Auburn Hills Auto Fluid Supplier Partners With Ford, 3M To Make Respiratory Gear

AUBURN HILLS—The auto fluid systems supplier TI Fluid Systems has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. and 3M to produce air flex tube assemblies for powered air-purifying respiratory systems (PAPR) in response to the increased demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 3M’s PAPR uses a waist-mounted, battery-powered blower that sends filtered air into a