Swisslog pneumatic tube software

Tuesday 18th November 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 with Swisslog's Station Access Doors.

TL2009 supports high-speed network communications and monitors the tube system over a hospital's existing IT infrastructure (100Mbps). 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.    

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