University Hospital of Zurich and Lucerne Cantonal Hospital (CH)

With 43 hospitals and institutes, over 980 beds, more than 500,000 outpatient visits and over 42,000 inpatients, the University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest clinical facilities in Switzerland. Managing all of this effectively requires sophisticated intra-logistics for medical and non-medical consumables. Wanzl Material Handling was the ideal partner for this. Wanzl configured roll cages in such a way that they can be used both as order picking trolleys and as roll cages for truck transport. What's more, they are also ideal for distributing goods to medical and non-medical customers, can be used in tugger trains, and have low-noise rolling properties. Locking brakes on the castors also ensure greater safety and the lightweight design allows for comfortable handling. “The wide range of uses at various locations was of course a challenge. However, it was one we were able to overcome, thanks to our experience in the logistics industry and our flexible manufacturing capability,” said Markus Spengler, Head of Wanzl Material Handling.