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A pharmacy material transport robot is an automated system designed to transport medications, supplies, and other pharmacy-related materials within the hospital environment. These robots are used to streamline the movement of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and even documents between different departments, such as from the pharmacy to patient wards, operating rooms, or nursing stations. They help reduce the workload of hospital staff, enhance efficiency, and ensure timely delivery of medications, contributing to improved patient care.

Founded in 1975, Air Link International has remained a leading full-service company for 49 years.
Offering quality and efficient custom solutions for pneumatic tube systems, Air Link has fitted more than 20,000 systems worldwide in over 10 countries. A family owned and operated company; Air Link designs and manufactures its own system components. Today, Air Link provides the ideal tube system solution for the quick and easy transport of sensitive goods to the medical industry.
Air Links flexible designs allow us to create the most efficient system to meet your needs ranging from the most basic system to a complex custom semi-automatic or fully-automatic multi-station computer programmed system. To ensure all your needs are met, our friendly customer service and sales staff work individually with customers to guarantee that the correct system for your location is delivered. Once the right system is fitted, customers can take advantage of Air Links nation-wide network of independent companies to install the new air tube system anywhere in America.
Point-to-Point System:
Two-way dedicated sending & receiving system, designed to transfer carriers with contents between two designated locations. This system is ideal when the job requires information sharing from two different locations without the need to interrupt production for transfer.
Semi-Automatic System:
The Semi-Automatic systems function with a main station as a transfer hub and can be set-up to deliver and receive from multiple remote stations. Remote stations are configured to only send directly to the main station, whereas the designated main station can send to any of the remote stations. These systems are ideal when information is collected from multiple departments and processed at a central department. It is easily expandable for additional locations, and can be easily upgraded to a fully-automatic system.
Fully-Automatic System:
The Fully-Automatic system integrates an entire network of stations to transfer documents, cash, lab samples, medications or small items from all points. In this system, all destinations can send and receive to each of the other stations. This system is typically used when a larger number of interacting stations are needed (usually four or more). The Fully-Automatic system is an affordable option for facilities requiring high volume transfer and is easily expandable at any time. Additionally, this system uses up to 50% less electricity with pneumatically controlled devices as opposed to electric-mechanical devices.
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Pneumatic tube systems provide fast, secure delivery for prescription medications and lab specimens in drive-up pharmacies. Washington Security Products has the perfect pharmacy carrier to streamline your pharmacy’s workflow.
Pneumatic tube systems help to make pharmacy deliveries more efficient and secure. By harnessing the benefits of this efficient transportation system, drive-up pharmacies can provide better service to patients.

Maintaining chain-of-custody within your hospital is critical for compliance, control, and most importantly – patient safety. Delivery Manager provides ultimate visibility into what is being delivered throughout the hospital. Implementing an intelligent tracking application, such as Delivery Manager, provides a single point of control, accountability, and traceability throughout the entire delivery process—from your tube system to your manual transport and delivery
Pneumatic Tube Systems Keep You Connected
At TransLogic™, we blend 100+ years of industry experience with the latest transport automation technology to design, build, and maintain the best-in-class pneumatic tube systems. From large healthcare tube system networks executing (and monitoring) thousands of cross-campus transactions per day, to smaller one-off builds specially designed to transport time-sensitive radiopharmaceuticals, TransLogic pneumatic tube systems — proudly designed and made in the USA — drive efficiency across your entire organization.
The Pharmacy500 is awarded to 500 pharmacy supply chain businesses and associations that significantly impacted dispensing pharmacies in the U.S. over the past year.
The following are complimentary benefits extended to Pharmacy500 companies and associations (coming this spring!)
Read more about Swisslog Healthcare and the rest of the Pharmacy500 in the news in our Weekly Dose newsletter!
Read more about Swisslog Healthcare and the rest of the Pharmacy500 in the news in our Weekly Dose newsletter!
Read more about Swisslog Healthcare and the rest of the Pharmacy500 in the news in our Weekly Dose newsletter!
Read more about Swisslog Healthcare and the rest of the Pharmacy500 in the news in our Weekly Dose newsletter!
Swisslog’s origins date back to 1900 (Source: Swisslog). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Washington security products serve businesses in many industries, including healthcare, finance, logistics, airports, post offices, and banks globally. (Source: Washington Security Products). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Swisslog Healthcare installed Pneumatic Tube Systems in 2,300+ in North American hospitals, and 3,000+ globally (Source: Swisslog Healthcare). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Pevco serves 900+ hospitals globally by providing pneumatic tube systems (Source: Pevco). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Air Link International has installed over 20,000 pneumatic tube systems worldwide in more than 10 countries (Source: Air Link). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Duke University transports 4,000 prescriptions daily (Source: Duke University). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Swisslog Healthcare installed 3,000+ Pneumatic tube systems worldwide (Source: Swisslog Healthcare). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
Pneumatic tubes deliver items in 30–90 seconds (Source: Pharmacy Standards). Read more insights in our Pneumatic Tube Report.
The Pharmacy500 are the pharmacy operations supply chain businesses and associations that significantly impacted dispensing pharmacies over the past year. This report analyzes the Pharmacy500 logos and their visual elements to provide insight into branding trends.
This report educates Pharmacy500 professionals and pharmacy leadership on key supply chain trends related to pneumatic tube systems. It highlights the companies within the 2025 Pharmacy500 driving innovation in this category and their impact on dispensing pharmacy operations.
Learn more about Automation insights and Pharmacy500 companies behind the industry in our Pharmacy500 Platinum Pages 2026 publication!
The 2026 Pharmacy500 Companies Market Teardown report provides a concise snapshot of the 2026 companies, highlighting new additions, examining regional distributions, practice settings, supply chain categories, and key conferences attended.
RXinsider’s Pharmacy500 Careers Outlook report identifies key employment trends and workforce dynamics across Pharmacy500 companies. Check out this report to learn more about open position trends and the current state of the job market impacting the pharmacy supply chain!
Fortune Magazine’s annual Fortune 500 ranks the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Many leaders in healthcare and pharmaceuticals drive medication production, distribution, and patient access. This report highlights their impact on the pharmacy industry.
The Pharmacy500 Academy by RXinsider now offers training on pharmacy material transport robots and pneumatic tubes, along with company breakdowns and product comparisons. Learn more about pneumatic tube systems by visiting the Pharmacy500 Academy.
Accu-Chart Plus Health Care Systems
Air Link International
APS – Advanced Pharmacy Solutions
ARxIUM
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter
BD
Capsa Healthcare
CoverMyMeds (McKesson Corporation)
DosePacker, Inc.
Euclid Medical Products
Eyecon | RxSafe
Fresenius Kabi Group
Health Care Logistics, Inc.
iA
ICU Medical
Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. (IMS)
JFCRx
KNAPP
Lansworth Pharma SelfServe
Manchac Technologies
MaxiPak LLC
McKesson Corporation
Medility Inc.
Noritsu Pharmacy Automation
Omnicell
Outcomes
Pevco
Relay Robotics, Inc.
Rx Systems, Inc.
RxShelving.com
ScriptPro LLC
Swisslog Healthcare
Tension Packaging & Automation
TouchPoint Medical
VIVID (Scientific Industries, Inc.)
VMI Group
Washington Security Products
Yuyama USA, Inc.
3AM Technologies, LLC