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PRODUCTS & PROCESSES
Guyson provides critical cleaning
machines for ventilator challenge
Guyson International Ltd, the UK’s foremost
industrial finishing equipment manufacturer,
based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, is urgently
building precision cleaning equipment for
the VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium.
A consortium of significant UK industrial,
technology and engineering businesses
from across the aerospace, automotive
and medical sectors, has come together to
produce medical ventilators for the UK.
Guyson manufacture their Kerry branded ’Microsolve 250’, a solvent
based ultrasonic cleaning machine, which provides precision cleaning of
components used in the ventilators and at present supplies them to one
of the OEM ventilator makers. The Microsolve 250 Mono-Solvent system
has three process stages comprising of ultrasonic cleaning, followed by
vapour rinsing and freeboard drying. Crucially the cleaning process utilising
the Guyson System is already cleared by regulators and can support
immediate upscaling of production.
The VentilatorChallengeUK consortium is committed to support the
NHS’ requirements to treat coronavirus patients and Companies in
the consortium have now received formal orders from the Government
in excess of 10,000 units.
Having already supplied two existing demonstration units to the consortium
Guyson is now focussing its attention on the manufacture of new systems.
Guyson employees have been diverted to this critical manufacturing task
and are working longer shifts and committed itself right throughout the
Easter period to deal with production of the machines. The first of the
new units will follow the most recent refurbished system in 2-3 weeks,
a manufacturing lead time which is usually 8-10 weeks.
Guyson Skipton
Guyson has liaised very closely with members of the VentilatorChallengeUK
consortium who have offered their own resources to facilitate the fastest
possible delivery. Ultimately Guyson has reacted manfully and been able to
call on its own supply chain and business partners and rise to the challenge.
Mark Viner, MD of Guyson’s Blast & Wash Division states that “The response
from the team here at Guyson has been immense, everyone is very much
aware of the importance of this initiative and is keen to do their bit, our
welders, fabricators, fitters, electricians and test engineers offering literally
whatever it takes to get the job done. Two of our team have even made
the 10 hour round trip to our electro-polishing supplier, a critical part of
the Microsolve manufacturing process saving us valuable assembly time”.
Mark goes on to say “I’m very proud of the response from the Guyson
team and we are all grateful to be able to play a small part in support
of the real heroes on the front line in the battle with the Coronavirus.“
Visit: www.guyson.co.uk
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