Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport Satellite Terminal in China has put the baggage handling system (BHS) of logistics automation firm Vanderlande into operation.
Vanderlande also secured a four-year site-based service contract to provide 24/7 on-site upkeep, operations, and IT services at the airport.
The key part of the solution has been deployed in a new satellite expansion to the north of the airport’s Terminal 3, which has the capacity to manage an additional 22 million passengers annually.
In a statement, Vanderlande said: “This is the biggest single project secured to date delivered by Vanderlande in mainland China. The project was completed in just 29 months, working throughout the global pandemic and without impacting on the day-to-day operations in the other terminals.”
The logistics automation company was responsible for the development as well as integration of the complete BHS, which stretches for 20km.
It consists of TUBTRAX individual carrier system (ICS) in the satellite terminal and Terminal 3, along with high-speed TUBTRAX (7m/s) ICS in the tunnel area.
Besides, it features a varied flow of standard and large carriers, ten transfer check-in desks, conveyors, and carousels.
The company delivered its VIBES software for both low-level and high-level controls.
Vanderlande China executive managing director Doney Xu said: “Despite the challenging conditions and timescales, the close cooperation and hard work of all involved was evident and recognised by our customer. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this success.”
In 2004, the firm delivered the solution for Shenzhen Airport’s Terminal 2B and Terminal 3 in 2013.
This recent project was awarded to Vanderlande in May 2019 initially.
In October this year, Vanderlande’s BHS went live at China’s Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO).
