The Interroll Portec Belt Curve: The Most Reliable Solution for Handling Baggage
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The Interroll Portec Belt Curve The Most Reliable Solution for Handling Baggage Industry Fact Sheet May 2014

The world is moving and people are constantly ‘on the go’ According to the IATA, passenger numbers increased in 2013 by 5.1% to 3.13 billion. The past ten years have seen passenger numbers grow by 65.6%, from 1.89 billion in 2003. The travel industry was one of the few sectors to bounce back from the deep recession early and it now accounts for about 10% of the global economy. In 2013, the airline industry carried more than 3 billion passengers in a year for the rst time. According to an Oxford Economics report, global travel spending will increase 5.4% a year for the next decade and the...

What challenges do airport professionals face when it comes to baggage handling? Optimize cost of bags processing and decrease % of delayed or lost bags through an increase in speed and accuracy. Baggage handling technology has become more and more sophisticated over the last ten years. Short connection times mean that bags must be handled quickly and efficiently. According to SITA’s baggage report, 21 million suitcases go missing each year and in 2013 alone, the annual bag mishandling costs was a staggering US$2.09 billion. Speed and accuracy of your baggage handling system along with low...

mishandling costs GO MISSING EACH YEAR BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD, YOUR LUGGAGE WILL COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH INTERROLL PRODUCTS PASSENGER NUMBERS BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS MARKET WILL GROW AT A CAGR OF Travel Industry WILL CARRY MORE THAN billion passengers travel spending _ WILL INCREASE The WOHd'S 2013 Rank Airport Total Passengers % vs PY busiest airports 1. USA Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 94,430,785 O 2. RC Beijing Capital International Airport 83,712,355 O 2-2% 4. J Tokyo International Airport 68,906,636 © 3.3% ^^^^^ 5. USA O'Hare International Airport...

vs Friction Drive Belts DRIVE BELTS Belt slippage PORTEC BELT CURVE Overheats under pressure Limited range of temperatures and conditions High maintenance (wear and tear leads to very frequent belt replacement) M Operates under very high / low temperatures Significant downtime (hours to replace a belt) tk Little to no downtime (30 min to replace a belt)

The Interroll Portec Belt Curve The Interroll Portec Belt Curve meets the specications of the world’s major airport consultants. Airports consultants specify Portec curves because they are reliable and are the only ones that can operate anywhere on the planet. It uses a positive chain drive technology which prevents slippage, thus ensuring ultra-accurate tracking and a lower total cost of ownership. Friction-driven curves always struggle with slippage: belts are looped over pulleys and if a baggage jam occurs on friction driven curves this will cause a catastrophic failure and in most cases...

Inspired by efficiency Established in 1959 Interroll has grown to become the world’s leading supplier of key products for internal logistics. Whether boxes, pallets or soft goods are to be handled, no other supplier has such a complete product range on offer. That is why system integrators, OEMs and operators select Interroll as their partner for their internal logistics business. Worldwide. The Interroll global network ensures quick delivery and superior service for every local customer. We inspire our customers and provide opportunities for them to increase efficiency. Interroll reserves...