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Siemens is the tray provider of choice for many international hub airports all over the world.
When speed and a
­ ccuracy
are essential
Siemens tray solutions are in demand at large
airports all over the world.
Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport
­Logistics (SPPAL) has recently won
some major new contracts featuring
its renowned tray technology. Currently under construction is a new tray
system for ­Terminal 2 at Incheon International Airport.
Why is Siemens their provider of
choice? The reasons are obvious: ­Siemens
trays are fast – they can reach top speeds
of up to 10 meters per second. With an
average sorting speed of 2.5 meters
per second they are top-notch in the
industry. During peaks, the Siemens
systems achieve the highest throughput rates, for example up to 19,200
baggage items per hour at Terminal 3
in Beijing. The belts under the Siemens
trays run over rollers to prevent dynamic
friction between the belts and conveyors, thereby considerably reducing
energy consumption.
Trays from Siemens are also accurate: All trays are equipped with
radio-frequency identification (RFID).
This enables them to safely travel
through the baggage handling system
and to reach their intended ­destination
with an accuracy of nearly 100 percent.
Proven dependability and
efficiency
And last but not least, Siemens trays are
very reliable: They have proven their
dependability and efficiency for years.
In the early 1970s, Siemens was the
first company to use trays in baggage
handling systems. Since then, the
company has installed tray systems
with an overall length of several hundred kilometers at international airports including Beijing (China), Dubai
(United Arab Emirates), Frankfurt
(Germany), Incheon (South Korea),
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Madrid
(Spain), Milano Malpensa (Italy) and
Paris (France), and at the UPS hub in
Louisville, Kentucky (USA).
Large international airports with a
high number of transfer passengers
increasingly favor the faster and more
efficient tray technology. Which technology is best for which airport? That
is a question experienced Siemens
­specialists determine together with
the customer. Decisive factors are the
number of passengers and the complexity of the business processes.
Purely domestic airports normally
use belt conveyors, while regional
hubs often have additional sorting
technology installed. Trays are often
the technology of choice for large
airports.
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Several hundred kilometers of Siemens tray conveyors
Madrid Barajas International Airport, Spain – Terminal 4, main building
and satellite
• A combined belt and tray conveyor system from Siemens has been in
­operation since Terminal 4 opened in 2006.
• Terminal 4 with its 158 check-in counters and 71 departure gates can
­handle up to 16,500 pieces of luggage per hour.
• Baggage travels from the main building to the satellite building via a
2 km-long tunnel at a speed of 10 meters per second.
Incheon International Airport, South Korea – Satellite A
• Satellite terminal A is connected to the main terminal (Terminal 1) by
a 1 km-long tunnel, through which each individual piece of luggage is
­transported in its own tray.
• Both out-of-gauge (OOG) baggage and normal baggage are transported
on same tray conveyor line.
• Siemens is currently implementing a baggage handling system in the
new Terminal 2, which is scheduled to open in Autumn 2017.
Beijing Capital International Airport, China – Terminal 3
• The baggage handling system was designed to make Beijing Capital
­International Airport an international air hub; 330 check-in counters are
linked to a 68 km-long conveyor system (including 34 km of trays).
• The high-speed tray system connects Terminal 3C with Terminal 3E via a
2.2 km-long tunnel, transporting baggage at a speed of 10 meters per second.
• The baggage handling system from Siemens is controlled by its own
­complex control and IT system.
Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates – Terminal 3
• Siemens installed more than 90 km of conveyor lines, which move at a maximum speed of 7.5 meters per second and can handle 15,000 bags per hour.
• High-speed conveyors transport the baggage items in individual trays, which
permits better control at high speeds and leads to quicker passenger check-in
and 100% accurate baggage tracking.
• The baggage handling system is continuously expanded and modernized;
­recent examples include a fast, economical and environmentally friendly
­early bag store (EBS) using a high-bay warehouse.
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France – Terminals 2E and 2F
•Siemens implemented a baggage handling system in Paris using belt, tray and
sorter technology; the Siemens tray system alone measures 18 km in length.
• The departure system currently processes up to 64,000 bags per day.
• Paris Charles de Gaulle has an extensive maintenance contract with
­Siemens, which also covers equipment from third parties.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia – main terminal and satellite
• Siemens installed a tray system to transport incoming baggage from the
­satellite building to the main building, where the central carousel is located.
• The airport has awarded Siemens contracts for maintenance and spare parts
for the Siemens tray system, the only one of its kind in Malaysia.
•In 2014, Kuala Lumpur International Airport handled almost 50 million passengers and was the world’s 20th-busiest airport by total passenger traffic. «