Medical equipment transport: Providing comprehensive care

The more complex the equipment, the more important good service becomes. We offer more than just medical equipment transport. Installation, delivery, maintenance and the return of old equipment round out our logistics range, giving you more time to focus on your core business.

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Our full-service logistics for medical supplies

Rhenus designs individual solutions for your requirements and ensures that your medical equipment transport is safe, efficient and accompanied by the highest level of service. Whether optical devices, laboratory equipment or dental equipment: we offer professional medical device logistics services. From punctual delivery and professional assembly to regular maintenance and environmentally friendly disposal of old appliances – our specially trained medical technicians take care of everything. Our modular services can be booked individually or as a complete package. This relieves not only the burden on your company, but also the burden on your customers.

As a part of our comprehensive logistics services for medical equipment, we take on all services along the transport chain. This extends from local or central warehouse logistics and our regional depots to pre-installation, transportation to the final point of use, installation and functional testing, and includes return shipment and recycling. In addition, we manage your demo pool, which we also service, disinfect and stock with consumables.

Whether you have small devices such as endoscopes or large diagnostic systems such as MRIs, with the right special equipment for the logistics of medical technology, you benefit from a low damage rate. Our tools for the safe handling of your goods include, for example, patented, special pallets for gentle and fast handling. We use special handling equipment for the transportation of large, heavy machines. Thanks to stair climbers and tracked stair-climbing dollies, we can move your medical equipment safely up and down stairs. Stretch and bubble wrap, along with corner protectors, secure the devices during medical equipment transport, while special plates protect the floor coverings.

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Your key advantages of medical device logistics

From pickup to delivery, all services are provided by a single point of contact. Professional installation ensures that the devices are quickly up and running and ready for use on patients.

Seasonal fluctuations, short-term changes or more flexibility for customer requests: our medical device logistics services can be booked on a modular basis or as a complete package – according to your needs.

Thanks to a large number of specialists, transport routes and logistics technologies, we offer you the optimal infrastructure for your medical equipment transport – all across Europe.

Our experts not only know how to ensure that your shipments run smoothly but can also support your customers on-site with the installation of state-of-the-art medical equipment.

Your partner for medical device transport

  • We are a reliable logistics provider that focuses on the lifecycle of your products and offers you a suitable solution for each phase. In addition to traditional transportation, this also includes assembly, pre-configuration, installation, reprocessing and disposal of old devices.
  • Our services are designed in a modular structure so they can be booked individually and combined into a customized service package that precisely meets your requirements.
  • The right fleet for sensitive goods: To guarantee safe medical equipment transport, we use special vehicles for high-tech devices. These include, for example, trucks that can be loaded or unloaded by crane. All vehicles are equipped with air suspension, padded loading areas and a hydraulic lifting platform with a load capacity of up to three tons to ensure that the medical equipment is transported flawlessly. The special vehicle fleet also has alarm systems and GPS to secure the load.
  • European network: Rhenus is represented in many European countries by its subsidiary MTS – Medial Transport Service. We are also a co-partner of TENESO, the largest transnational network of high-tech service providers in Europe. This combination ensures a high level of scalability for individual medical equipment transport solutions, even across national borders.
  • Our sites are certified according to ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and ISO 50001, thus ensuring high safety standards as well as comprehensive health and environmental protection. These certificates guarantee that all logistics processes for your medical equipment meet strict regulations and fulfill the quality requirements.
  • Our team includes certified mechanics and technicians who can take care of every step of the process of transporting medical equipment for you. You can count on our extensive experience in the field of medical technology and relieve the burden on your staff.
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Why outsourcing logistics can be beneficial

Many medical technology manufacturers use their own technicians to assemble devices. A specialized logistics partner can help by taking over these tasks so that manufacturers can concentrate on their core business. Find out more about the benefits of outsourcing.

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Our certificates

DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

Thanks to standardized processes, we ensure high quality in our services. Our quality management system, certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001, ensures smooth processes.

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DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

This standard enables us to reduce the environmental impact of our activities by integrating sustainable methods into our logistics processes. This also ensures that we handle resources responsibly.

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DIN EN ISO 14001:2015

With our DIN EN ISO 50001-certified energy management system, we optimize the efficiency of our fleet and locations. This leads to cost savings and to a more environmentally friendly supply chain.

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DIN EN ISO 50001:2018
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Frequently asked questions

In logistics for medical technology, technical equipment is used to ensure the safe and efficient transport and installation of medical devices. Patented special pallets and vehicles with hydraulic lifting platforms ensure gentle handling and safe transport. In addition, special equipment such as stair climbers and tracked stair-climbing dollies are used to safely move even large, heavy devices. Stretch and bubble wrap, as well as corner protectors, provide additional protection during transport, while special plates protect the flooring at the destination. Installation tools support the professional assembly and installation of the equipment on-site so that both smaller instruments, such as ultrasound machines and endoscopes, and larger ones, such as surgical microscopes and large diagnostic equipment, arrive at their destination undamaged.

Various measures are in place to ensure the quality and safety of medical technology devices. We have a Germany-wide high-tech network and our own technical centers and specialized partners in Europe that carry out product-specific storage and delivery, positioning and installation of the devices, while regular training courses and certifications according to ISO 9001, 14001 and 50001 guarantee the high safety and quality standards.

When medical technology devices are picked up, decontamination plays an important role in order to prevent any risk to employees. In the case of doctors’ practices or hospitals, this is done by the sender. If devices are reprocessed, e.g. by demo pool management, we will clean and disinfect them. We also ensure that all patient data on their hard disks is deleted.