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DHL and Toyota Material Handling Europe sign contract
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HL Freight, one of the leading providers of road freight services in Europe, has signed a contract with Toyota Material Handling Group, the leading brand of material handling equipment, to provide transportation of their newly launched line of racking systems from the suppliers to the company’s customers’ sites all across Europe. Starting in September, materials
for a wide range of racking solutions, including conventional and high density pallet racking systems, as well as shelving and other nonpalletized racking systems, will embark on their journey to new warehouses via various transport solutions provided by DHL Freight’s network. Delivery on the exact agreed day is of critical importance since the development of the project at customer’s site depends upon it. “We are committed to offering high quality solutions that are perfectly tailored to the warehouse storage requirements of our customers. One of those requirements is that the goods arrive exactly when they are needed. And DHL helps us deliver on our customer promise,” said Hans Larsson, director Logistics Solutions, Toyota Material Handling Europe. Visit: www.toyota-industries.eu
CTT Systems wins humidifier contract from Airbus
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TT Systems, the market leader of humidity control products in aircraft, has been awarded a contract to develop a humidifier for a new crew rest compartment on the A380 aircraft, to be introduced to customers in 2016. The humidifier will be offered in the A380 catalogue as a Supplier-Furnished-Equipment (SFE). CTT Systems already provides crew rest humidifiers for the A380 programme (as tier-2). CTT humidifiers have been in service in the A380 aircraft since 2007. “CTT is honoured by the continued support and trust in our humidifiers from Airbus and its A380 customers,” says Torbjörn Johansson, CEO of CTT Systems. CTT’s crew humidifier improves comfort, health and rest by maintaining a relative humidity of around 20%, compared to 3–5% without our humidifier. A higher humidity reduces dry
Siemens chosen for Stansted Airport project
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iemens UK & Ireland has been appointed as a key supplier in the replacement of the Track Transit System (TTS) control system at Stansted Airport. The project is headed by control and communication specialist Firstco and involves updating the TTS, which carries approximately 15 million
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air-related problems (e.g. fatigue, jet-lag, red eyes, dry skin, spread of viruses). The humidifier is based on evaporative cooling technology and uses a method that effectively precludes the transfer of bacteria. Visit: www.ctt.se
people per year and features many obsolete parts. This will include upgrading or replacing the control room operator interface, the central control system – excluding the interlocking relays – and the training simulator. Firstco selected Siemens based on the functionality and features of its technology and service offer, and how well suited its WinCC Open Architecture (OA) technology is
Semcon signs new fuel cell contract
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emcon is helping PowerCell take the next step for the mass production of fuel cells. This new contract enables Semcon to provide production development expertise and a number of other services to support PowerCell’s own engineers. PowerCell is at the forefront in the field of stationary fuel cell systems that convert common diesel into electricity. The technology enables considerably greater fuel efficiency compared with ordinary diesel engines and also gives off no emissions apart from CO2. “PowerCell is developing technology that has huge potential, but it’s also very advanced. To take the next step the company needs a partner that can support it in everything, from flow analyses to the production of automation solutions. We are very proud to be given this renewed trust,” says Robert Eliasson, account manager for PowerCell at Semcon. This contract gives PowerCell access to Semcon’s extensive range of expertise from various manufacturing industries, enabling it to remain at the forefront in terms of production technology. Specific focus areas of the contract include manufacturing optimisation, quality control and cost calculation. Visit: www.semcon.com for Stansted Airport’s requirements. The WinCC OA SCADA system is designed to enable the visualisation and management of processes, production flows, machines and plants in all lines of operation. It enables any number of stand-alone systems to be linked via a network, which is a key factor for Stansted Airport. Visit: www.siemens.com
