Airport Baggage Handling Systems, Sorting and RFID integration

Company BEUMER Group
Date 14.06.2010

Key facts

  • Crisplant completes the automated baggage handling system for the new central terminal building at O.R.Tambo Airport, Johannesburg
  • System will support a 50% increase in passenger numbers
  • No disruption to normal airport operation during installation
  • New fail-safe features designed to guarantee 24/7 system availability
  • Additional refurbishment of the tilt-tray sorter in Terminal A

 
Crisplant – a leading global supplier of automated baggage handling systems – has installed the tilt-tray sorters and SAC for the automated baggage-handling system for the new 2.2 billion Rand central terminal building at O.R.Tambo International Airport (formerly Johannesburg International Airport), in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.
 
Meticulous planning has enabled Crisplant to carry out the installation of two new sorters, a refurbishment of an existing sorter, and the installation of upper-level control system, with no disruption to the operation of South Africa’s flagship airport, which have handled up to
19.5 million passengers per year.
 
The new baggage-handling system will enable O.R. Tambo International Airport to increase capacity by 50% to 28 million passengers per year. New fail-safe features have been designed to guarantee 24/7 availability of the system, providing the airport with the ability to meet the surge in passenger numbers during the World Cup 2010 as well as enabling them to manage future growth predictions and handle new generations of aircraft.
 
O.R. Tambo International Airport’s Manager for Maintenance and Engineering, Mr Kobus Nel, commented, “Crisplant has been our prime supplier for automated baggage sortation machines and associated systems since 1994, supporting our growing passenger numbers by installing the baggage-handling systems in our domestic and international terminals. Crisplant have also had sole responsibility, since 1994, for the continued operational efficiency of these systems, with employees on-site around the clock to carry-out preventative maintenance and helping us to maintain a world-class service by installing the latest technology upgrades.”
 
 
Crisplant Airport Director, Henrik Mortensen explains; “Preparing for high-profile events, such as the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, places huge demands on the airport to guarantee uninterrupted availability of its baggage-handling system. Drawing on our experience of working with some of the most advanced airports around world, Crisplant has designed the baggage-handling system at O.R. Tambo Airport to virtually eliminate any risk of disruption during the World Cup and beyond.”

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, Marketing Manager, Crisplant,
tel: +45 8741 4141 e-mail: peter.elmvang@crisplant.com
 
For media information, contact Rachel Holcombe, Account Manager, Napier,
tel: +44 (0) 1243 531123 mob: + 44 (0) 7787 526341 email: rachel@napier.co.uk 

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