Oxygen generators from Herrsching for India
Updated: 05/20/21 - 09:20 AM Oxygen generators from Herrsching for India Herrsching - Covid-19 hits the lungs, so that ventilation may be necessary in the event of severe disease. The oxygen is supplied, among other things, by the generator from the Herrsching-based company Inmatec. The technology company now produces 96 oxygen generators for India's hospitals in the Ammerseegemeinde. The Indian Consul General Mohit Yadav thanked personally on Monday for 55 Inmatec systems, which have been supplying ventilated intensive care patients in his home, which has been severely affected by the virus, with oxygen since December - and ordered 41 more large systems. A truly precious commodity, because "the market for oxygen generators has been swept empty", emphasized Inmatec's managing director Dr. Peter Biedenkopf. The big plus of Inmatec products: The medical oxygen does not have to be delivered, but is taken from the ambient air and filtered. The first deliveries were made to the states of Kashmir and Jammu, reported the consul general, who has lived in Munich for a good two years. "These remote regions in the Himalayas have inadequate infrastructure and are cut off from the outside world for a few months of the year," explained Biedenkopf. As a result, the liquid oxygen that many hospitals in Central Europe use cannot be reliably made available in India. With devastating consequences for those affected in the country with 1.4 billion inhabitants, from which horrible images of people gasping for air and grieving relatives are going through the world. Yadav is grateful for the 100 ventilators that Markus Sder has delivered to us and called it a gesture of solidarity. "We have already vaccinated 180 million Indians and are ramping up production," emphasized the Consul General. The situation is still dire and has claimed more than 250,000 lives so far. In several regions there is still a lack of oxygen to treat patients, despite a four-fold increase in oxygen production between March and September 2020. Fast delivery is essential for the country with the second most frequent corona case numbers, emphasized Markus Berninger from the marketing department of the Herrsching-based technology company. Inmatec would not have any delivery bottlenecks for the components of the system, said Dr. Biedenkopf. "Thanks to the long-term cooperation with the suppliers, we have almost all the materials necessary for production for the new order in stock." The Indian Consul General explained how deadly the mutated virus is, using a relative as an example: "The mutation of the virus directly affects the lungs," he said. "My cousin died of Covid-19 on April 29th, although he was medically well cared for." Production has literally turned on its head since the pandemic: By March Inmatec had produced around 80 percent nitrogen generators for industry and 20 percent Oxygen generators for fish farming, the food industry and hospitals. There are now 30 percent more systems than a year ago, explained Dr. Biedenkopf. Including the oxygen generators ordered by India, on which 100 to 200 beds were attached. "These are lifesavers and every life is important", https://www.kreisbote.de/lokales/starnberg/sauerstoffgeneratoren-aus-herrsching-fuer-indien-90653492.html