Festo focuses on respiratory ventilators, protective gear for COVID-19 use

Festo LifeTech Business Unit components are used in high-speed automated laboratory devices that are essential for the types of screening envisioned for sample analysis during the pandemic.

As it continues to supply innovative automation solutions to businesses across the country, Festo Canada has recently launched Coronavirus mitigation projects to assist the medical and manufacturing sectors during the current pandemic. The company has assigned teams to develop respiratory ventilators and manufacture personal protective equipment, essential solutions for the COVID-19 crisis.

Festo and its subsidiary, Fabco-Air Inc., are classified as essential businesses during this unprecedented time, and they are playing an important role in flattening the curve.

Priority treatment for medical components

One of the company’s current initiatives is to make sure that it gives priority treatment to components and systems used in medical devices, in part by processing and shipping them quickly. Festo LifeTech Business Unit components are used in high-speed, automated laboratory devices that are required for the kinds of screening envisioned for sample analysis during this pandemic, and certified respiratory-equipment manufacturers use these parts too.

In addition, Festo is employing a large, full-time research and development team to design quick-to-produce emergency respiratory ventilators. Yet another team alongside a partner corporation is hard at work on developing a concept for automated production of protective masks – aiming for a complete system in which workers can set up and ship masks in standard transport containers.

While these projects are ongoing, Festo is also maintaining its overall production and logistics systems for the pharmaceutical, food-processing, and packaging sectors. The company is also focusing on washing systems for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Festo encourages customers to make use of its convenient online resources for placing orders, checking delivery status, and configuring products and engineering tools. These resources include the 24/7 online shop and the product configuration tool.

As the COVID-19 situation continues and many companies are facing uncertain futures, Festo remains operational and is taking strict measure to protect the health and safety of its workers, suppliers, and customers. The company is continuing to produce and supply pneumatic and electric drive technology to distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and end users across the country. Even during a global pandemic, businesses everywhere can rely on Festo.

For more information, contact Festo.

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