Defence firm Babcock has said it will be manufacturing 10,000 ventilators to help deal with the coronavirus crisis.
The plan comes nearly two weeks after Dyson said it had received a government order for 10,000 ventilators.
Both devices still have to pass stringent medical tests before they can be accepted.
The move came as tech giant Apple, best-known for phones and computers, said it would start making face shields for medical workers.
