Baggage Handling Systems at Airports

BLUEVEYOR inspired by Cradle to Cradle® principles1; helps airports to achieve their own sustainability targets
 
Today Vanderlande Industries showed its new, environment-friendly BLUEVEYOR conveyor system for the first time at the Airport Show 2011, held from 31 May to 2 June at the Airport Expo in Dubai.
 
BLUEVEYOR is a next-generation conveyor system that takes a significant step forward in increasing the sustainability of airport baggage handling operations. The system minimises energy consumption, use of natural resources and environmental impact. Total Cost of Ownership for a BLUEVEYOR– based system is influenced positively by the energy savings, lower maintenance requirements and high rest value. As well as offering direct savings in operating costs, BLUEVEYOR also helps airports to meet their own sustainability targets.  
 
Completely PVC-free
BLUEVEYOR reduces the weight of the total conveyor system by about 50%, and is made almost completely of non-toxic, recyclable materials that can easily be separated. BLUEVEYOR is 100% PVC‑free, replaced by recyclable polyester, thereby eliminating one of the main environmental threats posed by conventional systems of this kind. Each drive in the conveyor system uses 100 kg less natural resources than conventional systems. The use of homogeneous materials allows all constituents to be returned to technical or biological cycles at end-of-life, in accordance with Cradle to Cradle® principles.
 
Energy savings of up to 80%
Energy savings of up to 80% compared with conventional conveyors are achieved by a redesign of the drive system used in the BLUEVEYOR. Key factors in these energy savings are the elimination of the usual complex belt routing through the drive system, and a new ‘lean’ design that reduces both mass and the number of moving parts.
 
Reduced maintenance cost and time
A further BLUEVEYOR advantage is the savings in maintenance time and cost, for example thanks to the modular concept that allows easy dismantling and replacement of key components. The simplified belt routing means no adjustment and tensioning are required, further saving maintenance time. And the ‘lean’ concept means fewer spare parts are required.
 
Rethinking of design, assembly, installation and maintenance processes
BLUEVEYOR is the second Vanderlande Industries product to be inspired by Cradle to Cradle® principles, and is a significant step in the company’s rethinking of design, assembly, installation and maintenance across its full range of baggage handling and other material handling systems. The company is also realising improvement opportunities in both project execution and its own operational processes, with the aim of allowing all materials to be used in a way that enables their return to technical or biological cycles after use.
 
 
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For more information or photos please contact
 
Vanderlande Industries B.V.
Marketing & Communications
Mrs Ariane Schipper
Tel.                   +31 413 495603
E-mail               ariane.schipper@vanderlande.com
Internet www.vanderlande.com
 
About Vanderlande Industries
Vanderlande Industries provides automated material handling systems and accompanying services. It focuses on improving its customers’ business processes and strengthening their competitive position. The Company is active in the markets for Baggage Handling at airports, Distribution Centres and Parcel and Postal sortation facilities. The Company implements and maintains material handling systems of all sizes, ranging from local sorting depots, airports and distribution centres to the world’s largest facilities. The company is the world market leader in baggage handling.
 
In every case the emphasis is on close partnership with the customer, extending from initial analysis of the underlying business processes through to total life-cycle support. To achieve this, the Company possesses core competences, ranging from design and build to operate and maintain. Relevant disciplines are project management, system design, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, ICT, system integration, operation and maintenance. The company has net sales of EUR 549 million and employs more than 2000 people.
 
Vanderlande Industries is a global player with a presence in all key regions of the world. The company has subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Spain, Canada, PR China, India, South Africa, USA and Dubai. These Customer Centres handle all key business functions and maintain direct contacts with customers.
 

1 McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart. “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.” New York: North Point Press, 2002; Cradle to Cradle® and C2C® are registered trademarks of “McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry LLC (MBDC)”. Although Vanderlande Industries is inspired by the Cradle to Cradle® concept, our products are not registered as a “Cradle to Cradle® certified product”.