Locker systems for hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes.
Versatile solutions for a complex environment.
Hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes are demanding environments, especially in terms of hygiene and the sheer number of people going in and out every day. In Germany alone, 19.4 million people are treated each year, and this does not include the number of staff and visitors. For this reason alone, locker systems are an important piece of infrastructure for hospitals. The application scenarios are also diverse: from employee lockers, valuables storage to secure locks. This is where our smart locker systems can fully unfold their advantages. We support you with customised concepts to suit your requirements.
Disinfection with UV-C light
By installing UV-C light sources in the lockers, stored items can be gently cleaned of viruses and bacteria without damaging them. This helps to further minimise the risk of infection.
Smart solutions - optimize processes
Our versatile software and open interfaces make it possible to find the perfect solution and to simplify existing processes and make them more secure.
Safe storage - theft-proof
Access is secure by means of a code, key card or QR code. Variocube compartments can only be broken into with special burglary tools.
Application scenarios for locker systems in hospitals
Smart solutions for valuables.
Especially in emergencies, things often have to move quickly, so it is often difficult to keep an eye on patients' valuables. Smart locker systems for hospitals can be a big part of the solution in dealing with these. With customised processes and locker solutions, personal items can be quickly accounted for and kept safe from third-party access. This saves them time, costs, staff time and claims for damages.Â
The Variocube locker systems for hospitals can be installed centrally at one location or divided over several wards or floors. Depending on the space available.
Flexible compartment sizes and design
The flexible combination of our modules means that you always have the right compartment size available, for stowing a watch, a travel case or the much-loved tuba of a new patient. The freely selectable coating and design of the surfaces offers maximum design freedom.
No lost keys or broken locks
Due to the fully digital control, no key can get lost or jammed. Our reliable industrial-quality locking systems impress with their long durability and minimal service effort.
Link to your patient database
Using an interface to your patient database, you can assign any compartment to each patient. This can then only be opened by staff or patients with barcodes, QR codes, access codes or NFC. Staff and transport routes are no longer necessary for handover.
Variocube as a safe lock.
Covid-19 showed us how sensitive the hospital ecosystem is to epidemics and pandemics. At that time, access to the hospital had to be minimized and meticulously controlled. This presented many individuals with the challenge of how to transfer clothing and items of daily use to relatives and friends. With our systems, these items can be easily stored and picked up by authorized individuals by sharing a pickup code, no keys, cards or personal contact required.
Reduce contact - doors on both sides
By fitting doors on both sides, it is possible to structurally separate the delivery and reception areas. This reduces the number of contact persons and patients can reliably receive their delivery. (Only possible with systems on wood)
Safe handover to risk areas
When used as a transfer point at high-risk areas (intensive care unit/high-infection area), personal contacts can be reduced and the transmission of viruses and bacteria minimised.
Secure assignment
By scanning barcodes, QR codes, access codes, or employee badges. only the authorized person gains access to items and documents.
Disinfection with UV-C light
By installing UV-C light sources in the locker, the items stored in it can be cleaned of can be freed from viruses and bacteria without damage. This further reduces the risk of infection.
Smart employee lockers
Especially in hospitals, the need for storage space for personal belongings and clothing is high, as all employees have to wear work clothes for hygiene reasons. Simplify the use and management of lockers with a smart solution. Our locker systems for hospitals can be easily opened via smartphone or NFC terminal, the times of lost keys and forgotten codes are over. Variable locker allocation means that lockers can also be used by other staff on a different shift, making the most of often limited space. Administration, maintenance and cleaning are also simplified with the help of appropriate service and maintenance tools. For example, only unoccupied lockers can be opened and cleaned, which increases theft protection.
Variable allocation - optimize space
The variable allocation of the compartments means that they can also be used by different people. In this way, valuable space is saved.
Less maintenance - reduced costs
Lost keys, defective locks or forgotten codes are a thing of the past. With our maintenance and admin tools, you always have an overview.
Link to your employee database
By means of an interface to your employee database, you can also assign a compartment permanently. This can then only be opened by the corresponding person.
Internal mail and goods distribution
How can I distribute incoming mail and parcels efficiently? Here we have the ideal solution with intelligent locker systems for companies and software interfaces to their systems. Your colleague in the mailroom receives the mail and parcels, records them via OCR scan and stores them in one of the locker systems distributed throughout the building. The department or a:n employee:in then receives a message with a pick-up code and collects the item from one of the nearby stations. In this way, unnecessary journeys can be saved and staff can be better deployed. Dispatch can also be handled via the system.
Save time
Consignments or goods no longer have to be no longer have to be brought to the workplace, employees can remove all shipments from the locker and collect them from the locker.
Reduce costs
The elimination of multiple delivery attempts in the company enables personnel resources to be used more efficiently. A higher delivery rate is achieved by optimizing the first and last mile.
Safety & Sustainability
Reduced transport volume due to fewer delivery attempts lowers your company's CO2 emissions. Shipments are stored securely in the locker and only authorized persons can open them.
Versatile hardware.
Can be integrated into the interior design or ready-made locker modules
VC Integration Kit - the uncomplicated way to your own solution
The integration of Variocube hardware in locker systems from office furniture suppliers or in customised solutions from carpentry companies enables the systems to be precisely adapted to your furnishings. The lockers fit harmoniously into your design concept and ensure an elegant appearance without any style clashes. The software is provided by Variocube, is turnkey-ready or can be customised to your requirements and processes.
This solution allows partner companies to integrate innovative hardware and software into their own furniture and locker systems. The VC integrator kit includes the VC terminal with industrial PC and touchscreen as well as suitable locks, optionally with an integrated RFID reader, customised to the respective requirements.
Variocube locker modules - Modular system in industrial quality
our innovative, flexible and modular enclosure systems are developed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. You benefit from durable, robust lockers with a long service life and minimal maintenance requirements. The electronic components used, such as the controller and touchscreen, comply with Industry standardsto create a Maximum durability make sure. Everything made in Austria - for quality that impresses.
Everything you always wanted to know about locker systems for hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes:
What advantages do intelligent locker systems offer for hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes?
Intelligent locker systems provide secure storage for valuables and personal items, optimise internal mail and goods distribution, reduce the risk of infection through UV-C disinfection and optimise many other processes.
How is access to the lockers secured?
Access is secure via a code, key card or QR code, and the lockers are theft-proof and difficult to break into. All data connections are encrypted and run via the integrated LTE router directly to the cloud or the in-house solution.
How does disinfection with UV-C light work?
UV-C light sources in the lockers non-destructively remove viruses and bacteria from the items stored in them to minimise the risk of infection.
What are the application scenarios for locker systems in hospitals?
The areas of application range from the safe storage of valuables to use as a secure lock for documents and objects, as an employee locker to the internal distribution of goods and mail. All with connection to patient and employee databases.
How can locker systems help in an emergency?
Intelligent locker systems make it possible to quickly collect personal belongings and keep them safe from third party access, saving time, costs and staff.
How variable are the compartment sizes and design options of the locker systems?
The flexible modules allow the compartment sizes to be put together according to requirements and offer maximum design freedom.
What are the advantages of the fully digital control of the lockers?
Lost keys, defective locks or forgotten codes are a thing of the past, reducing maintenance and costs.
How can Variocube be used as a safety gate?
The systems allow easy storage and retrieval of items through the sharing of a retrieval code by authorised persons without personal contact with intermediate UV-C disinfection.
How can the locker systems be linked to the patient and staff database?
Via an interface, the VC Cloud can be connected to the corresponding client-side databases.
How do double-sided doors reduce the number of contacts?
Doors opening on both sides enable a structural separation of the delivery and pick-up areas, reducing the number of contact persons. In addition, the contents of the locker can be disinfected with UV-C light.
How do locker systems minimise personal contacts in risk areas?
By using it as a transfer point in high-risk areas, personal contacts are reduced and the transmission of viruses and bacteria is minimised.
How can hospital staff benefit from smart lockers?
Smart staff lockers offer easy access via smartphone or NFC terminal and allow flexible compartment allocation for optimal space utilisation.
How are internal mail and goods distributed?
Intelligent locker systems and software interfaces enable efficient distribution of mail and parcels and save unnecessary routes.
What are the advantages of the VC Integration Kit for locker systems?
By integrating the Variocube hardware, it is possible for furniture and joinery companies to design the locker systems to match the furnishings.