Carfulan Group hopes to produce 300 visors/
week, calls for others to join 3D-printing effort,
Browne & Holmes (Tamworth) signs up.
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Martin Aerospace. “The company was proud to
be asked last week to help support the NHS with
manufacturing ventilator components. Delighted to
say from seeing the drawings for the rst time at
the start of the week, we are now ready to ship the
rst batch.” www.is.gd/apidip
its Covid-19 face shields, adding to the Norfolk
Ward CNC highlights (above) that Takisawa
Taiwan is leading a group of 26 manufacturing
companies in creating and building a mask
production line in Taiwan. The group is planning to
have 13 million masks ready for people all over
the world in early April. www.is.gd/raxuko
Lang Technik UK provides workholding to Derby
company making ventilators. Supplied same day
as ordered. www.is.gd/opagoz
Swifttool Precision Engineering is making
ventilator parts, working round the clock.
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Kingsbury introduces Flexible Asset Rental
programme to help companies get extra capacity
without full investment. www.is.gd/lahere
Coventry-based Kite Packaging has used its
team of 12 engineers to design concepts for a
protective face visor for the NHS, with a prototype
tested locally by medics the previous weekend
and a target of 10,000 units despatched in seven
days. www.is.gd/ezalan
University of Wolverhampton Racing is
3D-printing face visors, supplying to second-line
staff while it awaits approval for rst line.
www.is.gd/upezur
Panel Graphics says Norfolk & Norwich
University Hospital has placed order for 10,000 of
County Council order of 20,000 (who asked the
rm to make face shields rst) plus 75,000 face
shields sold since social media posts went live
yesterday. Zero pro t effort. www.
is.gd/xayogo
Facility signage expert Brady Corporation is
offering free downloads for Covid-19 signs from its
website.
www.is.gd/ecoxoh
Cambridge Precision
is supplying Formet UK,
which is supplying essential equipment to
establish the NHS Nightingale Field Hospital.
www.is.gd/okiwiv
Ellesco thanks principal Timesavers for
continuing to work; delivers machine to customer
for essential parts manufacturing for NHS.
www.is.gd/a tij
Sodi-Tech EDM offers advice for customers not
running their Sodick EDM machines (above).
www.is.gd/raduxu
Engineering Technology Group reports its stock
of 3D printers is making critical medical parts.
www.is.gd/onecob
CNF Precision installs machines to support
ventilator manufacturing. That’s three in a week:
one by Matsuura MAM72-35V 32-pallet 5-axis;
one by Matsuura MX330 10-pallet 5-axis; and one
by Citizen A20 with LFV. www.is.gd/lopure
JLR working on face visor design. Ambition is to
3D-print 1,300/week, aspires to mass production,
shipping to NHS trusts. www.is.gd/opahik
FGP Systems: “10.00 am yesterday
we were asked to support Ventilator
manufacture. Today material
delivered, parts in manufacture.”
FGP Systems gets into ventilator part
manufacturing fast, following request and material
delivery (above). www.is.gd/ilipag
Bedford CNC draws breath after receiving order
on Monday and delivering parts the same week for
a ventilator prototype. www.is.gd/cudoge
Exactform reports delivery of bespoke PCD
reamers for customers making ventilators; 48
hours' work to make. Says will support others
similarly. www.is.gd/sebihi
ELE Advanced Technologies, a manufacturer of
turbine components for aerospace and industrial
gas turbine industries, says that it has produced
its rst prototype headband for protective face
shields. www.is.gd/fesova
Hanson Springs: “Have been producing many
thousands of ventilator and oxygen regulator
springs over the past 3 weeks.” www.is.gd/yasayi
Rolls-Royce manager thanks spring companies
for efforts in supporting UkVentilatorChallenge –
G&O Springs, Micro Spring & Presswork, Clifford
Springs, Goss Springs and Davies Springs.
www.is.gd/quyuke
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