Client Overview
The German Red Cross (DRK) Hospital in Saarlouis is a 210-bed facility providing comprehensive medical care across specialties including internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, obstetrics, anesthesia, intensive care, urology, and neurosurgery. It also hosts specialized centers such as the Cooperative Breast Centre, Saarlouis Stroke Centre, and Interdisciplinary Vascular Centre, along with an affiliated radiology and nuclear medicine practice.

Challenge & Solution
The hospital’s outpatient department required a reliable, high-speed printing solution capable of handling a variety of document types and materials efficiently. The Tally T5040 flatbed dot-matrix printer was selected to streamline administrative workflows.

Key Benefits & Features:

• Versatile Media Handling: Prints on multi-part forms, passes, passbooks, checks, receipts, and standard office paper up to A4 size.

• High Speed: Up to 600 characters per second.

• Automatic Functions: Includes automatic paper alignment and print head gap adjustment, reducing manual      intervention and errors.

• High Volume Capacity: Supports up to 5,000 transactions per month.

• Multi-Copy Printing: Produces 1 original and up to 4 copies in a single pass.

• Multiple Interfaces: USB, parallel, and serial connectivity options for flexible integration.

Implementation & Results
Five T5040 printers were deployed in the outpatient department, where they now handle all essential documents such as emergency certificates, transfer forms, work injury reports, prescriptions, and sick certificates—integrating seamlessly with the Agfa-Orbis hospital information system.

• Time & Cost Savings: Automatic form orientation eliminates misprints and reduces processing time, even with irregularly inserted forms.

• User Satisfaction: Hospital staff praised the printer’s ease of use and reliability.

• Operational Stability: Over two years of operation without failure, supported by prompt service from DASCOM’s partner, Andreas Laubner GmbH.

• Future Expansion: Additional hospital and office spaces will be equipped with T5040 printers due to their proven performance.

Technical Highlights

• Speed: Up to 600 char/s

• Max Resolution: 360×360 dpi

• Printing Width: 80 characters at 10 cpi

• Emulations: IBM, Epson, Olivetti

• Available Configurations: Standard T5040 and T5040 MSR-H (with horizontal magnetic stripe reader)

About DASCOM Printers
DASCOM Europe GmbH offers a range of printing solutions:

• Dot-Matrix Printers: High-volume, cost-effective printing with carbon copies.

• Thermal Printers: Robust and compact for medical, production, and retail use.

• Mobile Printers: Portable and upgradeable for professional on-the-go printing.