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BAGGAGE HANDLING TECHNOLOGY
Chandler said. " All airports are looking
at reliability and being up when those
bags need to get on the next airport
and keeping in line with the traveler's
schedule. "
Predictive analytics monitors live
operational data measured by various
sensors and compares it to historical
data to identify abnormalities within
the measurements and uses probability
through machine learning to predict
necessary repairs and imminent component
failures.
Lar ry
Studdiford,
president,
Studdiford Technical Solutions, LLC
said a good predictive analytics platform
can provide many operational benefits;
the most promising being the ability to
develop a planned, versus a reactionary,
maintenance and repair schedule. This
reduces the number of surprise outages
and potentially helps reduce the staff
headcount.
It also identifies equipment irregularities
with enough time to ensure the
materials required to repair or replace
the equipment is available on hand.
" Both these, and other benefits drive
towards a status-based maintenance
approach instead of a time-based maintenance
plan, allow repair and replacement
when components require it and not
necessarily based on a calendar-driven
schedule, " Studdiford said. " This could
also lead to an increased life cycle of
equipment while monitoring components
during their decline instead of
replacing based on the manufacturer's
recommendation. There are huge
Drum motors take up less space than external drive systems allowing more space in current
BHS footprints to expand.
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overall cost savings to be had with regard
to the life of a BHS and its overall total
cost of ownership. "
Nord Drivesystems recently introduced
its new generation of IE5+ motors,
which utilize a reduced noise, high
efficiency design, suited to acoustically
sensitive areas in airports. Mounting
solutions are flexible and can be direct
mounted to a gearbox or mounted to a
NEMA or IEC adapter.
The two frame sizes, 70 and 90, offer
a power range from 0.5 - 3HP and a
speed range from 0 - 2,100 RPM. IE5+
synchronous motors are outfitted with
an integrated encoder that can be programmed
for precise control over speed,
synchronization and position.
Permanent magnet motors (PMM)
like the IE5+ offer durability and sustainable
energy savings for airports.
" We've seen projects in testing where
it provided double-digit efficiency gains
over previous installations, " Chandler
said. " However, we also look at what
we can take out. We've looked at direct
drive solutions, eliminating pulleys and
chains so there's a lot of opportunity in
increased gains. "
Studdiford said the permanent
magnet motors promise higher performance
and generally lower weight than
traditional AC induction motors. They
also tend to have a smaller footprint,
which makes permanent magnet motors
good for retrofitting older systems.
" While more expensive than induction
motors in their initial product cost,
PMMs and their energy savings can
realize a full return on investment in as
little as two years, " he said. " They are
also synchronous, which allows them to
work in applications where induction
motors cannot. "
Drum Motors
Drive Potential
North American airports and airlines
want their luggage systems to handle
twice as many bags on a similar footprint
as their current baggage handling system.
Drum motors provide a solution to meet
this demand.
Drum motors hermetically seal the
electric motor and gear reducer inside
the head drive roller. This eliminates the
need for external drive system components,
such as chains, sprockets and chain
guards. It also eliminates the need for
pillow block bearings because the shafts
on a drum motor are stationary.
" When you use our drive system, you
VDG gears are manufactured to AGMA 12 standards, that is honed and ground for low noise
standards to 46db.
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can put conveyors closer together in a
closer space so you can achieve better
space utilization, " said Alex Kanaris,
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