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Baggage Handling Software Suite For Airports

The BEUMER Airport Suite is a trusted software solution within the baggage handling industry and renowned for its exceptional performance. Installed and acclaimed by major airports globally, our airport software suite demonstrates unparalleled reliability and effectiveness.

Within the BEUMER Airport Suite, sophisticated IT & Controls modules complement the mechanical muscle of the baggage handling systems (BHS).

Baggage handling software is essential for the successful management of baggage handling operations. By combining some of the industry’s most advanced BHS High Level Control (HLC) features, BEUMER Group introduces unparalleled levels of efficiency and ease of the entire baggage handling process.

Next generation baggage handling software

Choose BEUMER Group for a comprehensive baggage handling software suite tailored to your airport requirements.

Our HLC solution incorporates standard control modules that oversee every aspect of your BHS installation, from baggage flow to overall system performance management, optimisation, and planning.

Baggage handling professionals who work with maintenance, operations and management are supported by business intelligence functions in the spectre from traditional reports and statistics to a professional data analytics framework.

Read more about our Business Intelligence solutions.
For professionals working with operations and maintenance, the supervision of the system and the processes follow a « work from anywhere » concept. This includes a traditional SCADA overview with integration of CCTV, and a digital twin with a real time view of baggage flow and visualisation of data sets.

Read more about our supervision solution.
Being well prepared is the first step to achieve higher levels of punctuality in operating an airport that consists of daily changes. BEUMER Bag Flow comes with traditional Gantt-based departure and arrival planning, that are aligned with real-time flight information. Through the batch building planner, staff can define batches according to a wide range of criteria. In addition, the departure, arrival and batch planning are guided by templates and AI driven recommendations.

Read more about our flight allocation solution.
BEUMER Bag Flow automatically plans the optimum route for each bag to achieve the fastest possible route. This is based upon AI driven algorithms that improve the throughput and help eliminate potential bottlenecks. The end-to-end BHS solution is fully IATA 753 compliant.

Read more about our routing & sorting solution.
The Airport Suite comes with a wide range of handler tools such as BIDS, video coding, MES and Track & Trace. For airports with high transfer rates, the Transfer Bag Monitoring tool supports the most efficient baggage handling execution and avoids short shipped bags.

Read more about our handler tools solutions.

Airport software & data

Airport operations generate an increasing amount of data from an expanding number of sources.

One area in particular that can provide essential operational information is the baggage handling system, but data is only useful if it is analysed and understood properly.

At BEUMER Group, we have worked with data for a number of years and have used these learnings to extend our services to the predictive and prescriptive level.

BEUMER’s digital capability offers a growing suite of data-driven tools and services in addition to our baggage handling software. These tools empower airport staff across maintenance, operational, and management levels to make informed decisions with greater confidence.

THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA VISUALISATION

When working with data, organisations sometimes focus solely on the collection of data, and miss out on the learnings.

At BEUMER Group, we understand that the true value lies in the decisions dataleads to make. To ensure make the baggage handling software data relatable, we work with data visualisation across various abstraction layers:

The most complex and challenging layer is the dashboard-layer, which on one hand allows users to mine data and reach a deep understanding of different cases, and on the other hand also requires a certain systems insight and analytical approach.
To support users in navigating the noise, we offer a number of translations, such as strategic KPI’s, OEE’s, sustainability index and a process overview – each designed to provide users with a more simple system overview.
And to complete the visualisation package, we offer a digital twin which turns the layout into a storyteller. The FLOW Twin by BEUMER Group provides visualisation of BHS flow and data in real-time as well as historical data, and thereby provides an easy and intuitive understanding of an otherwise complex system.

Our airport value proposition

The key components to accomplishing the strategic ambition for your airport are an overall efficient and reliable high-level control (HLC) solution, a flexible and expandable framework, data transparency and a professional user experience for different user groups.

Our airport value proposition offers a differentiated position in the market as we focus both on team, tools and system:

BHS system

A baggage handling designed by BEUMER Group is born digital. Being born digital lays the foundation for capturing baggage, equipment and process data on the system, element and sensor levels.

At BEUMER Group we see digitalisation as an unavoidable step towards sustainability as this will guide the decision process by making critical information available.

BAGGAGE HANDLING SOFTWARE AND DATA SOLUTIONS

The Software & Data solutions provided by BEUMER Group act as the interface between the physical system and the users operating, maintaining and managing it.

To enable users to make faster and better decisions, visualisation of data is provided at different abstraction layers ranging from dashboards to the digital twin. Data transparency is crucial to understanding current BHS performance and optimising for the future. The Software & Data solution therefore includes the ability to share data with existing BI solutions.

O&M team

A professional user experience gives your organisation’s baggage professionals, who work within maintenance, operations and management, the right tools and the right views to enable them to, not only excel in their respective jobs, but also to have a lean O&M team.

When linking the BHS System, SW & Data Solutions and the O&M Team, organisations achieve what we call Data Driven Asset Management.

Data DRIVEN asset management

Understanding and effectively utilising data are indispensable tools, especially in the context of optimizing baggage handling systems and their associated software.

As the demands for shorter connection times, efficient passenger handling, and enhanced passenger experiences continue to rise, the importance of data-driven insights becomes paramount.

These factors exert significant pressure on the maintenance, operation, and management of baggage handling systems and the corresponding baggage handling software.

Recognizing this, BEUMER Group has taken proactive steps by establishing a data warehouse. This warehouse seamlessly integrates real-time data streams from an expanding network of sites, empowering organizations to harness the power of data analytics in their baggage handling software solutions.

Benefits

Make informed decisions based on data
Enable data-driven planning
Fact based communication with stakeholders
Minimise efforts and automate management reporting
Gain full control over production status
Minimise interruptions in system availability

A partnership with BEUMER GROUP

Selecting the right high level control solution also involves selecting the right BHS software partner to work with.

To ensure a professional implementation, our HLC organisation has a well-established project execution framework built on standardisation and know-how.

At BEUMER Group, our partnership builds on these pillars:

A professional implementation of your project is key to delivering critical infrastructure. At BEUMER Group, our processes are certified according to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 framework and our Project Managers are Project Management Institute (PMI) certified. This means that each project is managed in a transparent, timely and professional manner.
Given the increased levels of cyber security threats, keeping your HLC system safe is more important than ever. At BEUMER Group, we integrate cyber security right from the design phase. Our software solutions follow the IEC 62443 standards, and we are also certified according to ISO 27001 as an organisation.
A HLC solution should also be able to pave the way for future improvements. Our Airport Software Suite is in its fifth generation and builds on decades of operational experience – it is always updated and expanded according to our product roadmap. In this way, your system stays young and relevant as the airport industry’s needs change over time.

BEUMER Group is one of the most well-known integrators within baggage handling. Ensuring the right fit is crucial, and whether you have a brown-field or green-field baggage project, BEUMER Group ensures compliance and interfaces such as:

Integration with systems such as AODB, SITA Bag Message, BIWIS, Self-service bag drop and BRS
Sharing of data with existing BI solutions to provide transparency
A fully IATA 753 compliant solution in the interest of the passenger, the airline and the airport

The key components to accomplishing the strategic ambition for baggage handling in an airport are an overall efficient and reliable high-level control (HLC) solution, a flexible and expandable framework, data transparency and a professional user experience for the different user groups.

An efficient and reliable HLC system will always provide a stable foundation for the baggage handling process. The BEUMER Airport Software Suite is a proven solution in the industry, known for its high performance, and has been installed at – and recognised by – major airports worldwide.
A flexible and expandable HLC system framework provides the basis for keeping the baggage handling system young and relevant as your business needs evolve. BG Core, the sixth generation software platform by BEUMER Group provides exactly this as well as the basis for integration of software from 3^rd party suppliers.
Data transparency is crucial to understanding current BHS performance and optimising for the future. The HLC solution comes with a superior data analytics framework which includes the ability to share data with existing BI solutions.
A professional user experience gives your organisation’s baggage professionals, who work within maintenance, operations and management, the right tools and the right views to enable them to excel in their respective jobs. The HLC solution relies on decision science driven by AI and it comes with a ground-breaking real-time digital twin.

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