Update....
Dyson’s brand new CoVent prototype is not thought to have undergone rigorous testing yet
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/13/uk-scraps-plans-to-buy-thousands-of-bluesky-ventilators-coronavirus
Back to the experts in the field, the likes of Penlon,,,,
All is he is doing is exposing "dog eat my homework" excuses from government. Calling out lies will ultimately bounce them into making better excuses, this is no time for mindless ideology.
Not necessarily, he's got olenty of manufacturing expertise and resource but better used to help get other get approved products to market. Many subbies to UK manufacturers are chosing to close, take the bail out cash for employees instead of staying open.
I'm not putting them on a pedestal, but we had the opportunity to participate in mass procurement in a European scheme and we have not done it. Also the government should have supported existing ventilator manufacturers to upscale, they have not done it.
Government covering all the bases, are you serious?
This on the day that they claimed a communications mix-up meant it missed the deadline to join an EU procurement scheme to get extra ventilators for the coronavirus crisis. No 10 says officials did not get emails inviting the UK to join and it...
I wish them well, I hope the guy on the video posted from "MEC Medical" is wrong.
I work in the manufacturing and design sector supply chain, things take time. You won't produce 10,000 before we reach our peak, it won't happen
We have several leading UK companies in the sector making this...
Anti entrepreneur, not at all. Give it to someone in the business that has a product ready to go. We need this stuff in 2 weeks...
Strange how the other name banded around was JCB..
Medtronic in Galway.
We have local UK manufacturers that could outsource their design to contract manufacturers, instead we give the job to one of Bojo's Brexit mates to reinvent the wheel
Wonder if any the profit Dyson makes on the deal will be booked in the UK?
Dyson wins contract for 10,000 units, this is the company that just months ago dumped the UK for Singapore
No experience in manufacturing ventilators
No design
No certifications
No NHS approval
There are existing UK manufacturers products that already supplying the NHS, companies like...