ATLANTA — Siemens today announced it was awarded a $19.1 million design and build contract from Walbridge/Barton Malow LLC for an inline baggage handling system as a part of the new Detroit North Terminal redevelopment project.
The $418 million North Terminal redevelopment project includes the razing of the older James M. Davey Terminal and the construction of a new, two-level terminal with 26 gates and approximately 685,000 square feet of space. The new terminal is expected to open in 2008 and will accommodate the airlines currently operating out of the Smith and Berry Terminals.
Siemens will design, build and integrate the baggage handling system, which includes 9,577 feet of conveyor and 23 patented high-speed diverters to route all checked baggage through Explosive Detection Systems before loading onto departing aircraft. The system will provide automatic and unobtrusive 100 percent screening of checked baggage. Siemens will also supply six baggage claim units. Additionally, the contract includes Siemens’ integrated software solution that will monitor, control and report on all system activity.
“With Siemens design / build and total lifecycle cost approach, we hope to recognize the great potential for cost savings and a smooth, on-time opening of the new North Terminal,” said Lester W. Robinson, CEO, Wayne County Airport Authority.
“Siemens is committed to providing world class technology and performance to Detroit Metro Airport,” said Art Kostaras Vice President, Airport Logistics Division, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. “The new system will make check-in noticeably easier on passengers and enable the airport to maintain a comfortable flow of traffic throughout the terminal’s public spaces.”
The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport served more than 36 million passengers in 2005, representing a 3.2 percent increase from 2004. The airport handles approximately 1,320 arriving and departing flights per day.
About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation manufactures and markets one of the world`s broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. For more information: www.sea.siemens.com.
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $96 billion in fiscal 2005. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $18.8 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens` worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 460,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.