Curas has decided to upgrade its barcodes for all shipping cartons as well as inner boxes, those using the GS1 128 standard (formerly known as EAN 128), from the previous single-line barcode to the new two-line barcode.

The new barcode design is aimed at improving the speed and ease of scanning the cartons in arrival / check-in situations where warehouse staff often have a big volume of goods to handle and take care of; with very little time to read and secure the data that the barcodes provide. The new barcodes will be gradually implemented during the next six months across all Curas products and relevant factories.

Curas Ltd. is committed to the absolute reduction of energy consumption associated to the safe use of healthcare-related medical devices. A series of steps are being made in this regard. 

Earlier in 2009 Curas managed to achieve a near 40% reduction in the overall energy consumption of its administrative head office in Penang, Malaysia, mainly by taking steps to improve the efficiency of the air conditioning systems.

The latest development in the commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse emissions; came by a successful transfer from truck to rail, for its container traffic between Hamburg’s major container terminal and Curas’ two national distribution partners’ warehouses in Germany (near Stuttgart) and Austria (near Vienna). By using the cargo rail option; Curas achieves a significant reduction in the emission of CO2 as well as other diesel particles.

Curas is committed to improve the environmental burden of modern medical device services without reducing patient safety.