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Increased ventilator demand boosts need for medical tubing
US-based Graham Engineering says it is speeding up delivery of its Ultra extruders to cope with a surge in demand for ventilator tubing. “In the past three weeks we have seen a strong uptick in orders and inquiries from businesses in North America and the Asia- Pacific looking
to add capacity for ventilator tubing,” said David Madar, strategic medical market manager for the company. Patients seriously ill with Covid-19
require ventilation – but existing stocks of the devices are typically too low to cope with the extra demand. Graham said that, in the USA alone, ventilator
demand could be 10 to 15 times pre-pandemic levels. Ventilator tubing kits are supplied to hospitals as single-use breathing circuits. A key part of the circuit is corrugated tubing, typically made of medical grade PE or EVA. �
www.grahamengineering.com
Switching production
UK-based Naylor Group has switched part of its production to make piping products for a new temporary hospital. The UK has set up a number of ‘field hospitals’ – which are typically converted exhibition venues. Naylor has supplied ventilation duct for the Nightingale hospital – housed in the Excel exhibition centre in London. A report in The Business Desk said the product is being used to ventilate and temperature control the facility. �
www.naylor.co.uk
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