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MI Pr e ci si o n E n gi n e eri n g h a s u n d ert a k e n a r a pi d a d a pt ati o n of it s S wit z erl a n d- b a s e d m a n uf a ct uri n g c a p a bilit y t o m e et t h e ur g e nt r e q uir e m e nt f or m or e v e ntil at or u nit s fr o m t h e lif e s ci e n c e s m ar k et pl a c e.


Pr o d u cti o n of t h e I MI F A S F L A T P R O P v al v e, a n ess e nti al c o m p o n e nt w hi c h d eli v ers hi g h pr e cisi o n pr o p orti o n al fl o w c o ntr ol t o e n a bl e t h e pr e cis e c o ntr ol of v er y l o w or hi g h fl o w r at es, h as b e e n si g ni fi c a ntl y es c al at e d t o m e et t h e r a pi dl y i n cr e asi n g d e m a n d t o s u p p ort h e alt h c ar e s yst e ms ar o u n d t h e w orl d.


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T o d o t his, I MI Pr e cisi o n E n gi n e eri n g h as a c q uir e d s p e ci al st at us fr o m t h e S wiss a ut h oriti es t o u n d ert a k e e xt e n d e d h o urs of pr o d u cti o n of t h e I MI F A S F L A T P R O P v al v e d uri n g t h e w e e k a n d o v er t h e w e e k e n d. As a n i n di c at or of t h e s pi k e i n d e m a n d, e xisti n g c ust o m er d e m a n ds h a v e i n cr e as e d dr a m ati c all y i n c o m p aris o n wit h n or m al or d er l e v els.


T h e c urr e nt s e mi- a ut o m ati c pr o d u cti o n li n e at t h e I MI F A S m a n uf a ct uri n g pl a nt is i n t h e pr o c ess of b ei n g tr a nsiti o n e d t o f ull y a ut o m ati c st at us b y t h e e n d of M ar c h. Pr o d u cti o n will b e m a n n e d b y t hr e e s hifts w or ki n g ar o u n d t h e cl o c k a n d s p e ci al i n- h o us e e m pl o y e e s u p p ort s yst e ms h a v e als o b e e n i ntr o d u c e d f or c hil d c ar e pr o visi o n t o e n a bl e t h e m a n uf a ct uri n g st a ff t o d e v ot e t h e m a xi m u m ti m e a v ail a bl e t o t h e pr o d u cti o n.


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t a n d ar d s e w a g e tr e at m e nt p u m ps ar e n ot c o pi n g fr o m t h e o nsl a u g ht of ‘ alt er n ati v e’ pr o d u cts t h at


s o m e p e o pl e h a v e b e e n f orc e d t o us e d u e t o t h e s h ort a g e of t oil et r oll cr e at e d b y p a ni c- b u y ers.


T h e c urs e of m o d er n d a y w et- wi p es is w ell d o c u m e nt e d, b ut as r e p ort e d b y t h e B B C, N ort h u m bri a n W at er h as s ai d t h at h o us e h ol d ers’ us e of tiss u es, kit c h e n r oll a n d e v e n n e ws p a p ers will i n e vit a bl y c a us e s e w ers t o bl o c k.


S p e a ki n g f or l e a di n g p u m p m a n uf a ct ur er, L a n di a, P a ul D a vi es s ai d: “ N ort h u m bri a n W at er is c orr e ct w h e n t h e y c o m m e nt o n h o w b a d t h e c o ns e q u e n c es of bl o c k a g es c a n b e – es p e ci all y n o w at t his u n pr e c e d e nt e d ti m e. Wit h s o


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M arti n M a as, M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or of Fl ui d T e c h n ol o g y E M E A, c o m m e nt e d: “ T h e c urr e nt d e m a n d f or v e ntil ati o n s ol uti o ns fr o m w orl d wi d e h e alt h c ar e s yst e ms h as p ut pr ess ur e o n all p arts of t h e s u p pl y c h ai n. T h e I MI F A S F L A T P R O P v al v e is a n i m p ort a nt c o m p o n e nt wit hi n t h e v e ntil at or. As s u c h w e ar e w or ki n g i n p art n ers hi p wit h v e ntil at or m a n uf a ct ur ers o n a n i nt er n ati o n al b asis t o e ns ur e w e s p e e dil y s u p pl y t h e v al v es t h e y n e e d t o h el p s a v e li v es.


“ O ur t e a ms ar e w or ki n g e xtr e m el y h ar d t o r a pi dl y a d a pt o ur m a n uf a ct uri n g c a p a biliti es s o t h at w e c a n m e et t his criti c al n e e d. T h e fl e xi bilit y d e m o nstr at e d b y o ur c o m mitt e d a n d s kill e d w or kf or c e, alli e d t o o ur pr o d u cti o n a biliti es, m e a ns w e ar e c o n fi d e nt w e c a n h el p pl a y o ur p art i n d eli v eri n g w h at is r e q uir e d d uri n g t h es e c h all e n gi n g ti m es.”


I M I p r e ci si o n E n gi n e e ri n g t e a m s a d a pt t o m e et d e m a n d i n c r e a s e f o r e s s e nti al v e ntil at o r c o m p o n e nt s I


m a n y p e o pl e c urr e ntl y n ot a bl e t o b e at t h eir us u al pl a c e of w or k, h a vi n g y o ur h o m e t h e n fl o o d e d wit h t oil et w ast e is e xtr e m el y gri m. T h er e ar e als o s o m e v er y u n pl e as a nt e ff e cts f or t h e l o c al e n vir o n m e nt”.


H e a d d e d: “ W e s h o ul d n’t gi v e u p o n tr yi n g t o st o p p e o pl e fl us hi n g w et- wi p es d o w n t h eir t oil ets, b ut t h e w at er i n d ustr y s h o ul d als o i n v est i n v er y r o b ust l o n g-l asti n g p u m pi n g e q ui p m e nt t o c o m b at t his.


“ As t h e s a yi n g g o es, it’s n ot r o c k et s ci e n c e. I n 2 0 2 0, o ur L a n di a C h o p p er P u m p is i n its 8 0t h a n ni v ers ar y y e ar. W e i n v e nt e d it b a c k i n 1 9 5 0, s o it’s n ot hi n g n e w, b ut it l a u g hs i n t h e f a c e of w et- wi p es a n d s u c h li k e. I j ust h o p e t h at d uri n g t his e xtr e m el y c h all e n gi n g ti m e, t h e w at er i n d ustr y will b e a bl e t o t hi n k c ar ef ull y a b o ut t h e b est e q ui p m e nt f or t h e l o n g t er m – n ot t h e c h e a p est. U nf ort u n at el y, t h e fi g ht a g ai nst bl o c k e d s e w ers a n d w et- wi p es is n e v er- e n di n g”.


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