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New contracts and orders in industry
ZF and Mobileye provide new camera tech to automotive OEM
KAUP provides Otto GRAF with unique handling solution
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erman forklift attachment manufacturer KAUP has received a contract to provide GRAF with a unqiue solution. GRAF is a specialist supplier of rainwater harvesting systems. The company develops, produces and sells a comprehensive range of products in the field of water resource management, providing solutions for global challenges such as water protection and flood prevention. The product range in the area of rainwater utilisation
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utomotive camera supplier ZF has announced it will team with Mobileye, an Intel company, to launch the S-Cam4 family of advanced cameras in 2018. The two companies have joined forces to provide this innovative camera technology to a major automotive OEM, resulting in the largest automotive camera contract in ZF’s history. The ZF S-Cam4 camera family includes a single lens, mono-camera designed to help meet updated test protocols such as EuroNCAP pedestrian triggered automatic emergency braking (AEB). The innovative camera family also includes a premium three-lens TriCam4 version to support advanced semi-automated driving functions, adding a telephoto lens for improved long-distance sensing capabilities and a fish-eye lens for improved shortrange sensing with a wider field of view. “The combination of ZF and Mobileye demonstrates that advanced camera technology is yielding great benefits to drivers and society,” said Aine Denari, senior vice-president, Advanced Driver Assist Systems at ZF. “We are pleased to continue to deliver the world’s most advanced camera technologies that can help lead to reduced accidents while paving the way for automated driving.” Visit: www.zf.com
APP’s Gasplasma technology chosen for waste-to-jet-fuel project
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dvanced Plasma Power (APP) has been chosen by leading renewable fuels company Velocys as the preferred gasification technology provider to support its project to produce sustainable aviation fuel from waste. The project, which has recently secured £4.9 million of funding, 18 Industry Europe
extends from rain barrels for private build and extensions, to multiple-plot developments and underground tanks that can hold up to 122,000 litres. During the tank production process, it is necessary to move and transport the large, but relatively light, tank segments around the production facility in Dachstein, Germany. These large underground storage tanks consist of a number of ridged segments with a diameter of 2.5m. In order to move the tanks safely the company contacted KAUP to provide a solution. Following a full site survey, KAUP was tasked to design and manufacture a bespoke specialist forklift truck attachment that can be positioned between the grooves of the various sized tanks and lift them without the tanks rolling. Visit: www.kaup.de
Siemens expands air cargo centre in Saudi Arabia
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iemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) has received an extensive order to expand and modernise a large airfreight centre at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). The terminal belongs to Saudi Airlines Cargo Company (SACC), the country’s leading cargo airline. Jeddah is Saudi Arabia’s most important port city on the Red Sea. Siemens is equipping the terminal with state-of-the-art cargo logistics and intelligent software for a considerable increase in capacity. The contract also covers long-term maintenance of the systems. In Jeddah, Siemens is expanding the cargo capacity at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in two phases to arrive at a final volume of 820,000 tonnes per year. Siemens is implementing a fully automated storage system with has the support of industry partners and the Department for Transport. APP’s Gasplasma® process is a clean, modular and scalable advanced waste-toenergy and-fuels technology which delivers high efficiencies whilst minimising visual and environmental impact. The process is an innovative combination of two well-established technologies – gasification and plasma treat-
700 positions for unit load devices (ULDs) and six elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs). Siemens is also setting up a large air-conditioned area with over 170 storage positions for perishable goods in dedicated refrigerated and deep-freeze rooms. The intelligent Siemens software Cargo Compact is responsible for control of the entire warehouse system. Visit: www.siemens.com/logistics
ment – both of which have decades of proven commercial operation. Velocys and its partners are currently developing the engineering and business case for the project. Once complete, the fuel produced at the plant would contribute to reducing carbon emissions and improving local air quality around major airports. Visit: www.advancedplasmapower.com
