Airport Baggage Handling Systems and Sorting #2

• CrisBag® tote system includes in-tote Standard 3 screening
• Handles standard and long baggage on the same CrisBag® tote system
• On-demand sorting for speed-loading baggage onto ULDs and trolleys
• Includes installation of CrisStore® dynamic EBS/DBS system
• Provides a flexible, low-maintenance, future-safe baggage handling system with vertical EBS/DBS  to minimise footprint

Crisplant – part of the BEUMER Group and a leading global supplier of automated baggage handling systems – has been awarded a contract to design, supply and integrate the baggage handling system for the new terminal at Bergen Airport Flesland, Norway. The system will be the first to combine Crisplant’s new CrisStore® dynamic Early Baggage System, which enables on-demand sorting of baggage for speed-loading to ULD and trolleys, with the CrisBag® tote-based system.  The expansion of Norway’s second largest airport is part of the National Transport Plan and will provide capacity for up to 7.5 million passengers per year.

“The key criteria for the new baggage handling system were that it should be future-safe, and enable a high level of flexibility, in addition to requiring minimal maintenance and providing high levels of system availability,” explains Aslak Sverdrup, Airport Manager, Avinor Bergen Airport, Flesland

“Bergen will pioneer on-demand sorting of batches of baggage for speed-loading from the dynamic EBS/DBS to ULDs and trolleys,” adds Crisplant’s Klaus Schäfer, Managing Director. “This will enable Bergen to optimise the use of space in the baggage hall, in addition to providing workload balancing, and improving the ergonomics of the working environment.”

As the latest addition to the modular CrisBag® tote-based baggage handling system, the CrisStore® dynamic EBS enables baggage handlers to monitor the status of baggage at the customised operator work stations next to the speed loader work spaces. When ready, the baggage handler can release a full batch for automatic loading to a specific flight, or call specific bags or group of bags to the make-up area as required. The CrisStore® racking system provides storage positions with perfect alignment and is stackable up to five modules high, with a railed Miniloader, configured to provide throughput of more than 500 totes per hour, with the option to double the future capacity. CrisStore’s high-capacity, vertical design offers a space-saving system for airports which have limited floor space and up to 15 metres of available headroom.

All check-in positions provide automatic self bag drop (SBD) although, with a high number of cruise passengers and oil rig personnel travelling via Bergen, a proportion of the baggage is longer than standard baggage dimensions. The tote-based CrisBag® system will provide the flexibility for Bergen to handle normal and long bags from the same check-in desk and to transport it on the same track, at the same speed. The CrisBag system will also provide high-capacity, in-tote Standard 3 security screening.

“The combination of the CrisStore® and CrisBag® systems enables a highly flexible automated baggage handling system designed to increase the operational efficiency of the airport and make a positive contribution to the overall passenger experience,” concludes Aslak Sverdrup.

Crisplant plans to hand-over the baggage handling system in the new terminal by January 2017.