Airport operation as priority one

Airport operations

“The Q6 portfolio of baggage projects requires very detailed and extensive project phasing and an operational mitigation plan, plus an integrated testing regime using comprehensive system emulation,” Gilks said.

BEUMER Group UK with Crisplant – a leading global supplier of automated baggage handling systems – has been awarded a portfolio of prestigious baggage system projects at London Heathrow Airport. The portfolio of projects, known as ‘Q6’, was awarded to the BEUMER Group UK by principal contractor Balfour Beatty, and includes the installation and integration of over 30 Standard 3 Hold Baggage Screening (HBS) machines.

Balfour Beatty completed a robust tender selection process before awarding the contract to BEUMER Group – selected for its distinctive approach to the planning of the project. “BEUMER Group UK recognised immediately that the key challenge related to these projects was not technology driven, but to deliver major baggage handling system upgrades and system enhancements in a live airport environment,” Peter Gilks, Managing Director, Airports Division, BEUMER Group UK, said. “Therefore BEUMER Group UK developed detailed and meticulous project phasing and operational mitigation programmes, with the airport operation as priority one.”

The Q6 portfolio of projects consists of upgrading the existing HBS machines to meet Standard 3 legislation; the installation and commissioning of a new Crisplant LS-4000E tilt-tray baggage sorter; and major asset replacement of the baggage handling control systems. These projects will take place in Terminals 1 and 4. Also included in the Q6 portfolio is the task of installing and integrating nine new Standard 3 HBS machines into Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal.
BEUMER Group will also ensure that all high-level baggage IT controls and systems, such as the Sort Allocation Computer (SAC) and SCADA, interface seamlessly with the new baggage handling assets and the HBS Standard 3 screening machines. During the Q6 project delivery BEUMER Group will install and integrate a total of 32 Standard 3 HBS machines into Heathrow Airport’s baggage handling system.

“As Heathrow is one of the world’s leading global hub airports, the award of these new baggage handling projects is very important for BEUMER Group UK, as it demonstrates the confidence that the client has in BEUMER Group UK to deliver these complex projects,” Gilks added. BEUMER Group UK is also currently delivering the flagship Gatwick South Terminal Pier 1 BHS project. This project consists of a Crisplant CrisBag-based tote bag store and two baggage sorters, and will be completed by the fourth quarter 2015.


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