SEA Airport Reduces Baggage Handling Downtime with Redundant EtherNet/IP Control System
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport implemented a Process Optimization project in Industrial Machinery. rockwellautomation.com reports no complete outcome metric.
What Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was trying to fix
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport needed to handle more than double the current passenger capacity of 2,600 per hour while improving baggage handling system reliability. Legacy systems had single points of failure that caused unplanned downtime.
What Seattle-Tacoma International Airport deployed
Stratix 5400 switches using Device Level Ring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, PowerFlex 525 drives, and a single EtherNet/IP network with automatic device configuration were deployed in the first of its kind airport application.
Results
Highly reliable systems reduced unplanned downtime through a fully redundant system with no single point of failure. The system can expand baggage handling operations as travel demand grows.
Key Takeaways
- DLR-DHCP network topology enables automatic device reconfiguration that eliminates single points of failure in airport baggage systems
- EtherNet/IP unified networking simplifies design and support compared to multi-protocol legacy airport control systems
- Automatic device configuration (ADC) is critical for maintaining consistent network behavior across large-scale distributed baggage handling
Evidence for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Process Optimization deployment
- Reported outcome metrics
- Not reported by source
- Cited source
- rockwellautomation.com
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Vendor
Details
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery
- Use Case
- Process Optimization
- AI Technology
- Not available in record
- Company Size
- Enterprise
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