Airport Baggage Handling Systems, Sorting and RFID integration

Key Facts:

• CrisBelt baggage conveyor system acknowledged as high quality baggage handling system by BNP

• The new modular conveyor system combines low energy consumption with high flexibility and minimal spares inventory

• First CrisBelt installations commissioned for airports in Colombia and Qatar

• In-house manufacturing provides stringent control over build quality and delivery

Crisplant – part of BEUMER Group and a leading global supplier of automated baggage handling systems – announces that BNP Associates, Inc. have awarded a certificate of approval for the CrisBelt baggage conveyor system. The certification followed a thorough evaluation of CrisBelt by leading international airport consultants, BNP Associates, Inc., who have been providing specialist consultancy to the global air transportation industry, on baggage handling and other systems, for forty years.

To obtain BNP approval, the CrisBelt conveyor needed to meet the highest criteria for design, quality and reliability in baggage handling equipment, to enable the system to be considered for use in the most demanding baggage handling applications.

Crisplant’s Klaus Schäfer, Managing Director adds, “CrisBelt combines innovative and meticulous design with in-house manufacturing in a BEUMER Group facility which enables Crisplant to maintain stringent control over build quality and delivery. These are just two of the factors which allow Crisplant to deliver baggage handling solutions which are inherently ‘made different’ to those of other companies.”

Developed, manufactured and installed by Crisplant, the CrisBelt conveyor system enables fast installation with a minimal footprint, reliable and quiet operation, and a reduced spares inventory. Its modular design combines standard, off-the-shelf modules with the flexibility to specify features such as the belt width, belt type, drive locations and inclines, as well as floor or ceiling mounting. This allows CrisBelt to achieve a very compact and custom footprint for each installation. Features such as low-friction belt guiding and tensioning, and an intelligent control system, allow CrisBelt to minimise energy consumption, whilst an optimised drive system provides high tracking and traceability rates.

The first installations of the new CrisBelt conveyor system have been commissioned as part of a major baggage-handling system, to be designed, manufactured, supplied and integrated by Crisplant, at Eldorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia as well as in the new Doha International Airport’s Airline operations facility.

With more than 35 years of experience in the design, manufacture, integration, maintenance and operation of baggage handling equipment, Crisplant has been a partner to airports, worldwide, which range in size from regional airports to the largest and busiest air-traffic hubs. As part of the BEUMER Group, Crisplant provides a total solution for baggage handling systems which can extend from the check-in to the aircraft ramp. The range includes tilt-tray sorters, tote-systems, destination-coded vehicle (DCV) systems, RFID and barcode screening equipment and conveyors, as well as IT and software controls.

Note to Editors:
Member of BEUMER Group, Crisplant is a leading provider of sortation solutions worldwide. Crisplant provides solutions and lifetime support for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution and warehouse and distribution centres. Crisplant has led and delivered projects that include many of the world's largest and most advanced material handling operations, being fully supported by their global network of Customer Service & Support centres.

The BEUMER Group is a leading international manufacturer of intralogistic systems specialising in conveying and loading technology, palletising and packaging technology as well as in sortation and distribution systems. Having approx. 2.000 employees and a turnover of around EUR 350 million, BEUMER Group has, with subsidiaries and representations, a worldwide presence for various industries. For further information please visit us on: www.crisplant.com and www.BEUMER.com.

For sales or marketing information, contact Peter Elmvang, Director of Marketing & Communications, Crisplant,
tel: +45 8741 4141 e-mail: peter.elmvang@beumergroup.com
 
For Crisplant media information, contact Debbie Norton, Account Manager, Napier,
tel: +44 (0) 1243 531123 email: debbie@napier.co.uk