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Up the tubes

Preface

Email looked to have made obsolete the process of transporting data by pneumatic tubes, but logistics firm Swisslog saw a potential growth market: healthcare. Now, every new hospital has a network to carry drugs and samples.

Credits

Writer: Kimberley Bradley
Photographer: Dagmar Schwelle



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