Vita Inclinata, the US developer of aerospace and industrial load stabilisation devices, has revealed that it has quadrupled its manufacturing lines and added extra shifts to meet the growing demand for its systems around the world.
According to Vita, the increased production is in response to demand from all branches of the US military, as well as interest from Chile, Japan, Portugal and Ukraine.
The company recently donated one of its Vita Rescue Systems to Ukraine, with CEO Caleb Carr delivering the device personally. The Vita technology is used to stabilise a litter being hoisted by a helicopter, making rescues quicker and safer. Once it had seen the technology in action, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine requested 30 systems.
Alongside the increase in its production capacity, Vita has embraced vertical supply chain integration principles to reduce costs and provide the company with greater control of its product assembly. According to the company, these measures include using 3D printers to produce components, the use of mobile tablets to manage workflows quicker and licensing various technologies that were previously outsourced to third parties.
“Technology that improves worker safety or ensures a positive outcome from a search and rescue mission should be ubiquitous,” asserted Carr. “Vita is making it our mission to meet the need of every organisation who expresses interest in our technology by broadening our capacity to quicken the pace at which it can be deployed to save lives.”
