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Siemens is currently modernizing the baggage handling system at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
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Contents
2 news A trusted partner for Italy’s airports
New service contract at Dubai
Abu Dhabi expands capacity
4 solutions Siemens holds its own in a growing market Sales Head Remco Overwater on four aspects important for business
Getting ahead of the curve Modernization and O&M contracts at US airports
A new level of operational efficiency Data management and monitoring in Dubai
More flexibility and transparency AX4, the cloud-based logistics platform
4 vision When speed and accuracy are essential High-in-demand tray technology 12 news Siemens at Passenger Terminal Expo 2016
Flying high in China Siemens’ experience and know-how are in great demand in China – major project wins like Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport are the latest proof. China is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s largest passenger market by 2030, according to a forecast from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In 2034 it is expected that around 1.3 billion passengers will travel by air to, from and within China – that’s 850 million more passengers than in 2014. To deal with these increased passenger volumes, airport construction activ ities are expected to increase considerably in the Middle Kingdom. In fact, the building boom is already under way: For example, Siemens is modernizing and expanding the baggage handling system in Terminal 1 of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to help the airport operator expand capacities
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Beijing Capital International Airport is a prominent example of Siemens’ successful airport activities in China.
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Dear Reader,
“When the customer comes first, the customer will last.” This quote from Robert Half, founder of the listed personnel company bearing his name, sums up nicely Siemens’ approach to customer proximity. In my first months as the sales head at Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL), I have met many customers. It has become apparent that customers repeatedly turn to us for solutions to their challenges. In this issue you’ll find a number of examples of airports – whether, in China, Italy, or the Middle East or the United States – that rely on our expertise. Behind these successes, I believe, is our strategy to maximize customer benefit by addressing customer needs locally, and carrying out project management and customer service on site. With our new global setup, we are perfectly positioned to consolidate and expand our position as one of the leading providers of solutions for airports and airlines. On page 4, I highlight four important aspects that will help SPPAL to remain one of the leading forces in the airport market: prospects, profile, products and projects. Of course, customer proximity is also important for us. On that topic, we want to ensure that our “Airport Logistics News” remains a medium that you turn to regularly to find out what’s going on in and around our company. Therefore, we are asking for your help: Attached to both the electronic and paper versions of “Airport Logistics News” is a short questionnaire. Please take a few minutes to fill it out and let us know how we’re doing. We look forward to hearing from you! Sincerely, Remco Overwater Senior Vice President, Head of Sales & Project Execution
editorial A trusted partner for Italy’s airports For decades, airport operators in Italy have counted on Siemens. The most recent projects carried out were for Milano Malpensa Airport and Venice Marco Polo Airport. In preparation for EXPO 2015, the whole Milano Malpensa Airport was modernized to strengthen the check-in area, improve security and passport controls, and completely renew the commercial area. Siemens updated the old check-in islands among others by upgrading the mechanical, electrical, software and control aspects. The work was completed to the customer’s full satisfaction and on time to welcome visitors to EXPO 2015. Siemens also successfully enhanced the baggage handling system at Venice Marco Polo Airport to increase system availability and throughput to be prepared for future passenger growth. The project covered engineering, project management, supply, installation and commissioning of about 150 meters of conveyors and four vertical diverters as well as enhanced programmable logic controller (PLC) software. The modifications of the system, which was originally installed by Siemens in 2001, were successfully implemented during ongoing operations. «
Siemens updated the check-in islands at Milano Malpensa Airport in Italy.
Siemens scoops airport innovation award The Baggage Vision System earned Siemens the title of Best Innovator at the 2015 Airport Operators Association (AOA) Awards.The Baggage Vision System uses digital images of the bag and applies highly sophisticated and reliable optical character recognition (OCR) software to identify flight numbers and airport codes on torn or twisted baggage labels. The solution achieves a significantly higher rate of automatic baggage identification and sortation, and consequently reduces the necessity for manual intervention. In 2015, the Baggage Vision System was successfully trialed at international airports across the world. Siemens has used OCR in the automation of postal and parcel processes for many years with great success. «
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New service contract at Dubai International Dubai Airports has contracted Siemens to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the baggage and material handling systems at Dubai International. The contract includes Terminals 1, 2 and 3 as well as a recently established material handling system in the vicinity of the Dubai Flower Centre. All facets are covered, from operational support and troubleshooting to permanent improvement as well as preventive and predictive
maintenance. The agreement is for a period of several years with the option for extension. Jointly established key performance indicators serve as the basis for payment. Siemens is well familiar with the systems at Dubai International, as it constructed and expanded the baggage and cargo handling systems across the entire airport. For the O&M contract, Siemens’ on-site personnel will work alongside the airport staff at
multiple levels, forming an integrated operations and asset care team. The long-term contract has many advantages for Dubai Airports, among them a strategic approach to process re-engineering, energy savings, and cost and time efficiency. “We trust this partnership with Siemens will continue to make a major contribution to our strategic goals,” comments Chris Garton, Executive Vice President of Operations at Dubai Airports. «
Abu Dhabi International Airport expands capacity Siemens is currently upgrading the baggage handling systems at Abu Dhabi International Airport. In Terminal 1, the existing departure system is being expanded with new baggage conveyor lines. In addition to that, a fully automated hold baggage screening system and explosive trace detection equipment (ETD) are being added. This new system replaces the current manual lobby screening in the T1 and T1A levels, thereby freeing up space for new retail facilities. In Terminal 3, the baggage handling system has been tapping its full potential during peak hours. For that reason, the airport operator commissioned Siemens to double the check-in capacity as well as enhance the sorting and make-up area.
“Abu Dhabi Airports is working closely with Siemens to guarantee that normal airport operations continue to run as smoothly as usual and passengers are not affected while this project is underway.” Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports
“The upgrade to the baggage handling system throughout the airport is a key innovative and pragmatic initiative to ensure the continuous delivery of efficient flight operations and convenient passenger experience,” says Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports.
These contracts build on a long history of projects that Siemens has successfully completed at Abu Dhabi International Airport, among them a new transfer baggage facility, the first US pre-clearance in the Middle East, and an operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for the airport’s baggage and material handling systems. «
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Siemens: Holding its own in a growing market Siemens has always been one of the leading players in the airport market worldwide. With its new global setup, the company is perfectly positioned to consolidate and expand this position. Senior Vice President, Head of Sales & Project Execution, comments on four important aspects: prospects, profile, products and projects.
Prospects
The International Air Transport Association predicts very promising growth rates for the airport market.
“We want to actively shape and participate in the ever-growing airport market. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts very promising growth rates: Passenger numbers are expected to reach 7 billion by 2034 with a 3.8 percent average annual growth in demand (2014 baseline year). That is exactly twice as many passengers as the 3.5 billion who flew in 2015. There is much work to be done to prepare for the 7 billion passengers expected to take the skies in 2034. International freight volumes are expected to increase at a growth rate of 4.1 percent until 2018, according to IATA. Emerging economies, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, will be the fastest-growing markets. To enhance air cargo competitiveness, the industry is aiming to cut average transit times by up to 48 hours by 2020, says IATA. To achieve this, steps are being made to modernize airfreight processes, improve quality and reliability, and widen the range of services offered at airports.
Profile
The move to new headquarters in Constance, Germany, is an outward display of SPPAL’s new direction and independency.
“As an independent company, Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) is structured so that it can operate more quickly and efficiently in a competitive environment dominated by medium-sized companies. SPPAL has a sound financial footing to strengthen its market position. An example is the takeover of AXIT GmbH in spring 2015, which helped SPPAL significantly expand its market position in cloud-based logistics IT. Thanks to our global setup, we are perfectly positioned to maximize customer benefit by addressing customer needs locally and carrying out project management on site. Apart from Germany, SPPAL has regional companies in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the company has an excellent reputation under the name SD (Middle East) LLC. In the Asian market, SPPAL has its own companies in China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. The Americas are covered by regional companies in Canada and the United States.
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Products “The global team works for the benefit of local c ustomers through what I call ‘cross-fertilization‘: we expand our portfolio with our own products and solutions; we take advantage of our teams’ competencies in different fields; and we transfer our experience and know-how from one business field to the other. Recent product innovations are examples o f what cross-fertilization can bring: The new tilt-tray sorter VarioSort TTS 1100 integrates 20 years of experience gained in the airport and parcel logistics business. The new Baggage Vision System uses digital images and optical character recognition (OCR) to identify the flight numbers and airport codes on torn or twisted bag tags. I n coming up with this solution. Siemens could draw on its many years of experience with successful implementation of OCR technology in the postal and parcel business.
A recent example of a product innovation is the new tilt-tray sorter VarioSort TTS 1100, which draws on 20 years of experience gained in the airport and parcel logistics world.
Projects “We are a partner for our customers along the entire value chain, from planning through to project execution and implementation. We continue our partnership with long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts. In recent months we successfully completed important strategic projects like the baggage handling system at Munich Airport, or the first US pre-clearance terminal in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi International Airport. In the cargo sector, we successfully extended the cargo handling systems at Taiwan Air Cargo Terminal, Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central) and Dubai International. Among our current projects is the extension of the baggage handling system at Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport for Southwest Airlines. At Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Siemens is now modernizing and expanding the baggage handling system in Terminal 1. Recent O&M examples include contracts with Dubai International and with San Diego International Airport.” «
In recent months, SPPAL successfully completed important strategic projects like the baggage handling system at Munich Airport.
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Flying high in China » Continued from page 1
By 2030, China is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s largest passenger market.
and further improve passenger convenience. Some 38 million passengers passed through Hongqiao in 2014, making it the most important domestic airport in Shanghai. Siemens’ scope of supply includes a highly modern baggage handling system with 87 check-ins, nine carousels in the arrival area, and seven carousels in the make-up area where the baggage is prepared for the flight. Siemens will also install conveyor belts with a total length of some 1,400 meters, a programmable logic controller (PLC), and a SCADA system for computerbased monitoring and control of all technical processes.
Strategically important Commenting on the deal, Michael Reichle, CEO of Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics, says, “We are proud of the strategically important project in Shanghai. This is a further example of how we help airlines and airports to cope with the enormous passenger growth in China and increase their efficiency and competitiveness.”
Dai Xiao Jian, Vice General Manager of Shanghai Airport Authority Group, which runs both Hongqiao and Pudong International Airport, says, “In the first half of 2015, for the first time, the two Shanghai airports overtook Beijing as China’s largest aviation hub. The modernization of the baggage handling system will make a decisive contribution toward establishing and further extending this position.” The customer particularly profits from the fact that Siemens is providing all services from a single source. Throughout the entire modernization, Siemens will ensure that regular airport operations run smoothly, and that passengers do not notice the conversion activities. Work is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2019. “With our regional company in China, we are perfectly positioned to address customer needs locally and to carry out project management and excellent customer ser-
5.5 percent is the average annual growth rate of air traffic in China.
vice on site,” says Michael Reichle. Moreover, Beijing is home to one of SPPAL’s research and development centers. In close cooperation with their colleagues in Germany, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, engineers in China work on innovative products and solutions to meet current and future customer needs. Siemens has already successfully completed a whole series of major airport projects in China. Examples include Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport and projects at Wuhan Tianhe, Xi’an Xianyang and Shanghai Pudong Interna tional Airports. «
1 million tons of freight will be added to the current cargo volumes in China by 2018 compared to today, says IATA.
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Getting ahead of the curve As passenger and cargo volumes continue to grow rapidly, sorting capacities are stretched to the limit. To ensure high system availability, reliability and operational efficiency over the entire lifecycle, Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) offers a comprehensive service portfolio for airports and airlines. Operation and maintenance (O&M) as well as upgrades and modernizations are just two modules of the offering. Two examples from the United Sates. Modernization at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas: Siemens is further improving security standards and increasing the efficiency of the baggage handling system at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. As part of this project Siemens will provide significant enhancements to the Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS). This includes replacing three computed tomography (CT) scanners and adding a fourth. In conjunction with these improved security standards, Siemens will be able to considerably increase the efficiency, baggage throughput and tracking accuracy of the entire system. In the future, operators at William P. Hobby Airport benefit from a more stable and reliable system and can improve overall airport operations. The project is scheduled for completion by late 2016.
In 2014, the airport, named after a former Governor of Texas, recorded some 200,000 flights and approximately 12 million passengers. Travelers can fly to destinations in the United States and Mexico, as well as Central and South America. Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Operation & Maintenance at San Diego International Airport, California: SPPAL is responsible for O&M of the baggage handling system and more than 50 passenger boarding bridges at San Diego International Airport in C alifornia. The service contract has a term of three years. The order was placed by the SANCO consortium – an association of 12 airlines serving
William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas.
Siemens offers a comprehensive service portfolio for airports and airlines. The company’s successful track record includes long-term operationand maintenance contracts with some 40 airports worldwide.
San Diego and handling about 18 million passengers per year. The customer benefits from Siemens providing all O&M services from a single source. This means that SANCO no longer needs to work with multiple service providers. Siemens takes over the service of the baggage handling system and passenger boarding bridges, including corrective and preventive maintenance of all related technical equipment. The company consolidated all airport control rooms at one location to further improve overall maintenance process efficiency. The SANCO consortium and Siemens have already been working together successfully for a number of years. For example, SANCO commissioned Siemens with the installation of the baggage handling system in Terminal 2 West. «
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A new level of operational efficiency An intelligent data management and monitoring system helps operators maintain a high level of performance of the baggage handling system.
Dubai International has retained the number one position for international passenger traffic according to Airports Council International’s latest figures. In 2015, the airport welcomed more than 78 million passengers, and numbers are set to continue rising at an incredible pace. This means a lot of baggage to be handled – especially during peak operations. Maintaining and further improving the overall performance of the baggage handling systems is therefore a real challenge. Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) has implemented its new intelligent data management and monitoring system to provide operational decision support and transparency at managerial level on the performance of Dubai International’s entire baggage handling system.
Support for operators Siemens’ new IT solution allows for information-based decision making, improved operational reliability and continuous operational improvement. With transparent information at their fingertips, operators receive assistance to improve staff deployment and equipment utilization. And the solution is particularly handy because it has been optimized for mobile devices – though it can also of course be accessed through secure, web-based portals on PCs. As the successful long-term service partner of Dubai International, Siemens in 2015 agreed to transform its operation and maintenance (O&M) responsibilities into a performancebased contract. As part of the agree-
ment, Siemens monitors contractual as well as internal key performance indicators (KPIs) defined by the customer. Siemens’ intelligent data management and monitoring system now forms an integral part of the contract.
Complete overview The new IT solution from Siemens visualizes the performance status of the baggage handling system in all terminals and provides a holistic overview in close to real time. Managers and operators can browse through various statistics, trends and live data. One example is the so-called in-system travel time – that is, how long it takes a certain bag to reach its destination. In-system travel time is aggregated as a visualized KPI development in operational day graphs, though it can also be displayed as a momentary value for a particular time slot, for example on an hourly basis, to identify p erformance variance in the baggage flow.
As Dubai International has one of the largest hub operations and baggage handling systems, system balancing is of utmost importance to efficiently utilize the installed base, especially during peak periods. The newly introduced IT system allows for simple visualization of the vital stakeholder interfaces. One of the distinguishing aspects of the Siemens solution is that it provides a sound basis for collaborative decision making in a complex stakeholder environment. Furthermore, the reporting and embedded analytics functionality provides comparisons of historical and current operational data. By overlaying these data trends, specific system patterns can be detected and analyzed. In a complex operational environment, the new IT system forms a valuable basis for speedier analyses and reporting. It also allows for consistent decision making, not only at operational but also strategic levels. «
“By 2020, Dubai International is planning to serve over 100 million passengers who rightly expect their baggage to arrive safely and on time. Siemens has implemented state-of-the-art baggage handling systems, complemented by our performance-based services. With the new IT system, we help the airport operators take efficiency to the next level and contribute to achieving Dubai International’s goals.” Michael Schneider, CEO SD (Middle East) LLC
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Integration across company, language and system barriers is the basis for a successful collaboration.
More flexibility and transparency for supply chains Cloud-based logistics platform AX4 integrates all involved logistics partners. The challenge
The solution
also able to split up and consolidate transmitted data, and it can manage time-conA supply chain is made up of many Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics trolled data import or export. The fact that different partners, from suppliers and (SPPAL) and its subsidiary AXIT have come all participants work together through a centrucking companies to freight forup with a solution: the cloud-based logistral platform results in more transparency. warders and airlines. In order to con- tics platform AX4. This central IT platform Data is no longer only available to upstream tinuously manage the supply chain, a integrates all involved logistics partners or downstream partners in the supply chain, lot of data has to be exchanged – for and provides each network partner with but to all participants. Even if no immediate example orders, delivery notes, load- access to the information through the action is required, participants can view data ing lists, delivery dates, tracking and platform at all times. What’s more, the early on, which gives them important room status information, as well as details same piece of information can be provided to maneuver and plan. Finally, data streams on the weight, packaging, transit to several data recipients simultaneously. as provided by AX4 add value. Since the time and freight costs. For the shipAnother advantage is that the solution data is stored on a central platform, it can ping of goods to function smoothly, is easy to maintain. Instead of having to be continuously enhanced by all parties all companies involved need the establish individual interfaces with the involved. The result is a data pool with a information that is relevant for them. many communication partners, the cushigh significance and quality. Integration across company, lantomer merely has to set up an interface In short, AX4 integrates all processes guage and system barriers is the basis with the IT platform AX4. If there is any and data from all partners in a supply for a successful collaboration. The change in an interface with AX4, it has to chain. This integration saves time, reduces problem is that each party is generbe adapted centrally only once. sources of error and lowers project costs. ally uses its own in-house IT system, Furthermore, AX4 is flexible, because it At the same time, the quality of data and and there is no standard regarding can be used with all formats and does not information increases, from the moment protocol and format. place restrictions on certain protocols. It is an order is placed up to delivery. «
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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 T erminal 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 d estination 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. «
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Important orders at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics has received two comprehensive service contracts from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur handles some 50 million passengers a year, putting is among the world’s 20 largest airports. With its continuous effort to provide excellent services to passengers, Kuala Lumpur has also been voted one of the world’s most popular airports for years. Siemens has extended its contract with the airport operator for
the maintenance and support of the IT system that controls the baggage handling system. The extended service contract comprises the highlevel controls (HLC) and low-level controls (LLC) of the Siemens tray baggage handling system. Siemens was also awarded contracts to supply spare parts for the Siemens tray system, which transports arrival baggage from the satellite building to the main terminal and on to the central baggage carousel. The highspeed system installed in 2007 is the only tray system in Malaysia. «
Kuala Lumpur has been among the world’s most popular airports for years.
Siemens at Passenger Terminal Expo 2016 Airport Logistics News Published by Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics GmbH Lilienthalstrasse 16/18 78467 Constance Germany www.siemens.com/logistics Editor in chief: Birgit Jantschke
[email protected] Responsible for content: Monica Soffritti Siemens will show its portfolio of logistics solutions for airports and airlines at this year’s Passenger Terminal Expo in Cologne, Germany.
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This year’s venue for Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) – to be held from March 15 to 17 – is Cologne, Germany. Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics will show its portfolio of logistics solutions for airports and airlines worldwide in Hall 10.1, Stand 8000. In regard to baggage handling, Siemens will focus on recent innovations like the tilt-tray sorter and its enhanced bag tag recognition solution Baggage Vision System. The cargo handling portfolio including ULD transport and storage systems as well as high-bay warehouses will be represented as well. Visitors will also be able to learn about state-of-the-art IT systems and a complete range of lifecycle services like upgrades and modernizations. Turnkey terminals for temporary or permanent use are a further special field of expertise that will be presented at PTE in Cologne. «
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