AVX is proud to be an integral part of a supply chain which meets the urgent requirements of healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals battling the global COVID-19 pandemic. We are seeing a rapid increase in customer demand for critical medical equipment including lung ventilators, mobile X-ray, CT systems, ultrasound and patient monitors. As such, we are responding and preparing our plants to actively support the manufacture of all required components to produce the medical equipment needed to prevent the further spread of the virus and treat those who have been infected.
All of us, at every level, function and business, feel the significance and the intensity surrounding the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic situation, both in our personal and professional lives. Teams across the company have been meeting daily to address critical employee and customer issues. What motivates AVX every day is knowing that despite the current situation, we are rising to the challenge as our manufacturing plants continue to deliver for our customers around the globe.
As a global manufacturing company, we also offer global logistic support of the deliveries of parts used in a wide range of medical hardware devices made by companies like GE Healthcare, Philips, Smith Medical, Sinocare and many others.
In a recent example, AVX has committed fast delivery of high-grade tantalum capacitors from its plant in Lanskroun, Czech Republic directly to UK Smith Medical company in urgent need for building 10,000 ventilators for hospitals and healthcare institutions. The requirement for three TRJ series part types were processed with top urgency to deliver it in the shortest term while keeping its high-quality standard.
The plants have given, and continue to give, their best effort to deliver all parts as soon as possible, with the shortest possible lead times. It has been a tremendous team effort to function effectively and efficiently to minimize all delays.
AVX is proud to be a key part of the human chain to save lives. We want to say thank you to our customers & employees for your continued patience and support and most importantly, for helping each other during this time. We continue to monitor the situation at the most senior levels and will provide further updates as information becomes available.
Please visit www.avx.com/covid-19 for future updates.
EXAMPLE USE OF AVX PASSIVE COMPONENTS IN VENTILATOR CIRCUITS
Ventilator CPU & Driver Control
Traditional High-End Ventilator
