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PRODUCT PROFILE
The Reason Behind Resin
With a rotomolded body, FAST Global Solutions' AlphaCart offers a
lightweight baggage cart solution designed to outsmart the elements.
ith several baggage carts on
the market made of steel,
ground service providers are
often working with a heavy
material that can corrode when exposed
to the elements.
Because ground handlers and airlines
must be able to rely on their equipment in a
variety of climates and companies are looking for ways to reduce their overall carbon
footprint, FAST Global Solutions sought a
way to replace heavy steel carts that require
a high amount of fuel use during towing.
After completing testing in 2019, FAST
introduced the AlphaCart - a lightweight
baggage cart that better endures the elements, has a long lifespan and reduces
ground support equipment's fuel use.
" Most baggage carts are manufactured
with heavy-duty steel, which makes them
heavy to pull or manually move
around the ramp by
All photos courtesy of FAST Global Solutions
By Jessica Purgett
34 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE
MARCH 2021
operators, " says Barbara Ostrander, marketing communications director at FAST
Global Solutions. " These steel carts are
also susceptible to rust and corrosion, in
particular in climates with harsh weather.
We set out to develop a new baggage cart
to outsmart the elements while decreasing
the overall weight of the unit. "
The AlphaCart is made from a co-polymer resin. This allows the baggage cart
to be lighter than its steel counterparts,
reducing wear and tear and fuel use - an
important consideration for companies trying to lower their ground handling equipment's energy consumption.
" Its rotomolded body is significantly
lighter than the steel baggage carts seen all
over the world, yet able to take the same
weight of load, " Ostrander says. " Also, the
AlphaCart can take bumps and blows and
rebound, unlike steel that readily dents. "
The cart weighs between 1,489 and 1,650
pounds but can move up to 8,000 pounds
of cargo. According to FAST engineers,
three to four AlphaCarts are usually towed
in a train, allowing cargo payloads ranging from 24,000 to 32,000 to be towed at
once. The length of the baggage cart train
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of march2021
Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: A Plan for the Unexpected
The Tech that Tracks ULDs
Pandemic Protection
The Factors Faced by Eastern Europe's GHSPs
From Cooking Oil to Renewable Fuel
The Reason Behind Resin
Product Hangar
Publisher's Note: A Goodbye, and a Hello
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march2021 - Business Buzz
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march2021 - Industry Expert Column: A Plan for the Unexpected
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march2021 - The Tech that Tracks ULDs
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march2021 - Pandemic Protection
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march2021 - The Factors Faced by Eastern Europe's GHSPs
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march2021 - From Cooking Oil to Renewable Fuel
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march2021 - Product Hangar
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