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April 29, 2020 – Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, is responding to needs for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the Pays de la Loire region of France by producing and delivering 60,000 single-use, disposable aprons per day to local hospitals.
Single-use aprons are among the most needed PPE items in France, along with face masks and gowns. When Omega Systèmes was contacted by Nantes University Hospital in mid-April 2020 with a request for aprons, the company responded quickly.
“We produced prototype aprons for the Hospital’s review,” reports Web Industries Michael Quarrey, vice president of aerospace operations. “We put production into high gear immediately following the Hospital’s validation of our product. Omega currently has material to manufacture one million single-use aprons. With our materials supply chain and high-speed precision formatting equipment, we can quickly meet apron needs for hospitals and care facilities throughout France and other European countries.”
The polyethylene aprons are worn by nurses, doctors, medics and caretakers who meet with patients to examine and carry out treatments, such as taking temperatures or changing an IV line. They are delivered in protective plastic sheaths that meet Nantes University Hospital’s strict sanitary requirements.
Face masks and gowns In a related note, Quarrey says that Omega Systèmes is currently filling orders for more than 7.8 million face masks for other France-based customers, and is equipped to manufacture face masks and gowns for use in hospitals and health care facilities throughout Europe.
About Web Industries An employee-owned company, Web Industries, Inc., is one of the largest and most diverse providers of precision converting and outsource manufacturing. We help customers in the Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial markets bridge their capability gaps and accelerate their go-to-market success by leveraging close, trust-based relationships to develop ingenious solutions precisely tailored to their needs. From project inception through commercialization, Web offers creative problem-solving backed by deep technical and operational expertise.
For Further Information Customer Inquiries: 1 508.573.7979 sales@webindustries.com
Media Relations: United States Bob Giuliano +1 610.328.1051 bob.giuliano@prplace.biz
France Véronique Cohard +33(0)6 45 99 68 08 v.cohard@omega-systemes.fr
Claudio Hanna, Director of Sales for the medical market, and Jennifer Ponti, Business Development Manager, have written an article featured online for Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI).
The article, How to Select a Medical Device CMO, explains how contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) can free medical device manufacturers to focus on innovation. Plus tips for when and how to pick a CMO partner.
Check it out here: How to Select a Medical Device CMO
April 20, 2020 — Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of composite materials, has announced the installation of a high-volume composite slitting and spooling line at its Omega Systèmes plant in Nantes, France. The new production line adds capacity to serve growing demand for both thermoset and thermoplastic slit tape composites from aerospace fabricators across the European market.
The 48-head line is the first of many that Web Industries expects to install at Omega Systèmes, which was acquired by Web in January 2019. The line’s custom slitting and spooling capabilities mirror those of Web’s North American precision converting operations, enabling the company to offer identical formatting services and quality standards to customers on both sides of the Atlantic. The new line can take master rolls of composite materials, precision slit them into narrower widths and then traverse wind the slit material onto spools. Customers can then easily load these spools of slit tape onto their robotic automated tape laying machinery or other fabrication equipment.
“We are entering an era in which competition will intensify, and production optimization will be an increasingly important factor in productivity gains,” said Web Industries Vice President of Corporate Development Kevin Young “The new machinery we have developed and implemented can format both thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials to supply the entire European market.”
With this capacity investment, Web Industries is deploying resources to help customers meet composite material requirements for next-generation aircraft programs. These programs are expected to drive a surge in manufacturing of single-aisle airplanes with significant composite content. “We are focused on this challenge and are working with material suppliers, automation developers and fabricators to find new approaches that deliver improved yields, increased throughput and lower cost,” said Michael Quarry, vice president of aerospace operations, Web Industries.
COVID-19 Mask Production Update Web Industries is equipped to develop nonwoven and material converting solutions that support the manufacture of disposable medical products, including masks and gowns, for the COVID-19 crisis throughout North America and Europe.
Web Industries’ Omega Systèmes business is currently filling an order for 7,800,000 personal face masks, up from 900,000 one week ago. The masks are approved by the French General Directorate of Armament to the Ministère des Armées for distribution to food manufacturers, supermarkets and nursing homes conducting business in France.
About Web Industries A 100% employee-owned company, Web Industries, Inc. is one of the largest and most diverse providers of precision converting and outsource manufacturing. We help customers in the Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial markets bridge their capability gaps and accelerate their go-to-market success by leveraging close, trust-based relationships to develop ingenious solutions precisely tailored to their needs. From project inception through commercialization, Web offers creative problem-solving backed by deep technical and operational expertise.
For Further Information
Customer Inquiries: sales@webindustries.com +1 508.573.7979
Media Relations: Bob Giuliano +1 610.328.1051 bob.giuliano@prplace.biz
April 9, 2020 – Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, is shipping 900,000 personal facemasks approved by the French General Directorate of Armament to the Ministère des Armées for distribution to food manufacturers, supermarkets and nursing homes conducting business in France.
Obtaining the French General Directorate of Armament approval for mask production called for Omega to pass a series of tests carried out in accordance with stringent Armament specifications, including those for wearer protection.
The announcement comes at a time when demand for the facemasks is high throughout France. Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has extended COVID-19 containment measures until April 15th, as the number of infections in France exceeds 81,000 with more than 10,800* deaths in hospitals. The masks are being supplied by the Ministèred Armées to businesses whose personnel are at a high risk of contamination, such as those working in the food sector and facilities housing the elderly. These single-use masks can be worn for up to four hours before being changed and offer a 96% protection rate.
To meet this demand, Omega is operating around the clock, running three eight-hour shifts to produce more than 150,000 masks per day. The company plans to fulfill orders for more than 4 million masks per month.
According to Web Industries Vice President of Corporate Development Kevin Young, Omega converted parts of its Nantes France operation from aerospace component manufacturing to the production of facemasks to assist France’s overall fight against the coronavirus.
“We are allocating assets and running multiple shifts at our plant to support the government and the people of France during this time of pandemic,” he said. “We’ll continue facemask production for as long as needed, and we’ll be looking for additional opportunities to help.”
Omega Systèmes is making every effort to address the urgency of COVID-19 by developing prototypes of individual protective masks and then putting the designs into mass production in an extremely short time frame. At the same time, the company has put in place reinforced measures to ensure the safety of personnel. Omega Systèmes is equipped to produce and supply the essential elements in the fight against Coronavirus for as long as demand exists.
* Data from: WHO.int
About Web Industries A 100% employee-owned company, Web Industries, Inc., is one of the largest and most diverse providers of precision converting and outsource manufacturing. We help customers in the Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial markets bridge their capability gaps and accelerate their go-to-market success by leveraging close, trust-based relationships to develop ingenious solutions precisely tailored to their needs. From project inception through commercialization, Web offers creative problem-solving backed by deep technical and operational expertise.
For Further Information Customer Inquiries: sales@webindustries.com +1 508.573.7979
Media Relations: United States Bob Giuliano +1 610.328.1051 bob.giuliano@prplace.biz
France Véronique Cohard v.cohard@omega-sytemes.fr +33(0)6 45 99 68 08