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When is the right time to upgrade your existing pharmacy robot?
A guide for existing CONSIS robotic users For pharmacies already using a Willach CONSIS robot, automation isn’t a future ambition — it’s already an essential part of your daily dispensary workflow. But even the most precisely

Redefining the Future of Pharmacy: Why Robotics Is No Longer a Luxury
In recent years, the pharmacy landscape has shifted more rapidly than at any other point in its modern history. Rising prescription volumes, workforce shortages, mounting compliance pressures, and shifting patient

Meg Brideson on the Future of Pharmacy | Pharmacy Daily 2025 Year in Review
Willach Australia Managing Director Meg Brideson shares her insights in Pharmacy Daily’s 2025 Year in Review, reflecting on a year of transformation across the pharmacy sector. The article explores the

Privacy and personalisation in modern pharmacy design
Today’s pharmacy is no longer defined by rows of shelving and a busy counter. Patients now view their local pharmacy as an essential part of their healthcare team — and

What is a service and maintenance contract and why have one?
A service and maintenance contract is a formal agreement between a service provider and a customer that outlines the terms under which ongoing support, maintenance, and repairs will be provided

Investing in Pharmacy Automation: Financing Options for Robotics
As pharmacies across Australia face increasing pressures to improve efficiency, reduce errors, deliver enhanced patient care through expanded scope of practice, increased costs of compliance all whilst manage staffing shortages,

What’s Scripts Got to Do with It? 3 Other Reasons to Consider a Dispensing Robot
When most pharmacists think about investing in a dispensing robot, the conversation quickly turns to script volumes — the magic number that makes automation financially viable. And yes, scripts matter.

Considerations for adding sachet packing robotics into your pharmacy
The most common circumstance for us to receive enquiry about our automated sachet packaging machine is when pharmacy is already supplying sachets via 3rd party and starts to wonder if

Automated dispensing robots: twenty year perspective
Twenty years ago, this month (June 2005), Willach installed its first generation of channel robots in Australia. Early adopters of dispensing robots were “Friendly Societies” and pharmacies in the regional

Pharmacy Automation: Does size matter?
Ok, we used the cheap headline to get your attention…. However on a serious note, one of the first questions we get asked is ‘What size robot do I need?’

Automate ordering, increase efficiency, improve your cash flow
CONSIS Advanced Inventory Management Software Save time. Save money. “The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the