Swisslog Provides Planning Guidelines for Hospital Transport Robot Implementation
This document guides hospital planners through specification review process to determine bulk transport issues and facility considerations.
Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 18, 2006 -- Swisslog announces the release of an e-document outlining detailed criteria for hospital architects and planners entitled “12 Important Considerations for Planning Your AGV Robot-Friendly Hospital.”
The document addresses the critical areas of concern for automatic guided vehicle (AGV) installation that should be addressed early in the planning process. Hospital AGV’s provide bulk material transport throughout a hospital facility and are designed to interact with the unique demands and requirements of hospitals, including corridor traffic, patient safety, elevator automatic door interface to name a few.
Swisslog’s new report provides internet links to informative resources both within and without the Swisslog Healthcare Solutions Division web site.
Some of the areas of consideration examined within the document include environment, safety issues in corridors, elevator considerations, detailed facility specification requirements to support robotic vehicles, fire door considerations, access to throughput calculation methodology and much more.
The hospital AGV provided by Swisslog, TransCar, is specifically designed for hospitals and is being used in North America and internationally by scores of modern hospitals. The TransCar vehicles are ideally suited for moving routine, on-demand or large quantity items between centralized functions such as kitchens, laundries, housekeeping and storerooms.
A free PDF format copy of the document can be obtained by visiting Swisslog’s Automatic Guided Vehicle product page, and then clicking on the item entitled “AGV Robot Guidelines” under the “Related Information” column. To speak to or contact a company representative in your international region visit our Customer Support web page.
About Swisslog
Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistic solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. The comprehensive portfolio ranges from building complex warehouses and distribution centers including Swisslog’s software, in-house logistics solutions for hospitals as well as software and consulting services in the field of supply chain management. Swisslog’s solutions optimize the customer’s production, logistics and distribution processes in order to increase their flexibility, responsiveness and quality of service, while minimizing logistics costs. With years of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions, Swisslog provides the expertise that customers in more than 50 countries around the world rely on. Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs around 1,850 staff in 23 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.swisslog.com.
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