Envac, the global pioneer of the pneumatic waste collection system (PWCS), is gearing for further growth following its decision to acquire Precision AirConvey (PAC), a US firm specialising in manufacturing, installing and servicing trim and matrix removal systems for the labels, paper, film and sheet industries. PAC, which is based in Newark, Delaware, has been […]

Improve Operational Performance and Infection Control Finally, there appears to be a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. For hospital facility managers, however, this light is overshadowed by the significant challenges made only worse during the pandemic. With reduced budgets for back-of-the-house departments, limited staff resources, and higher-than-ever staff turnover, managers are being […]

The first load stations shipped to Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System’s new, innovative hospital facility – The Pavilion. We are excited to see how well the construction is progressing. Stay tuned for more updates!

The University of Pennsylvania is currently building a 1.5 million square foot hospital on Penn Medicine’s west Philadelphia campus. The Pavilion will house 500 private patient rooms, 47 operating rooms, and emergency department, expected to be completed in 2021. As part of the project, Penn Medicine will be incorporating the most advanced Pneumatic Waste & […]

Precision AirConvey (PAC) has recently been approved for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) educational program for Pneumatic Waste and Linen Conveying Systems.  This accredited course will educate design and construction professionals on the benefits, design and implementation of Pneumatic Waste and Linen Conveying Systems as a solution to complex waste handling challenges. The course […]

GREEN & SUSTAINABILITY Hospital Waste Management: Automated systems, sustainable operations and infection control BY PATRICK SCHULTZ Hospital waste and soiled linen streams are large, complex and a source of concern for infection risk, high operational costs and inefficiency. Increasingly, hospitals consider waste management one of the most important sustainable building practices, second only to improving […]

Systems Automatically Whisk Trash, Soiled Linens, Recycling Away Fast Newark, DE: A dedicated team of expert engineers from automated conveying systems manufacturer Precision AirConvey Corp. (PAC), Newark, Del., has been formally tasked with solving critical challenges in healthcare, recycling and facility design. Called the Precision AirConvey Waste and Linen Conveying Group, the division specializes in […]

Hospital waste and soiled linen streams are large, complex and a source of concern for infection risk, high operational costs and inefficiency. Increasingly, hospitals consider waste management one of the most important sustainable building practices, second only to improving energy efficiency.

Automated systems that quietly whisk waste and soiled linens out of view and even off-site for easy removal, recycling or laundering should be very attractive to the architects, specifiers and administrators funding the current boom in healthcare, hotel and resort construction, as well as to the executive housekeepers and facility managers who are ultimately responsible for waste and linen handling.

A new brochure from Precision AirConvey, Newark, Del., showcases the company’s computer-controlled automated waste and linen handling systems that pneumatically convey refuse and/or soiled linens from multiple points in a facility to a central remote or on-site location.