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Generalized Needs and Requirements: Hospital Needs
c. Escalators. Particularly efficient for transporting large numbers of
people for a relatively few floors vertically. Diagonal capability only.
d. Tote box conveyors. Efficient for transportation of small items to
many floors, particularly when combined with an ejection device.
Not suitable for large bulky items. Vertical and horizontal capability.
e. Tray conveyors. Suitable for mass distribution of items where a
sender and receiver are in constant attendance. Horizontal and
vertical capability.
f. Pneumatic tube (small). Suitable for irregular distribution of small
amounts of paper or packages. Horizontal and vertical capability.
g. Pneumatic tube (large). A means of distributing large (20"),
prepackaged, non-breakage items. Current experience is
insufficient to allow proper evaluation. Horizontal and vertical
capability.
h. Chutes. Efficient and effective if properly maintained. Vertical
capability with limited horizontal movement.
i. Monorail (large). Possibly suitable for distribution of large items on
a request basis. Horizontal and vertical capability.
j.
Monorail (small). Efficient for distribution of paper, records, x-rays,
drugs, etc. Horizontal and vertical capability.
k. Automated carts. Uses special elevators and a pre-programmed
horizontal route. May require special distribution corridors.
Horizontal and vertical capability.
l. Motorized carts. High degree of horizontal flexibility. Can be used
to transport several large carts simultaneously. Requires a person
in attendance.
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