INDUSTR Y N EWS Saint Petersburg and Trondheim Værnes Airports Sign with Vanderlande Industries
Vanderlande Industries will build and integrate a new fully automated baggage handling system for Pulkovo Saint Petersburg Airport in Russia. The new baggage handling system, worth 15 million Euros, will be integrated in a new passenger terminal that will give the airport the capacity to manage the growing amount of baggage that passengers will check-in for their flights from and to the airport. The baggage handling system will include (amongst others) 96 check-in positions, two HELIXORTER tilt-tray sorters, a lane based Early Bag Storage for 820 bags, 7 tilted TRIPLANAR arrival carousels, configurations for manual inspection by Russian customs authorities and BRS (Baggage Reconciliation System), part of the Vanderlande VIBES software suite. The Terminal is planned to be ready for operation in 2013. Meanwhile, in December 2011, Vanderlande Industries was awarded a contract worth nearly 3 million Euros for the modification of the baggage handling system at Trondheim Airport Værnes in Norway. The modification will allow the airport to efficiently handle the baggage of at least 5 million passengers annually. Last year almost 4 million passengers were using Værnes, being the hub airport for the middle of Norway and presently having 19 domestic and 34 international destinations. The public tender procedure for the baggage handling modification project at Værnes was won by Vanderlande Industries because of the competitive proposal and unique design based on the BAXORTER loop sorter. The scope of supply for this modification project includes integration of a BAXORTER loop sorter, complete replacement of high and low level
controls with the VIBES software suite and replacement of all PLCs. Some equipment from Oslo Airport Gardemoen will also be reused and integrated in the system. The project will be executed during live-operations and will commence mid 2012. The system is planned to be completely operational in May 2013.
ICTS Win Contracts in Brazil, Italy, the UK and Gibraltar
ICTS has secured a number of fresh contracts. TAM, the Brazilian national airline, has chosen their Eagle X-ray course (in Portuguese) to certify and train all their airport employees; in Brazil the airlines are responsible for screening HBS bags on international flights. Venice Airport has also purchased the Eagle X-ray course (in Italian) to certify and train all screeners at the airport; that deal was sealed with the collaboration of ICTS Italy. Bristol Airport, UK, has signed a contract to purchase ICTS’ SmartQ (with Gunnebo gates). And, last but not least, Gibraltar Airport, using the Eagle GSAT DfT regulation course, has decided to add the Spanish version of the (UK) DfT course to train all airport employees in the country.
ThruVision Systems Acquired by Digital Barriers
Digital Barriers plc has announced the acquisition of the assets, intellectual property and customer contracts of ThruVision Systems Ltd. The board of directors of Digital Barriers believes that ThruVision's technology will be of significant interest to security and defence organisations around the world and is complementary to other products within the Group. Digital Barriers' customers are increasingly interested in standoff detection of concealed objects in high security or high threat environments. ThruVision's passive screening technology is amongst the most advanced in the world. Under the terms of the Acquisition, Digital Barriers will acquire the assets, intellectual property and customer contracts of ThruVision for total consideration of £950,000 in cash, payable upon completion of the Acquisition.
University of Luxembourg and IEE Open Joint Computer Vision Laboratory
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg and Luxembourg-based sensing specialist IEE have opened a joint Computer Vision laboratory focused on designing new and practical sensor systems for security technology applications. The field of security and safety technology is currently undergoing some radical changes. As a result, the demand for intelligent systems capable of managing security-relevant situations in public buildings while, at the same time, offering support for subsequent data-analysis, is increasing. To actively help shape this research and acquire a technological edge, SnT and IEE entered into a strategic partnership in 2011, which in turn led to the creation of the Computer Vision laboratory. The laboratory's goal is to combine the basic research conducted at SnT and the applied research conducted by IEE to create optimal conditions in which sensor research questions can be successfully addressed.
…and 'nul points' for guessing the most exciting contract of this issue of ASI!
Rapiscan to Provide Security Screening Equipment for the Eurovision Song Contest
Rapiscan Systems has been selected by the Azerbaijan Government to provide the security screening equipment for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The Rapiscan 620XR baggage inspection and Metor 6M metal detector have been selected in order to screen all of the visitors attending the event. The Eurovision Song Contest, which is viewed by an estimated 125 million viewers worldwide, will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan where the two Semi-Finals will take place on 22nd and 24th of May and the Final on the 26th of May, 2012. In total, more than 150 systems will be in operation at the Baku Crystal Hall to help ensure the safety of up to 16,000 people that will be able to attend each of the three Eurovision Song Contest live shows in May. Rapiscan Systems were chosen to provide the equipment due to its extensive experience of providing reliable and effective X-ray and security screening equipment to large scale, international events. Mr. David Kent, Vice President Sales EMEA, Rapiscan Systems, commented: “When securing a global event such as the Eurovision Song Contest, it is vital that the organisers are able to screen the visitors of the event for prohibited items efficiently and effectively, minimising the risk to all attendees. This deployment of our equipment is another testament of our ability to secure large scale events using our renowned screening solutions and we are looking forward to working in partnership with the contest organisers so that the thousands of visitors, and viewing audience, can safely enjoy this exciting competition.”
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