SSI Schaefer and CareFusion collaborate in the pharmaceutical industry

SSI Schaefer, a leading global provider of warehouse and logistic systems, and the medical technology company CareFusion have deepened their collaboration in the pharmaceutical industry.

CareFusion offers customized solutions with the Rowa automation systems for automated medication handling in hospitals, pharmacies, online pharmacies and wholesalers. More than 5,500 systems worldwide have been produced by CareFusion at their Kelberg/Eifel location, installed on-site and maintained during live operation. Rowa automats are fully automated to register, store and pick medications in compact spaces. In the area of pharmaceutical picking, Rowa systems are often used for medium to slow movers, and in anaesthetics or cold storage areas. Thanks to the intelligent software application, they can be integrated into existing software and hardware solutions.

SSI Schaefer has comprehensive know-how and technology for the pharmaceutical supply chain, including manual as well as semi-automatic and highly automated solutions such as A-Frame automats for picking fast movers, the Schaefer Miniload System and Schaefer Carousel System for storing and picking medium movers or for consolidating orders, and the Batch Pick ’N Scan sorter for registering and sorting a wide range of products. In addition to workstations for processing and picking, conveying systems, handling systems, racks, storage and transport loading units, and customized software solutions, Schaefer offers planning, implementation, start-up and operational assistance services.

“Thanks to years of experience, SSI Schaefer has become a market leader in the field of pharmaceutical warehousing and distribution,” said Manfred Preiss, vice president of global sales at SSI Schaefer, which is a family-owned group of companies represented in 55 countries. “The Rowa automats complement our product portfolio for picking medium and slow moving products, as well as in the areas of cold storage, anaesthetics and returns applications. They offer fully-automated integrated serial numbers, expiration dates and lot registration with extremely high storage density.”

“The partnership with SSI Schaefer enabled us to better respond to the needs of our customers in the pharmaceutical branch and to develop customized solutions with our combined know-how,” said Dirk Bockelmann, sales director, dispensing retail international at CareFusion | Rowa. “This puts us one step closer to our goal of improved quality and costs in healthcare.”