Getinge ups ventilator production capacity by 160%

Getinge, a Swedish manufacturer of advanced ventilators for intensive care units, has announced another ramp-up in production capacity, to 26,000 ventilators in 2020. The increase equals a growth of 160% compared to 2019, when 10,000 ventilators were produced.

The demand for advanced ventilators for the intensive care units in hospitals continues to increase globally as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Getinge is ramping up the production capacity stepwise at its production facility in Solna, Sweden, and is now increasing production capacity to 26,000 in 2020, compared to the previously planned 16,000 capacity that the company announced last month. The ramp-up will start immediately and progress in close collaboration with Getinge’s suppliers.

“We continue to ramp up to be able to respond to the increasing demand from our customers”, said Elin Frostehav, Vice President Critical Care at Getinge. “We work closely with our sub-contractors and the ramp-up is of course pending availability of supply parts”.

The announcement is by now a familiar one, with manufacturers across the world shifting production to aid the ongoing battle against the spread of the coronabreak.

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