Analog Devices, a leading global company specializing in high-performance analog technologies, has announced a set of actions in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, the company will accelerate production of medical technologies that can help combat the coronavirus. These decisions include critical measurement and control technologies used in medical equipment essential to the diagnosis and treatment of people with the disease, such as ventilators, respirators, diagnostic testing systems, infusion pumps, patient monitors and other imaging systems, such as scanners and digital X-ray machines.
"ADI is committed to doing everything in our power to secure supply and expedite delivery of our healthcare products that are integrated into critical medical devices used on the front lines of the fight against the Covid-19 virus. We are also leveraging our expertise by collaborating with biosensor manufacturers, clinical research centers, and the international Open Source Ventilator project to deliver our cutting-edge technology and provide design assistance wherever it can be usefulsaid Vincent Roche, President and CEO of Analog Devices. Our team is proud to support the brave members of the medical community who are working tirelessly to help us through this ordeal, as well as severely affected COVID-19 patients around the world."
To meet the increased needs of its healthcare customers, the company has taken the following steps:
- daily analysis of its order book to identify and prioritize requests from critical medical equipment manufacturers facing an increasingly difficult supply environment;
- allocation of dedicated manufacturing lines to increase the production of components for medical devices to meet the increased demand from customers in the healthcare sector;
- Providing appropriate protective equipment to manufacturing teams, enforcing social distancing guidelines, and implementing workplace cleaning practices to ensure employee health and safety;
- working with local governments around the world to ensure that ADI and its subcontractors' sites remain operational and continue to produce critical technologies for the healthcare sector.
"The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact around the world. ADI is committed to doing everything possible to improve the health and safety of not only our employees, but also our customers and the broader population."says the company.
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