THE important problem of town sewerage seems to be seeking its solution by the aid of all the natural elements. Water and earth have had their trials and have been more or less successful, and now an ...

When New York launched its pneumatic-tube mail system in the fall of 1897, postal workers tested it out by sending canisters loaded with a Bible wrapped in an American flag, an artificial peach, a ...

Artificial intelligence and video conferencing are tools Mayo Clinic has embraced, but a 75-year-old pneumatic tube system is still using forced air and brass tubes to move 10,000 packages a day. A ...

Design engineers and machine builders seeking smarter ways to reduce downtime and optimize maintenance now have a powerful ...

Pneumatic motion control has been on the automation scene for decades and doesn’t appear to be heading for the exit ramp any time soon despite advances in technologies such as electric actuation.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atreo Services, a company that delivers personalized service and support programs for hospitals nationwide that rely on material handling automation, today announces the first ...

NEW YORK — A new state-of-the-art trash system in NYCHA's Polo Grounds Towers in Harlem promises to tackle energy, rodent and recycling issues. It is the first public housing building in the country ...

Before New York City’s modern subway system was established with the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway in 1904, there were a handful of attempts at underground transit — the first of which was powered ...

Security researchers have detailed vulnerabilities in the system controlling the pneumatic tube networks used in thousands of hospitals around the world, which could allow hackers to disrupt the ...