Aviation Fuel Hose Maker Devises Ventilator Concept
Husky Corp. is still firming up its ventilator concept but hopes it could ease the country's shortage of units amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Engineers at Husky Corp., a manufacturer of fuel nozzles and accessories (including aviation fueling hoses), have come up with a rapid-manufacture ventilator design the company claims it could produce at a rate of 500 a week to aid in the nation’s shortage during the Covid-19 pandemic. Husky engineering manager Zach Holcomb and design engineer Derek Willers have produced a proof-of-concept ventilator comprising readily available parts or those that could be rapidly created through additive manufacturing, according to the Missouri-based company.