http://www.industry.siemens.de/pressRSS Siemens I&S PressCopyright 2007 Siemens AGSiemens AG I&S PressAirports, People Mover /Ropewayshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1972&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (IS) has won an order from DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co to supply the electrical equipment for a cable liner shuttle of the metro in Caracas, Venezuela. The new rapid transit line will link two metro lines and is due to come into operation at the end of 2011.Nov 05, 2009Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1908&languageId=2On behalf of the Turkish Polimeks Construction Company the Siemens Industry Solutions Division is to equip Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW) in Turkmenistan with turnkey electrical engineering equipment. The scope of supplies and services will include the power supply and power distribution, safety systems, IT and communication systems, as well as airport-specific equipment such as baggage handling systems. The value of the contract amounts to 27 million euros. Jun 18, 2009Oil&Gas, Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1869&languageId=2Siemens S.A. Belgium has received an order from a consortium responsible for constructing Berlin Brandenburg International airport to supply electrical equipment and automation systems for a new aircraft fuelling system of the airport. The volume of the project amounts to several million euros and commissioning is scheduled to take place in 2011. In May 2008, Siemens received an order to equip a tank terminal at Stuttgart airport. Mar 19, 2009Airports, People Mover /Ropewayshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1702&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (IS) is to supply the electrical equipment for a Cable Liner Shuttle at the New Doha International Airport in Qatar. The contract was awarded by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co. The project has a volume of several million euros and is scheduled for completion in 2010. The Cable Liner Shuttle will connect the terminal building with the gates. Feb 21, 2008Traffic control systemshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1695&languageId=2Siemens is supplying an operations management and traffic control system to the value of around 57 million euros for a road project on the Turkish coast of the Black Sea. For a total of 29 tunnels, Siemens will be installing a central control station with seven control substations as well as the entire technical infrastructure with traffic control, fire protection, fire fighting, power supply, lighting, and ventilation systems as well as communication and camera monitoring equipment with automatic event detection. The route will be one of the most progressive stretches of road in the world in terms of its traffic management and control equipment. Handover of the turnkey project to the operator, the Turkish freeway management authority KGM (Karayollari Genel Müdürlügü), is scheduled to take place in 18 months.Feb 05, 2008People Mover /Ropewayshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1692&languageId=2The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (IS) has received an order from Doppelmayr Italia s.r.l. to supply the electrical equipment for a Cable Liner Shuttle in Venice. The final customer is a Venice company called Azienda Servizi Mobilità SpA. The Cable Liner Shuttle will connect the artificial island of Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma and is scheduled to start operating in 2009.Jan 29, 2008Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1681&languageId=2One of the world’s biggest baggage handling systems, reflecting state-of-the-art design and utilizing the world’s most advanced technology will be put into operation right on schedule at Beijing’s (Peking’s) Capital International Airport. The Siemens baggage handling system of the new Terminal 3 was handed over to the Beijing Airport Authority, BCIA, on December 19, 2007. With its capacity to sort and transport up to 19,200 baggage items per hour, it ensures that Beijing Capital International Airport is well prepared for the influx of visitors for the Beijing Olympic Games in August 2008.Dec 19, 2007Manufacturing Industry, Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1649&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) China Industrial Services (IS) has received an order from Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Co., Ltd. (TJFTZ) to supply the integrated electrical infrastructure solution for the Airbus A320 Final Assembling Line (FAL) Tianjin Facility. The scope of supplies and services covers the complete electrical power infrastructure which secures the reliable and safe operation of these groundbreaking manufacturing facilities in China’s aviation industry. The FAL is scheduled to start operation in August 2008, and deliver its first manufactured commercial airplane in June 2009.Dec 04, 2007Traffic control systemshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1636&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate-General for Public Works; Division Zeeland, to automate four locks and set up a central control station. The system will help to improve inland lock operations in the province of Zeeland. The project is scheduled for completion in November 2008 and the order is worth 8.7 million euros.Nov 20, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1588&languageId=2At Interairport Europe in Munich, Siemens Airports will be presenting products, solutions and service which help airport and airline managers to meet the growing requirements of modern airport operations. The focus will be on the efficiency of the processes involved. To this end, Siemens supplies solutions for passenger safety, baggage and freight handling, airport infrastructure and streamlined IT structures as well as for optimized energy management and control. Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1589&languageId=2On behalf of airport operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal SA, the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has installed its temporary terminal solution, CapacityPlus, at Lisbon Airport. In a very short construction time of only four months, a complete airport terminal based on a lightweight design was set up in an area of 7,500 m2 with 22 check-in desks for handling all domestic flights. Area preparation and infrastructural embedding of the new terminal area including earth movement, roads and access were executed by the consortium partner Tomás Olivera Spa.Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1591&languageId=2The Siemens subsidiary, N.V. ADB S.A., Zaventem, Belgium, announced the introduction of a new airfield lighting control system (ALCS), “AGL-200”, which is the first of a new series of ALCS to offer comprehensive control and monitoring functions for airfield lighting. Based on a modular and scalable system design, AGL-200 is really capable of growing with changing needs from individual airports.Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1592&languageId=2The Siemens subsidiary, N.V. ADB S.A., Zaventem, Belgium, launches with the E-range new elevated lights for runways and taxiways. The products are designed for applications such as high-intensity runway edge lights, medium-intensity approach and runway lights as well as tungsten-halogen and LED taxiway edge lights. The lights are the first ones of a complete range that will cover applications as varied as portable lights, obstruction and heliport lights. Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1593&languageId=2The Siemens subsidiary, N.V. ADB S.A., Zaventem, Belgium, announced the introduction of a new omnidirectional inset light for heliport. The new inset light is an extension of the existing FTO light from Siemens ADB which is used for taxiway and runway applications on aerodromes. The new FTO light provides a clear visual indication of the “touchdown and lift-off area” (TLOF) at heliports. Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1594&languageId=2Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) will present its new system for efficient baggage identification using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology in the UHF band for the first time at the inter airport Europe 2007 trade show. Simatic RBS (RFID Baggage System) is specially tailored to baggage recognition in airport baggage handling. It offers more efficiency in baggage management and is easily integrated. For example, the reading rate is significantly higher than that of conventional barcode systems, reducing the amount of wrongly directed baggage and cutting baggage handling costs.Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1595&languageId=2At the Interairport Siemens Building Technologies (SBT) presents a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions. The range is focused on integrated systems, which intelligently combine fire safety, evacuation, access control, video surveillance and alarm management and thereby ideally fulfill the specific process requirements at airports.Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1596&languageId=2Buildings consume 40% of the energy expended and account for 21% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Rising energy prices, growing environmental awareness and new legislative requirements in this context call for a strategic approach with a view to achieving sustainable reductions in consumption, harmful emissions and the related costs. With their complex infrastructure facilities, airports are among the major consumers. They can therefore benefit especially from the energy services provided by Siemens.Oct 09, 2007Airportshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1597&languageId=2The Siemens subsidiary, N.V. ADB S.A., is offering airports the modular service program “AGL Plus” for airfield lighting systems. AGL Plus includes services for the operation and maintenance of airfield lighting and the associated systems as well as services relating to logistics and training. The services can be matched to the requirements of the individual airports and combined to create individual service packages. This enables airports to increase reliability and availability, on the one hand, and to improve the efficiency of their maintenance team, on the other. Oct 09, 2007Traffic control systemshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1599&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is now also offering its satellite and camera-based tolling systems on the Chinese market. At the ITS World Congress in Beijing in October 2007 the company will present its range of products and services. Oct 09, 2007Traffic control systemshttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1600&languageId=2The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is offering its "Traffic Eye Universal" traffic-detection system for the Chinese market as well. During the ITS World Congress in Beijing in October 2007, the company will demonstrate the system's performance range.Oct 09, 2007