Book transportation systems move books quickly and carefully throughout libraries

The rail-guided UniCar and MultiCar book transportation systems are highly effective thanks to their flexibility and versatility in conjunction with day-to-day operations in libraries.

Each transportation system can be integrated into a library‘s modern self-service lending and book returns system. Swisslog will take care of all the logistical aspects involved, from the automatic book returns and book sorting systems to the precise transportation of media to the storeroom.

UniCar - for the transportation of single books and small quantities

• Careful, quick and quiet
• Modular system for optimal customisation
• As the appliance is lightweight and requires little space, this ensures that it can be installed on suspended ceilings, in narrow shafts and on staircases
• For both old and new buildings
• Transportation of single books is carried out by using the UniSortCar
• XL transportation containers for large-scale media
• Automatic loading and unloading function possible
• Rotatable suspended pendulum container ensures that containers remain horizontal during transit, even on vertical stretches, at looping stations and on overhead routes

MultiCar - for large transportation capacity

The higher performance MultiCar works in a similar way to UniCar, but can automatically load entire euro stacking boxes of books, transport them, and unload them in a precise manner. MultiCar is economic, reliable and flexible, and can be customised to accommodate the increasing requirements of the library.

Benefits of automatic book transportation

• Quicker processing of orders as a result of automation
• Relieves staff from manual transportation tasks, thereby providing more time for consultation services
• Quicker provision of returned books, thereby preventing the intermittent return of items to the storeroom
• Reduction in waiting times for the user thanks to available transportation capacity at any time

Integrated logistics solutions for modern libraries

In addition to purely transporting books, Swisslog offers integrated logistics solutions for libraries - complex systems through which book returns, sorting and transportation are coordinated in the best possible manner.