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SEAP, a specialist for materials handling for airports, is carrying out the planning, delivery and commissioning of the electrical part of the plant expansion on behalf of Fraport AG. The delivery of HIMA includes the hardware and the support for SEAP with the concept planning.

The HIMA controllers protect people against the potential hazards from the baggage handling system. For example, crushing, shearing, injuries due to conveyor belts and falling pieces of luggage etc. Two safety-related controllers of type HIMatrix (Cat. 4 in accordance with EN 954) are being used ? one of which with hot standby function ? as well as 15 F3 DIO 20/8 remote I/O modules and a F2 DO 8 remote I/O module. The system has 300 digital inputs and 128 digital outputs. The HIMA components are networked via safeethernet.

The HIMA safety system is integrated into the overall signalling concept of the airport; the safety system is connected to the existing airport control system via MODBUS TCP.
 
The HIMA safety solution ensures high system stability even in the event that components fail and offers the option of detailed diagnostics. The advantages of continuity offered by Ethernet, the high degree of diagnostics and the redundancy options are also to be integrated in future applications.

Fraport AG, the company that owns and manages Frankfurt Airport International, is one of the leading companies in the airport business. In 2004 Frankfurt Airport handled passenger numbers of over 51 million. In the ranking of European competitor airports, Frankfurt was the number 1 airport for air freight and the number 3 for passengers.