Ventec Life Systems Accelerates Manufacturing of Life-Saving Ventilator With Aruba
Summary
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ventec has committed to delivering 30,000 of its portable, VOCSN critical care ventilators to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Strategic National Stockpile. According to Jacob Omlid, IT Director for Ventec Life Systems, the Aruba infrastructure is resulting in better productivity and efficiencies, as well as improvements in quality – all of which are important for ensuring more critical care ventilators can be delivered more quickly to the front lines. The APs ensure that every square inch of Ventec’s Bothell site has wireless coverage, which is key for connecting its multiple departments including manufacturing and quality assurance. Using a combination of their mobile devices and applications such as Skype, Teams and Zoom for collaboration and video conferencing, and a variety of manufacturing apps for quality management, ERP, and inventory tracking, employees can work from anywhere in the Ventec facilities. Concluded Omlid, “Before we had a flat network that wasn’t scalable or redundant, and our employees suffered from bad experiences with the wireless, which was spotty and unreliable.