Swisslog Introduces Advanced Pneumatic Tube System Control Software

TL2009 pneumatic tube system software provides advanced features for hospital users

Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 11, 2008 -- Swisslog, a leading provider of automated material transport systems and pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals, introduces advanced control software for TransLogic Pneumatic Tube Systems that provides a platform for many technical advances and greatly enhances system security, performance and functionality.

TL2009 software will control RFID carrier send/receive verification and provide carrier segregation for department-specific uses. For example, a hospital may want to keep lab carriers from being sent to the pharmacy and vice versa. The software will let the system administrators define which carriers are assigned to which stations. It will restrict empty carrier dispatch on selected carriers which will improve carrier management. TL2009 software allows the assignments of multiple RFID carrier types to specific stations for greater carrier inventory management.

Pneumatic tube system stations using Swisslog's new WhoTube™ card swipe technology to secure station access have even greater protection with TL2009. With WhoTube, the sender and recipient information is recorded and can be used conjunction with Swisslog's Station Access Doors.

TL2009 supports high-speed network communications and monitors the tube system over a hospital's existing IT infrastructure (100 Mbps). The software controls empty storage/empty call, a function which allows carriers stored in system tubing to be accessible to users with the press of a button.

TL2009 controls variable speed technology, in which sensitive items can be transported at lower speeds for gentle handling and empties can be sent at a faster speed for improved performance. The software also expedites the transport of carriers in the event of a computer malfunction.    

To learn more about the TL2008 control software as well as the TransLogic Pneumatic Tube System, contact 1-800-764-0300 or email healthcare@swisslog.com. Also visit www.swisslog.com and click on Healthcare Solutions for more details.

About Swisslog
Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistics solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. Its comprehensive services portfolio ranges from building complex warehouses and distribution centers to implementing Swisslog's own software. In addition Swisslog provides intra-company logistics solutions for hospitals as well as software and consulting services in the field of supply chain management.

Swisslog's Healthcare Solutions division is the world leader providing logistics automation mainly for healthcare markets. Swisslog has installed hospital material transport and pharmacy automation systems in more than 2,000 hospital and pharmacies throughout the world. Swisslog offers total system design, manufacturing, installation and customer support providing a complete hospital supply chain management approach to logistics challenges. Swisslog Healthcare Solutions division headquarters is located in Denver, Colorado with corporate headquarters in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.swisslog.com.

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