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June 2011 |
| Introducing the High Speed Plough Diverter |
| Letter from the Chairman |
| New BHS for Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Glidepath USA's New Integral Raceway |
| Costa Rica, Liberia Baggage Handling System Installation In Progress |
| New Projects |
| Conferences & Trade Shows |
| Office Contact Details |
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INTRODUCING THE HIGH SPEED PLOUGH DIVERTER |
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Glidepath is pleased to announce the introduction of an exciting new product to their range - the new high speed single arm Plough Diverter. The Plough consists of a motor activated plough arm, with a driven belt face. The Plough arm is designed to actuate into the extended position before a bag arrives to provide a gentle driven divert action. The control system provides for extremely quick arm activation and retraction allowing high bag throughputs to be achieved. The Plough works effectively with either a Parallel, 90° or 45° takeaway conveyor or rollerbed. The Plough Diverter is available in left and right hand configurations.
FEATURES
- Simple, durable and efficient
- Cost effective automatic sortation
- Very low maintenance
- Variable speed
- Capable of sorting up to 60 bags per minute
- Parallel 90° and 45° bag takeaway options
- Ease of maintenance (5 minute arm belt change cycle)
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Innovation and progressive behaviour = sustainability |
I attended the ACI Asia Pacific Regional Assembly Conference and Exhibition in New Delhi in April. The theme was “Aviation Business Strategies – Meeting of Minds”. But what caught my attention the most was the progress that India has made recently with its infrastructure development. For example, Delhi International T3 constructed by the private entity GMR and redevelopment of Mumbai Airport by the consortium GVK. These developments are clearly world class and signal the bold vision that India has for its infrastructure. |
India’s infrastructure development is truly impressive. Airports, seaports, roads and other infrastructure have been redeveloped at a brisk pace. One statistic worthy of noting is that India has a target of constructing 20 kilometres of highway per day – a truly awesome target.
With the conference theme firmly in mind, the delegates found themselves frequently discussing issues of service standards and ways in which airports could work better with and deliver greater value to their customers.
I guess that what the delegates were saying is that all business needs to be conducted from a sustainable platform and this could mean anything for many of us from sustaining our customer base to the sustainability of development, intent and action. Nowadays the hallmark of sustainability may be expressed in the same terms as “progressive” and “innovative” in respect to our behaviour and execution – for those of us who have taken the time to think about these issues, this equals sustainability.
With 6.7 billion of us living on this planet, the bouquets in the future will surely go to those companies and individuals who demonstrate sound responsible behaviour in our business planning and execution. Hopefully, our customers will jump on the bus and will be rewarded as well.
Sir Ken Stevens, Founder Chairman – Glidepath
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NEW BHS FOR CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
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Christchurch International Airport Limited opened their new passenger terminal to the public on Thursday 28th April. Glidepath were pleased to be the suppliers of the baggage handling system for this project which has been several years in development.
The new baggage handling system features 48 standard check-in locations for common use between airlines and International and Domestic flights. In conjunction with Air New Zealand, a self service fully automated bag drop has been provided for domestic and trans-Tasman services. |
The check-in systems feed into a fully automated sortation and screening system ensuring that baggage is rapidly and securely processed and delivered to their respective destinations.
Glidepath has also set up a local Operations & Maintenance team comprised of locally employed staff. Their roles are to closely monitor the system to ensure the smooth day to day operation of the new baggage handling system.
Following the demolition and refitting of some of the existing parts of the terminal, further minor phases of the work will be completed through until mid 2012 including a Domestic Transfer line, Additional baggage make up carousel, and Arrivals carousels.
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GLIDEPATH USA's NEW INTEGRAL RACEWAY
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Glidepath has developed a new variation on the standard conveyor sideguard or upstand with the addition of an integral wiring raceway. The integral raceway, an enclosed wiring chase, is built into the upper edge of the sideguard and provides space for both high and low voltage wiring cables.
The integral raceway, an enclosed wiring chase, is built into the upper edge of the sideguard and provides space for both high and low voltage wiring cables.
The raceway has a snap-on cover and the upper edge provides a convenient place for mounting junction boxes, operator control stations, or other control devices anywhere along the length of the conveyor. |
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The integral raceway has a full length divider providing isolation for high and low voltage wiring.
This innovative design saves significant installation time and materials; every 10’ of conveyor installed includes 20’ of integral raceway. The design meets all Underwriters Laboratory (UL) requirements |
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COSTA RICA, LIBERIA BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM INSTALL IN PROGRESS
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On 11th April, Glidepath commenced installation of a new baggage handling system at Costa Rica, Liberia. The system comprises of 28 check-in desks, including one for oversize items, a conveyor matrix and level 1 and level 3 x-ray screening, make-up carousels along with in-bound reclaim baggage carousels
The installation started back of house. The make up carousel and the level 3 feed line have been completed. Installation of two large platforms, the first of which will supports a plough diverter, the second supporting the level 1 X-ray, are in progress.
The mechanical and electrical installation is being carried out by Glidepath’s highly experienced staff from the Peru office.
Commissioning of the system will begin late June early July and final completion is scheduled for the 19th of July. |
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| NEW PROJECTS |
- Whitsunday / Proserpine Regional Airport, Australia
- Queenstown IB Pallet Loop Extensions, Queenstown Airport, NZ
- AIAL IB Carousel Upgrade, Auckland International Airport, NZ
- NZ 117 Air NZ OOG Upgrade, Auckland International Airport, NZ
- Male International Airport, Maldives
- Padang Internatioanal Airport, Indonesia
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| CONFERENCES & TRADE SHOWS |
Check-in Conference at the Westin Bayshore Vancouver, Canada.
September 7-9, 2011
“Future travel Experience” with a focus on the end-to-end travel process from the passenger point of view, from the moment of booking through to the collection of baggage at the arrival destination.
Airport & Air Traffic Expo Bejing China 2011
September 21-24, 2011
Held every two years, the Airport & Air Traffic Expo is China’s meeting point for the aviation industry attracting international attendance from participants and visitors. We look forward to you visiting the Glidepath Team.
ACI-NA 20th Annual Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA
October 16-19, 2011
Glidepath will be exhibiting at the ACI-NA 20th Annual Conference and Exhibition. The event will be held in San Diego, California,
October 16-19, 2011. Glidepath's Ken Stevens, David Mead and Michael Baggett will be in attendance.
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| OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS |
Glidepath New Zealand
Head Office
30 Cartwright Road, Glen Eden
Auckland 0602, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 818-3354
Facsimile: +64 9 818-9994
Contact: John Fitzgerald, General Manager Sales & Technology
E-mail: sales@glidepathgroup.com
Glidepath North America
Dallas Office
1713 S Great Southwest Parkway, Grand Prairie
Texas 75050, USA
Telephone: +1 972 641-4200
Facsimile: +1 972 352-2731
Contact:David Mead, Vice President
E-mail: salesUSA@glidepathgroup.com
Toronto Office
Box 65, Toronto AMF Mississauga
Ontario, L5P 1A2, Canada
Telephone:+1 416 675-3595
Facsimile:+1 416 675-7622
Contact: Harry Carroll, Regional Manager - Canada
E-mail: harry.carroll@glidepathgroup.com |
Glidepath Australia
Sydney Office
Unit 30, 110 Bourke Street
Alexandria, NSW 2015, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 9698 9811
Facsimile: +61 2 9698 9655
Contact: Rob Harvey, General Manager Australia/Asia
E-mail : rob.harvey@glidepathgroup.com
Glidepath Latin America
Santiago Office
Casilla 27, Correo Aeropuerto
Santiago, Chile
Telephone:+56 2 690-1264
Facsimile: +56 2 690-1278
Contact: Ingrid France, Regional Sales Manager
E-mail: ingrid.france@glidepathgroup.com
Glidepath China
Room A1411, Floor 15A, Building A,
Gonghe International Plaza
No.3699 Gonghe Xin Road,
Zhabei District
Shanghai P.R. China 200435
Telephone:+86 21-3633-7815
Contact: Manuel Gietzelt, China General Manager
E-mail: manuel.gietzelt@glidepathgroup.com |
Glidepath India
Mumbai Office
Parijat Wing No. 2, Block No. 2,
Ground Floor, Mulund Sahakar Vishwa CHS,
Near Sarvodaya Nagar Jain Temple,
Nahur, Mulund West,
Mumbai - 400 080, India
Telephone: +91 97688 41169
Contact: Rajesh Kalra, Regional Sales Manager
Email: rajesh.kalra@glidepathgroup.com
Glidepath Africa
Durban Office
PO Box 1523, Johannesburg 2000
South Africa
Telephone: +27 72 551 5971
Contact: Leon Kruger, Airport Services Manager, Durban
Email: leon.kruger@glidepathgroup.com |
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