Case Study: Influx NHS Project

In April 2020, the UK was experiencing the effects of the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Many manufacturers and businesses pulled together and began to produce life-saving equipment for the NHS. The sharp increase in hospital admissions caused a strain on the NHS and they quickly hit capacity. Life-saving equipment, including ventilators, was in short supply.

Influx, a glass tube flowmeter manufacturer in Hampshire, contacted Kilns & Furnaces in April 2020. They were in need of a kiln to produce glass tubes. The glass tubes created would be used in ventilators. Meaning extra intensive care equipment in hospitals for COVID-19 patients.

‘The kiln helped us process nearly 3500 tubes for the UK ventilator project and is now being used daily for glass in our main product lines.’ -Influx

Kilns and Furnaces supplied Influx with a GARB 12/5 Annealing Kiln with an ST316 controller.

Due to the urgency of the situation, time was key. Delivery was completed within 5 weeks.

If you’re looking for a bespoke industrial kiln, contact us at sales@kilns.co.uk