# Medela launches US production line for Vario 18 AC suction pumps

Medela AG announced a new US production line for its Vario 18 AC portable suction pumps, with up to 10,000 units to be produced and shipped to hospitals by August 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-19
- Where: McHenry, Illinois, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 10,000 units by August 2020
- Products: Vario 18 AC portable suction pumps
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Medela](https://endata.com/companies/6515.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/medela-opens-new-production-line-in-the-us-and-more-than-triples-production-in-switzerland-of-critical-portable-suction-systems-aiding-hospital-ventilator-support-and-patients-with-covid-19-856352411.html), 2020-05-19: "up to 10,000 units are to be produced and shipped to the local hospitals and healthcare facilities by August to meet the acute demand."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medela-opens-new-us-manufacturing-line-for-critical-portable-suction-systems-aiding-hospital-ventilator-support-during-the-covid-19-crisis-301061250.html), 2020-05-19: "Medela will produce 10,000 units beginning in June from its Americas headquarters in McHenry, Illinois"
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/medela-opens-new-u-s-manufacturing-line-for-critical-portable-suction-systems-aiding-hospital-ventilator-support-during-the-covid-19-crisis-805749730.html), 2020-05-19: "Medela will produce 10,000 units beginning in June from its Americas headquarters in McHenry, Illinois to help meet the ongoing needs of hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout North America."

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