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TECHNOLOGY
NEW
TECHNOLOGY
TAKES
CONTROL OF
BAGGAGE SYSTEMS
Airports turn to next-generation baggage handling systems to meet the
demands of a new future in air travel.
By Joe Petrie
T
he Individual Carrier System (ICS) baggage
handling system is designed for shared airline
use. It enables 100 percent track and trace as
each bag remains in the same tote throughout
the baggage handling and integrated security screening
process. All bags are tracked with RFID tags on
the CrisBag System, so it's quicker to identify if a bag
becomes missing along the process.
" Instead of trying to handle bags which are soft
and squishy and roll and can be quite problematic
from a material handling standpoint, we put it into a
container or tray and then we convey that throughout
the system and it's just a lot easier to handle from a
material handling standpoint, " says David Delaney,
vice president and general manager for the airport
division, North America, Beumer Group. " It's more
efficient to use, it's less material to have it run and it
uses less energy. It uses less spare parts and the overall
system is just a higher performance system because
you can move a lot of bags a lot faster than you can
on just a conveyor belt. "
Greg McCarthy, project manager for SFO, says the
airport had previous success with common-use bag
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systems at Terminal 2 and the International Terminal
so they wanted to pursue that again in the new terminal.
Previously Terminal 1 had six independent airline
systems with 15 screening machines. In addition, SFO
wished to improve baggage tracking, increase ramp
operations safety, reduce energy usage and environmental
impacts.
" Beumer has been doing this for 20 years so it's a
proven system, " he says. " We're not paying for R&D. "
The integration of an Explosives Detection System
(EDS) makes CrisBag the first system to be certified
by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
for in-tote baggage security screening.
ICS systems are commonplace across the world,
but this was the first in the U.S.
Delaney says they had to coordinate with TSA to
ensure it met their needs.
" All of their specifications and all of their standards
have been written for the way that TSA has been doing
things for 15 to 20 years and then we come with the
new technology in a new product, " he says. " There was
a lot of educating the market and us being educated by
TSA and TSA understanding our product. "
Photo courtesy of Siemens Logistics

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of september2021

Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: Optimizing Aviation Efficiency and Safety When Severe Weather Strikes
Restarting International Travel with Technology
New Technology Takes Control of Baggage Systems
Virtual Training for Real Applications
Safe and Secure Travel in the Age of COVID
How Handlers Navigate Scandinavia's Winters
Russia's Ground Handling Sector Readies for Growth
BLR Upgrades Cargo and Ground Handling Facilities
inter airport Europe 2021 Preview
Pick the Best Powertrain for Pushback
Product Hangar
When Teamwork is Most Crucial
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september2021 - Business Buzz
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september2021 - Industry Expert Column: Optimizing Aviation Efficiency and Safety When Severe Weather Strikes
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september2021 - Restarting International Travel with Technology
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september2021 - New Technology Takes Control of Baggage Systems
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september2021 - Virtual Training for Real Applications
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september2021 - Safe and Secure Travel in the Age of COVID
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september2021 - How Handlers Navigate Scandinavia's Winters
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september2021 - Russia's Ground Handling Sector Readies for Growth
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september2021 - BLR Upgrades Cargo and Ground Handling Facilities
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