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STRATEGIES
A combination of tray and conveyor belt
Speeds of up to 10 m/s
Maximum load 55 kilos Dimensions
1350x1100mm, 1350x1300mm,
1750x1100mm (according to application
and baggage size)
The integrated belt is driven by friction
instead of a motor
The belt moves both ways to load and
unload bags
A layout no longer needs top loaders,
tilters or sorters The likelihood of bag
jams is substantially reduced
Combines simplicity, high reliability and
a low purchase price

STRATEGIES
1 The familiar scene at the check-in counter: improved selfcheck-in could cut waiting times in the future.
2 Fit for the future: the new Siemens crossbelt tray with its
active belt (see page 6).
3 Theres a lot of room for improvement at the make-up
carousel: this area is currently very labor intensive and
poorly designed from an ergonomic standpoint.
4 Waiting at the baggage reclaim should soon be a thing of
the past

STRATEGIES
1 Is this what airports will look like in 2030? Siemens has
developed a range of scenarios so that it can make its
contribution to the airport of tomorrow.
2 Communication is key: in the design phase of a baggage
handling system, Siemens takes the customers requirements
into account.
3 Keeping an eye on everything: the entire airport can be
controlled from the Airport Operational Dashboard (AOD).
4 Fast and reliable: tray technology will remain a part of the future
baggage handling system, above all at mid-sized and major
airports.

BENEFITS:
75% reduction in energy consumption cuts costs
and CO2 emissions
Reduces handling costs and improves
operational efficiency
Easily scalable to meet growing capacity
Eliminates sortation failures and reduces Left
Behind Index (LBI) and lost baggage
No bag jam as seen with pusher and diverter
technology
Minimises the number of screening machines
required

TILT-TRAY SORTING SYSTEM

Bringing compact baggage handling to regional airports
Features:
Fully featured one platform controlled sorting system with
ultra-low energy and maintenance costs Ultra-compact
foot-print using 90 induction and a minimum curve radius
Fast and easy installation with no disruption to airport
operation Manufactured at a Crisplant factory to ensure
the highest build quality Integrated automatic encoding
with optional manual encoding

BAGGAGE HANDLING IN 2030

Siemens has ideas and solutions for the airport of tomorrow.

Baggage handling is regarded as an end-to-end process,

which benefits airport operators as well as passengers

Passengers start their journeys when they leave their

homes. So why shouldnt baggage handling start there too?
The bag could be transported to the airport, checked in,
screened in the baggage handling system, assigned to the
correct aircraft, and loaded into the cargo hold. At the
transfer airport, the bag would be taken to the next aircraft
automatically. Passengers would not see their bags until
they arrive at the destination airport. Or they could arrange
to have them sent directly to their hotel. At Siemens, todays
ideas and solutions are the foundation for baggage handling
of the future.

The problem of mishandled baggage is a multi-billion

euro issue for which the aviation industry is yet to
find a solution. In 2008 alone, 32.8 million bags
were mishandled globally and while that was a 20%
decrease on 2007, it followed five consecutive
years of increases.
Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport have, however,
decided to focus specifically on this matter and
thanks to the joint efforts between the airline and
the airport, the project, which is part of the
International Air Transport Associations (IATA)
Baggage Improvement Programme (BIP), has led to
a 40 per cent reduction in temporarily mishandled
baggage compared to 2007.
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TIME-CRITICAL BAGGAGE

One of the most important aspects of

this Baggage Improvement
Programme has been the specific
attention paid to time-critical
baggage. The use of hot containers
to manually redirect transfer baggage
has been vital to the overall project. -

NEW SWIFTBAG APPLICATION FROM

DAMAREL
The idea of being able to save time by
checking-in before you reach the airport and
dropping your baggage at a fast bag drop
counter is appealing for passenger and
airline alike. Handled correctly, the bag drop
desk can provide help in reducing queuing
times for passengers, trimming staffing
levels and freeing up terminal space.
The key to a well run bag drop is to make sure
that the agents focus is kept firmly on
accepting baggage and the new generation
of self-service bag drop kiosks may help to
address this, but can be expensive and
inaccessible to the majority of airlines.