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What’s NewLandsideAll cable work by TKFTKF is one of many companies that manufacture and supply cables, and energy and information is transferred via TKF cables ineverything from Spanish windmills to Surinamese telecom systems. However, TKF recently introduced a full-service package offeringto supply airports with all the different types of cables that they need. TKF already had years of experience with medium voltagepower cables (TKF is the main supplier of cables for Schiphol’s new pier) and the company has now added high-quality high-voltagepower cables to its portfolio for runway lighting. There is increasing demand for such a standardised cable product, because theamount of air traffic is increasing and airports are adding new runways. Consequently, TKF decided at the end of 2007 to launch awide range of cables for runway lights, all of which are fire-resistant as standard and can also be made rodent and termite resistantas an optional extra. The 6 kV lighting cable complies with all the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards governing runwaylighting. TKF received praise for its products from around the world at Inter Airport Europe 2007 in Munich.l.pots@tkf.nlwww.tkf.nlBaggage handling with a cake serverAmsterdam Airport Schiphol is extending its baggage handlingcapacity by investing in cutting-edge technology, such as robotsto load baggage onto carts and into containers (i.e. loadingunits). Tebodin (in the form of Henk Brandsma) was involved inthe development of this concept, which Vanderlande is now installingat Schiphol. Brandsma comments: “Until now, baggagehad always been loaded into a loading unit manually and thendriven to the aircraft. We were asked to come up with a systemthat would make it possible to process the increasing number ofitems of baggage, within the same area, using the same numberof people. The overall concept is extensively automated, andpart of that system is now a robot loader that loads the baggageinto the loading units. The robot’s conveyor belt acts as a kindof cake server to scoop up each item of baggage from the transportsystem. The baggage is then scanned before the robotplaces it in the loading unit. The information gained from thescan is used to avoid excess loading and ensure aconstant loading capacity. Schiphol’srobot baggage handler isthe first to be incorporatedinto the operating processanywhere in theworld.” The plan is toinstall six robots inthe new basement,which is due to becomplete at the end of 2010.h.brandsma@tebodin.nlwww.tebodin.comwww.vanderlande.nlNo more paperwork hassleThe old-fashioned way of flying – receiving the ticket at homeby post, going with your ticket to the airport, and queuing atthe check-in desk – has been a thing of the past for quite sometime now. What is more, if KLM has its way, things will get eveneasier for passengers. For example, whereas IATA (InternationalAir Transport Association) is aiming to replace all paper ticketswith e-tickets by mid-2008, KLM will be issuing e-tickets onlyfor all its 124 destinations as from 1 January by using not onlythe Internet and self-service machines, but also its recentlyintroduced mobile phone, blackberry or PDA e-ticket service. Ifyou receive your ticket on your mobile phone, for example, youwill receive your boarding pass on your phone in the form of abar code. Baggage labelling using RFID tags is also a reality atKLM. An RFID tag is a high-tech barcode that constantlymonitors your bag, so you can be certain that your made-tomeasuresuits and promotional gifts still arrive at precisely theright place, even if you change flights three times. In additionto enormous savings in terms of the amount of paper and thenumber of man hours required to do the job (an estimated3 billion dollars a year worldwide), all of these electronicgadgets also result in shorter queues, increased customercomfort and greater freedom of choice. For example, you canbook extra legroom or an additional free baggage allowancefrom home, and the time that you spend in the comfort of yourown home preparing your journey is time that you do not haveto spend waiting around at the airport!secr.mediarelaties@klm.comwww.klm.com22 Holland Airport Technology
Sustainable plans for the futureIn a world of ever-increasing globalisation, borders that areincreasingly open and more and more transparency, the amountof air traffic will of course only increase. The question is ‘howcan we reconcile that increase with the growing demand forsustainability?’ The various parties involved in the Dutch aviationsector thought long and hard about this question, and theycame up with an ambitious plan for both the short and thelong term. Although the capacity of Schiphol Airport is due togrow by 20% by 2015, the aim is also to achieve a 20% cut inCO 2 emissions from all ground traffic and a 10% reduction perpassenger kilometre by 2015. The intention is to implementimprovements in infrastructure and technological innovations inaircraft construction that will make Schiphol the most innovativeand sustainable airport in the world.The parties involved want to tackle noise pollution in thesurrounding area by deploying anti-noise boxes for the benefit ofthe local residents and by building pyramid-shaped noiseprotectiondams at strategic points in the landscape to repel lowfrequencynoise. The transport infrastructure around the airporthas also been thoroughly analysed, which showed that passenger‘front ports’ have to be built, if the emission reduction targetper passenger is to be achieved whilst at the same time reducingcongestion on the road network around the airport. A ‘front port’is a train station some distance away from the airport that actsas a transfer location with railway lines instead of runways. Thiswould allow passengers to check in and drop off their bags inAntwerp in Belgium, for example. Another part of the plan is todevelop ‘ultra-green’ (i.e. extremely environmentally friendly)aircraft, which scientists at TU Delft have been working on forseveral months. The target is to produce an aircraft that emits50% less CO 2 and 80% less NOX, as well as being a lot quieter.secr.mediarelaties@klm.comwww.klm.nlwww.schipholgroup.nlwww.nivr.nlFlexible sorting machineVanderlande Industries, which is known worldwide for its baggage handling systems, is launching a new sorting machine called aBAXORTER, which can sort approximately 2,500 bags an hour. This new sorter is especially suitable for small to medium-sizedairports that have either entirely manual or only semi-automated baggage-handling systems, because it is flexible in terms ofthe number of chutes used for different types of bags and for different flights and destinations. The sorter enables these airportsto handle peak volumes and offers room for future growth. The BAXORTERTM provides a single system that can sort both newlychecked-in bags and transfer bags, en route to any destination, via various different chutes. In other words, the machine handlesboth final sortation and pre-sortation for the various flights. Baggage allocation is also automatic, which reduces the amountof manpower required and minimises sorting errors of the type that can occur when baggage handling is carried out manually.The BAXORTER is suitable for bags of all shapes and sizes up to 1 metre long and does not require the use of tubs. Thanks to itscompact design and ability to sort to both sides of the belt, the BAXORTER also makes optimum use of the available space. Inaddition, there is only a minimum amount of headroom required, because the bags are sorted horizontally.remco.visser@vanderlande.comwww.vanderlande.comNACO grooms Beijing for the Olympic GamesWith the Olympic Games on the horizon China wants to be certainthat it will be in impressive shape when the world comes to visitin 2008. And where better to start than at Beijing airport wherethe visitors will get their first impression of China? A plan wastherefore drawn up for substantial expansion and renovation ofthe airport, comprising a third landing strip, a new control tower,numerous hectares of apron and a third passenger terminal, inorder to create an airport that can handle the new generationsof jumbo jets, such as the A380. The new terminal, which isdesigned to handle some 45 million passengers a year, coversan area of approximately 600,000 m² and is connected to thetwo already existing terminals by a railway line. The contractwas awarded in 2003 to a consortium consisting of NACO(Netherlands Airport Consultants BV), the famous architecturalfirm Foster and Partners, ARUP Engineers and the Beijing Instituteof Architectural Design and Research. The project was completedwithin four years, which aside from being well in time for theOlympics, was an absolute record. NACO’s Master Plan ensuredthat the terminal is one of the most advanced in the world,both technologically and from an operational point of view. Forexample, the large dragon-like roof, which faces southeast,is specially designed to capture as much daylight and heat aspossible. The airport also has a state-of-the-art regulationsystem, which makes it possible to minimise energy consumptionand carbon dioxide emissions.ben.hasselman@naco.dhv.comwww.naco.nlwww.hollandtrade.com23
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