Issue 11 • 2010

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In this issue:Vmax and Topspeed01A bit about the Vmax and Topspeedand... The first black Vmax is installed

Case Studies02T&E shop fitters andPharmaSys PMR

Design Award03The Vmax setting itself apart from thecrowd

News Roundup03We have been busy!

Exhibition Schedule04Where you can meet the ARX teamover the next few months

Vmax Special Edition

Community edition

Welcome to the Autumn 2010 special edition of ARX news, packed full of usefulinformation, recent events and some very important dates.

In this edition, we focus on one of our newest and most popular forms of automation,the Rowa Vmax Robotic System.

To find out more about the Rowa Vmax, and the main benefits that robotic systems andchannel systems could give you and your business, please have a read through thisedition of ARX News.

Channel (vending) systems usually usegravity to dispense packs and are capableof dropping large quantities of stock upondemand. They are a very fast and efficientway of dispensing packs and canautomate 75% of your daily picking.

The channel systems are a simple andcheap concept, designed for pharmacieswhere the key requirement is pack deliveryspeed for a limited range of stock.

Robotic systems use a picking head todispense packs to various drop points andhave the ability to deliver multiple packs ata time if required. They also allow forspace efficient storage and are capable ofholding 99%+ of your daily dispensingstock.

Robotic systems can easily handle partpacks, tubs, bottles and ever changingranges of parallel imports and genericsthat current buying patterns dictate.

Robotic systems can also cater forautomatic loading, automatic labelling,

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refrigerated items, controlled drugs andremote dispensing.

Both Robotic and Channel Systems offeryou a Return on Investment (ROI) meaningthat not only will these automated systemshelp you to push your business into thefuture, they should help you to increaseyour profits as you do so.

ARX are proud to announce that we havesold 10 Topspeed systems and 29 Vmax’sin the UK so far this year, with many morepharmacies enquiring every week.

This includes the very first black Vmax inthe United Kingdom, which we have justinstalled at Wepre Pharmacy in NorthWales. When asked what he thought of hisnew 7 metre long Vmax, pharmacy owner,Raj Morjaria, said “ The robot is fantastic,and the pharmacy looks spectacular.”

If you would like to see the new blackVmax, we will be demonstrating how itworks at this year’s pharmacy show onstand F80 (See page 4 for details).

Did you know?...

The new Vmax can dispense up to2,400 packs per hour!

The sophisticated programming ofthis new robotic system also allowsyou to stock up to 1,200 new packsper hour.

The new Vmax really can help topush your business into the future.

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PharmaSys is a unique web basedpharmacy management system (PMR) andcan allow for fast dispensing, electronictransfer of prescriptions (ETP), broadbandordering through a safe N3 connection,care home management and real timereporting.

PharmaSys offer extremely competitiverates for their internet based PMR system,which is continually evolving andbecoming increasingly more popular, evenamongst pharmacies with automation.

If you have automated your pharmacy, orhave researched the possibility ofautomation, you will be aware that roboticsystems link to your PMR system. Allmajor PMR systems, including

Incorporating the robotic space-savingsystem with T&E’s tidy, tailored designsmeans that your pharmacy will have moreroom for meeting and advising clients,offering additional services or clinicalsupport and generally helping your localcommunity.

If you would like to visit a pharmacy withan ARX robot, please do contact us formore information.

Trial and Error? Time and Effort? You maybe forgiven for wondering what, or whothis article is about, and how it could beof interest to you. The answer is, if youare considering automating yourpharmacy, those 3 characters are worthremembering, as they could play a vitalrole.

T&E Display Group are a team of specialistdesigners and manufacturers who,amongst many other capabilities, designshop refits for ARX clients. Refits forPharmacies are one of T&E’s specialitiesand ARX have worked with them on manyoccasions.

ARX spokesman, Luke Lowles-Houriganstated that, “We have learnt fromexperience that not only have our clientswanted to automate their pharmacy, theygenerally want the layout and appearanceof their pharmacy to match the modernidea that is automation.”

One of the sites on which ARX haveworked with T&E is ChristchurchPharmacy in Braintree, Essex.

Christchurch Pharmacy have had a 1.6metre long Extent robotic system installedinto their pharmacy with 3 direct outputs

Christchurch Pharmacy

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to staff, helping to save time and space,and increase control. T&E have then builttheir shop refit around these direct outputboxes, helping to create a clean, modernenvironment.

Wayne Collins, Senior Sales Executive atARX stated that, “The pharmacy looksclinical and well organised because therobot enables the pharmacy to have veryfew packs on shelving.”

PharmaSys, are compatible with ARXautomated systems. PharmaSys is nowbeing used at an increasing amount ofpharmacies with ARX robotic systems.

As mentioned in the opening paragraph tothis article, pharmaSys have a safe N3broadband connection. An N3 broadbandconnection is most commonly used by theNHS and was implemented into theirsystems in 2004. It is now starting to beused by pharmacies too and allows for afast, ‘impenetrable’ connection, meaningno computer hackers can access yourfiles. ARX are currently in the process ofachieving an N3 connection on our ownPMR system, Astia. We hope to bring youmore news on the progress of this in thenext newsletter.

T&E and Christchurch Pharmacy

PharmaSys are also exhibiting at thepharmacy show this year, and will besituated right by ARX at stand E100.PharmaSys will be demonstrating howtheir PMR system works with our roboticsystems. Why not come and see firsthandhow we could benefit your pharmacy.

ARX News • Edited by Stephanie Dyke

been recognised with this importantaward. It means that for 'non-engineers'too, the technological advance which isintegrated somewhat in the backgroundhas now also been recognised from avisual standpoint."

"All of the products winning a red dotdesign award had to convince aninternational panel of experts. Theseproducts set themselves apart from thecrowd with their excellent design andinnovative applications which meant thatthey were able to prove their quality in oneof the hardest design competitions in theworld," says design expert Professor Dr.Peter Zec, founder of the red dot designaward.

Should you wish to view this outstandingsystem in action, or if you would like somemore information, please contact amember of our sales team or visit us at anyof the exhibitions listed on page 4 of thisnewsletter.

Design Award for VmaxKelberg, Germany, 10.05.2010 – Thethrilling and innovative design of the Vmaxby Rowa Automatisierungssysteme GmbHhas succeeded in one of the most wellrespected design competitions in theworld. In the red dot award, productdesign 2010, the Rowa Vmax wasawarded the "red dot" quality award forhigh design quality by a panel of topjudges. The awards ceremony and partytook place on 5 July 2010 with more than1,000 guests at the Essen Opera house(Aalto Theatre).

The Rowa Vmax is an automated storageand dispensing system for pharmacieswhich can store packs of medications inan extremely compact space anddispense them quickly. Rowa is theEuropean market leader in the sectorhaving sold over 3,000 machines. "Withthe Vmax we have created a clear symbolof innovation and design," says RolfWagner, Managing Director and founder ofRowa. "We are extremely pleased to have

News roundup:ARX Staff get Suited and Bootedfor the Chemist and Druggist Magazineawards dinner, in association with theNational Pharmacy Association.

Wayne Collins and Nick Piper, SalesExecutives for the South West and SouthEast of England attended the annualevent, and said that the evening was, “ Afantastic chance for ARX to enjoyfirsthand the successes of our clients,and the Pharmacy sector as a whole.”Nick Piper also stated, “It certainlyopened our eyes to the vigour with whicheverybody is grasping their opportunitiesand really driving Pharmacy into thefuture.” It sounds like an enjoyable nightwas had by all!

Full power with even less energyconsumptionThe Rowa Vmax is highly efficient energy-wise and therefore saves money at thesame time. The actual electric powerconsumption is between 500W when onstandby and 685W with one picking headin operation.

These figures really stand out when oneconsiders the fact that a standard coffeemachine uses between 1,000 and1,450W.

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Exhibition schedule

Call us now to discuss howARX automation can help you:

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ARX will be present at a variety of exhibitions across Europe over the next few months.This is your opportunity to take a closer look at some of the latest equipment and totalk about your requirements with our experienced staff.

7th - 10th October 2010

Expopharm, International Congress Center, Munich

10th - 11th October 2010

The Pharmacy Show, NEC Birmingham

Andrew Gill

Andrew has recently joined ARX,leading the Projects Team as theymeet the growing demands forinstallations in the UK and Ireland.

As a Pharmacist with an impressivebackground in community andhospital pharmacy, Andrew stated,“I’m excited to have joined such aninnovative company and I’m lookingforward to bringing my programmemanager experience and knowledgeof pharmacy to ARX.”

Andrew is used to managingcomplex projects, what with 3children and the latest addition ofseveral hens, but never quite findsenough time for his sailing hobby.Andrew has crossed the Atlantic soknows anything is possible givenplanning.

What else would you expect fromthe latest addition to our Projectsteam!

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