and first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight," adding that the company's "partnership with Cummins will help us produce more of this critical equipment in the coming months."

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