SICK Automation recently upgraded luggage identification scanners at OR Tambo International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa.
The upgrade included replacing SICK’s recently discontinued range of CLV 490 scanners with its next generation CLV 690 laser-based barcode scanners that offer improved read rates. The upgraded scanners ensure reliable and accurate luggage barcode scanning, no matter the luggage shape, height or orientation.
“The original scanners were installed between 2008 and 2010 and were still operating to specification,” comments Danie Labuschagne, logistic automation manager, SICK Automation Southern Africa. “But as the range had been replaced with the newer models, spare parts availability was becoming more difficult. And with the fast pace and need for accuracy at any airport, let alone Africa’s busiest, having the newest technologies and ample spare parts drove the need for the upgrade.”
The new scanners are mounted onto aluminium frames along the airports’ luggage conveyor belts to scan and identify luggage in accordance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) standard. The identification data captured is communicated to the airport’s higher-level control system.
SICK replaced a total of 310 barcode scanners at Terminals A, B and CTB at the airport. In order to minimise any disruption to the airport’s operations during the upgrade, the scanners were installed in one-day phases throughout the various terminals.
“Many of the world’s airports use SICK scanners for luggage identification,” adds Labuschagne. “This market-share enables us to deliver an effective, highly technical solution that we know operates reliably and efficiently at the world’s busiest airports.”
SICK Automation Southern Africa was contracted by system integrators Krier Technologies on behalf of Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS). The OR Tambo International Airport upgrade was completed in March 2017.
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