Case Study: Bolgers boosts ventilator component output 5X with Hexagon RADAN

RADAN “a key enabler” as Bolger’s ventilator components output ramps 5X

Bolger Engineering, a custom enclosure and hardware specialist, faced the challenge of rapidly increasing its weekly production of ventilator components for medical customer Medtronic from 4,000 to over 18,000 units due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To meet this 500% demand surge, they turned to their existing CAD/CAM software, RADAN from vendor Hexagon, as a key enabler to manage this major leap in manufacturing.

Using Hexagon's RADAN software to program their punching and laser cutting machines, Bolgers optimized material utilization and ensured components were produced within extremely tight tolerances of +/- 0.2 mm. This solution was crucial to achieving the required output. The implementation enabled the company to successfully ramp up production to meet the unprecedented demand, which was expected to continue into 2021, while also allowing them to provide a rapid two-week turnaround on another COVID-related product.

Bolgers

Paul Collins

Sales Manager