Würth producing PCBs for ventilators to help meet covid-19 demand

In order to ensure the supply of medical ventilators for coronavirus patients in Germany, the German government has placed several orders with different manufacturers at short notice.    

At the plants in Niedernhall, Rot am See and Schopfheim, all types of PCBs are manufactured in three shifts – from basic technologies to complex HDI printed circuit boards and sophisticated flex-rigid boards.

The company assures that even during the pandemic, its production sites are maintaining the necessary resources and materials to accept orders for system-relevant products and manufacture them with the utmost care.

In the interest of security and safety, the firm also notes that strict protective measures and hygiene regulations were introduced and implemented for all employees weeks ago. These will be adapted as required.

Thomas Beck, managing director sales and marketing says “We are in a position to accept orders at short notice, produce them smoothly and deliver them reliably. As one of the leading PCB manufacturers in Europe, Würth Elektronik CBT thus makes a valuable contribution to securing the supply chain in this medical emergency”, continues Beck.

As the UK government’s efforts to procure more ventilators ramp up, doctors have appealed to 3D printer-users to help supply mask parts in the meantime.