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INDUSTRY NEWS
Riley Surface World supplies critical
machinery to VentilatorChallengeUK,
supporting the NHS against Covid-19
Rileys Surface
World is proud to
have supported the
VentilatorChallengeUK
Consortium with
the delivery of two
machines critical to
the manufacture of
ventilators for the
fight against Covid-19.
Rolls Royce PLC and GKN
Aerospace each have a Kerry
Microsolve 250M Ultrasonic Cleaning
Machine delivered to their design &
manufacturing plants in Filton (Bristol,
UK) and Cowes (Isle of Wight, UK),
supplied by Riley Surface World.
These quality machines use ultrasonic
frequencies to clean parts to a very
high specification, essential to parts
used in the manufacture of ventilators
for medical use.
Many of the consortium members are long
term customers and the trust earnt by Rileys
Surface World has played a significant role
in ensuring rapid delivery of these machines.
“We really appreciate all the stops you’ve
pulled out for us on this”
Martin Williams – Chief Industrialisation
Engineer – Rolls Royce UK
“I couldn’t be happier. This will make a
world of difference to our production flow.
I am very thankful”
Glyn Lavell ChPP| Programme Manager,
GKN Aerospace UK
Riley Surface World’s
strengths come to fore
The supply of these machines demonstrates
the strength of Riley’s team even in these
difficult times.
The first used Kerry 250M was available from
stock in our 5,000m2 warehouse having
been bought from Thales UK in January
to ensure availability of these popular
machines.
This machine has been supplied refurbished
by our in-house engineering team in
conjunction with long term partner
CRV controls. A range of critical spares,
commissioning and training is also being
supplied alongside our guarantee to
confirm Riley’s commitment to supporting
the consortium and the NHS.
The second used Kerry 250M machine
was sourced from Riley’s industry network
as soon as a need was identified across
the VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium.
Once found Riley’s moved quickly to place
the machine with GKN Aerospace over
just one weekend.
Riley Surface World must thank our key
partners in recognising the importance
of these machines and supporting their
rapid delivery. CRV Controls has provided
engineering support and on-site
commissioning and training. Our hauliers
have also been excellent support responding
same day because of the speed of delivery
of this project.
UK manufacturing gearing
up the NHS up for Covid-19
challenge
The VentilatorChallengeUK consortium
includes leading UK industrial, technology
and engineering businesses from across the
aerospace, automotive and medical sectors
such as Airbus, BAE, Ford, GKN, Rolls Royce,
Thales and McLaren F1.
The consortium has come together to
produce medical ventilators for the UK.
The UK Government has placed orders
for ventilators to be delivered as soon
as possible and the consortium is making
rapid progress.
Ventilators are essential to the NHS and the
consortium is supporting existing suppliers to
expand production and adding new Rapidly
Manufactured Ventilator Systems to the
supply chain.
You can contact Riley Surface World
to discuss your machinery needs on:
01922 45 8000.
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