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Innovative Drive and Automation Solutions for the Airport Industry

Baggage Handling Systems

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Drive Solutions for Baggage Handling Systems: Getting the Airport Industry in Motion

Airports where hundreds of airplanes take off and land around the clock need an

incredible amount of planning and perfect coordination of complex processes.

Thousands of passengers move between the terminals each day, and tons of cargo are

loaded. The growing focus on capacity and security issues, as well as shorter ground

times, increasing competition among airports and stricter environmental regulations are

presenting major challenges for the airport industry.

In the future, it will be necessary to move pas-sengers and cargo even faster and more effi-ciently and to further reduce the ground times of airplanes. Equipment in terminals will have to be larger and more efficient to keep up with the growing number of passengers and goods being transported. Airport operators also have

to make the right investments in airport design and passenger comfort. That’s why they rely on partners who have comprehensive knowledge of complex airport logistics processes. SEW-EURODRIVE proves that it has this knowledge on a daily basis around the world.

For years now, drive technology “made by SEW-EURODRIVE” has played a vital role in ensuring smooth transport and logistics pro-cesses at a host of international airports such as Frankfurt, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Sydney. SEW-EURODRIVE is a family-owned,

internationally successful business with roughly 16,000 employees and sales of more than EUR 2.6 billion. With 79 Drive Technology Cen-ters and 14 production plants in 48 countries, we make sure that the world keeps moving. And we’ve been doing that for over 80 years.

More information about our products and solutions for this industry at: www.sew-eurodrive.de/airport

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1Conveyor systems in the baggage handling system ensure smooth, gentle transportation of baggage within the terminals. Whether belt con-veyors, tray-based conveying or drive solutions for storing baggage that is checked in early, baggage transportation systems generally ex-tend over several kilometers between the check-in counter and loading the plane or between unloading the plains and the baggage claim. For this reason, it makes sense to design the system layouts to be as modular as possible and to efficiently link the drive technology. SEW-EURODRIVE’s decentralized technology is setting trends in this field: MOVIGEAR® and the DRC.. electronic motors in the binary, AS- Interface or SNI (Single Line Network Installa-tion) control versions meet all the requirements from retrofitting to setting up a new system. The drives can easily be linked to form intelligent nodes in the conveyor system. Taking the high overload capacity into account and utilizing the entire speed setting range allows the number

of variants used to be minimized while saving energy in all operating situations.This minimizes storage costs, as well as the cost of operating the system. In vertical sort-ing units (VSU) the DRC.. electronic motor’s integrated positioning function can be used with the SEW-EURODRIVE modular gear unit system to boost performance and reduce complexity while allowing full integration into the drive in-frastructure.

SEW-EURODRIVE products for your application:– MOVIGEAR®, the mechatronic drive system– DRC.., the universal electronic motor in com-

bination with the SEW-EURODRIVE modular gear unit system

– MOVIMOT®, the DR.. modular gear unit system with an integrated frequency inverter

Baggage handling technology 1

High-speed conveyors are particularly important for large, sprawling transfer airports. The bag-gage of transfer passengers must be transport-ed quickly and reliably from one terminal to an-other. But even medium-sized airports can use these systems, especially when high-speed con-veyors are used for sorting. Using contactless technology from SEW-EURODRIVE to transmit energy, data and power offers key advantages. The virtually wear-free and extremely low-main-tenance technology improves transport system availability. In combination with decentralized client controllers and network solutions from SEW-EURODRIVE, it provides a simplified point of contact with customers. The high bandwidth

of the slotted waveguide wireless transmission allows continuous monitoring of the track, e.g. using an IP camera.

SEW-EURODRIVE products for your application:– MOVITRANS® contactless energy transfer

system– Slotted waveguide for contactless

data transmission– FSD asynchronous pole-disc drive– MOVIVISION® monitoring and visualization

software

High-speed transportation 2SEW-EURODRIVE is familiar with the requirements of the airport industry: Whether trans-

porting, sorting or distributing baggage – we use proven, reliable application solutions

from our modular system to provide improved cost-effectiveness, flexibility and safety in all

airport industry processes. A few examples of application solutions from SEW-EURODRIVE

for baggage transportation are presented below.

Solutions for the airport industry:Reliable, efficient and innovative

In modern sorting systems, not only high sorting speed and availability, but also energy efficiency plays a major role. The airport sector is increas-ingly being faced with the reduction of their carbon footprints. As a leading manufacturer of electric drive technology, SEW-EURODRIVE has long offered innovative products to help boost efficiency. SEW-EURODRIVE sorters with synchronous linear servomotors have higher efficiency levels than sorters with conventional asynchronous linear motors. Using materials without rare earths makes this solution particu-larly cost-effective. For customers who use asynchronous linear motors with blades, SEW-EURODRIVE offers the FSD pole-disc drive

as an energy-saving solution. Whether a tilt-tray sorter or a cross-belt sorter, SEW-EURODRIVE has the drive you need!

SEW-EURODRIVE products for your application:– MOVIDRIVE®, the single-axis inverter – SLC synchronous linear servomotors for

high efficiency levels– FSD pole-disc drive for designs with blades– MOVITRANS® contactless energy transfer

system– Slotted waveguide for contactless data

transmission

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SEW-EURODRIVE offers optimized drive solutions for Early-Bag-Stores

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MOVIGEAR® mechatronic drive system –The optimal solution for baggage handling systems

Effective and energy-efficient

1 billion pounds were invested on the existing baggage handling systems by Gatwick Airport, London in order to handle its constantly growing number of passengers in 2010. The goal is to increase the capacity to over 24 million passengers a year. The special concerns are reliability, energy efficiency, variant reducing, and cost savings in installation and startup.

The MOVIGEAR® solution of SEW-EURODRIVE was finally chosen not only because it meets all the requirements above, but also because of its excel-lent overload behavior and premium IE4 efficiency. At the beginning, 1,200 drives were installed with the option to increase the amount in the future. Approximately 2,000 drives are now running smoothly at Gatwick Airport.

Statement Alex Adams (Principal Engineer – Baggage Systems, Gatwick Airport) about the project and requirements:

“For our new baggage systems, it was fundamental for Gatwick Airport to install drives that were carefully selected for their operational function and efficiency. Our primary criteria required exceptional reliability with energy efficiency to help Gatwick achieve its ‘Decade of Change’ environmental targets including reducing carbon emissions.

Secondary criteria included:– Minimizing the number of drive types.– Reducing the number of possible failure modes, e.g. mechanical

brakes, fans etc.– Utilizing simplified control systems.By examining the market we identified MOVIGEAR® of SEW-EURODRIVErange as the drive assembly that best satisfied our criteria. As a measure of our approval we have installed 1,200 drive assemblies* and introduced the specification into our technical standards.”

Practical example:

Modernization of the baggage handling system

at London’s Gatwick Airport

The advantages of the high efficiency of MOVIGEAR® and the real

energy savings in customer applications have been confirmed by

numerous measurements. The comparative measures taken at a

baggage conveyor belt clearly demonstrate this fact once again.

MOVIGEAR® DBC vs. a non-SEW gearmotor with the same technical data

MOVIGEAR® DBC vs. KA37DRE90M4BE2 gearmotor with the MOVIMOT® frequency inverter

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A straight 2,200 mm conveyor belt was used to compare the effective power consumed by different drive systems. Each comparative cycle in-cluded transportation of 20 suitcases weighing 30 kg each at a linear speed of 0.8 m/s. The belt was started empty each time, and then the

test run was performed. Effective power was consumed in all three supply phases for each system. The measurements showed that significantly bet-ter results were achieved with SEW-EURODRIVE’s MOVIGEAR® mechatron-ic drive system than with other gearmotors with the same technical data.

Duesseldorf

Los Angeles

Toronto

LondonCopenhagen

Istanbul

ZurichMarseille

Tianjin

Sydney

Helsinki

DubaiAbu Dhabi

These airports have already chosen our MOVIGEAR® and DRC..

* Currently a total of 2,000 drives have been installed

10 11Customized solutions and services

Airlines are adding more and more destinations. This fact, in combination with the increas-

ing numbers of passengers, means that more and more airports are becoming what are

known as hubs. For example, passengers from North America have to get through airports

in London, Paris or Frankfurt as quickly as possible to reach their connecting flights to

other European destinations on time.

At airports like these that have well over 60 mil-lion passengers a year, more than 50% are tran-sit passengers. Their baggage must be unloaded, transported, sorted and brought to their connect-ing flights as soon as possible. SEW-EURODRIVE has the right system solution for each of these challenges. We particularly focus on the sorting equipment that has to distribute millions of pieces of luggage quickly and reliably. Whether a con-centric sorter is used before of the amount of baggage or whether individual baggage handling

is preferred for faraway terminals, SEW- EURODRIVE has the right drive and system solu-tions for any application. The system includes not only the SLC and FSD linear motors, but also energy transfer, communication and control solu-tions, along with software. The SLC synchronous linear motor is already a market favorite with very high efficiency and low-cost magnet material. The FSD pole-disc drive is an innovative drive solution for contactless power transmission.

Baggage sorting for mega-hubs

Being a specialist in drive technology means we never stop moving. In addition to

constantly optimizing our own processes, we therefore also offer a comprehensive range

of services along your entire value chain. This defines the approach to adopt, while our

services focus on the relevant process steps.

Services throughout the value creation chain

Engineering & selection

Startup & maintenance

Inquiry & order

Delivery & material flow

www.sew-eurodrive.de/engineering-selection

www.sew-eurodrive.de/startup-maintenance

www.sew-eurodrive.de/inquiry-order

www.sew-eurodrive.de/delivery-material-flow

– Engineering consulting– Engineering tools– Training from SEW-EURODRIVE– Safety services– Energy consulting

– 24h Service Hotline– Installation Consulting Service– Startup Service– Inspection and Maintenance Service– etc.

– Shopping cart– Transaction overview– Electronic data interchange (EDI)– Electronic invoicing

– Electronic delivery notification– Intelligent material flow with DriveTag

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