IDENTEC SOLUTIONS recently announced that its' industry-leading active RFID technology has been selected by Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTI ALGECIRAS) for deployment at the new Greenfield automated terminal in Algeciras, Spain.
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, in conjunction with Hi-Tech Solutions Europe (HTSE) and ABB will provide the total solution and support systems, with a Terminal Operating System (TOS) as Master, called ATHOS, and developed by IT Korean Company Cyberlogitec Ltd.
Hi Tech Solutions Europe will deliver its SeeCrane OCR for the 8 ZPMC ship to shore cranes and SeeGate OCR and damage inspection system, driver pedestals for the TTI Algeciras Terminal Gate. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS will deliver its newly released IntelliFIND Real Time Locating System (RTLS) for the ship to shore crane and yard operations. Shuttle carriers will be precisely located under the quay cranes and matched to containers automatically scanned by the HTSE Optical Character Recognition system. In the yard, the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS RFID/RTLS based system will track the location and status of all shuttles and containers. In conjunction with ABB, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS will also provide an innovative new traffic control system, to ensure correct delivery and retrieval of containers at thirty- two (32) water and land-side Automated Storage crane transfer blocks. The Global Control System middleware solution from HTSE will link the IntelliFIND RTLS and ASC traffic subsystems with TTI ALGECIRAS TOS (ATHOS).
"We are committed to developing a world class automated terminal. The TTIA Operation Model has been adapted to a local scenario in the Strait of Gibraltar , to get best performance & quality of service, and the best profitability for the tech applications we plan to introduce. Key issues addressed in this model include queues management, cargo handling processes monitoring, full automatic yard and breakpoints resolution. We also required 100% traceability in container transitions in a solution that delivers the highest level of reliability. TTI ALGECIRAS found that the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' RFID/ RTLS system combined with the HTSE crane and gate Optical Character Recognition will support TTI ALGECIRAS in achieving these goals," states Oscar Pernia, Process, Systems and Innovation Team Leader, for TTI ALGECIRAS . The TTI ALGECIRAS operation is due to become operational in mid 2010.
"The contract was awarded to, and is being managed by HTSE, an industry leader in OCR solutions for the port industry. We were pleased to partner with HTSE and ABB on this project," states Gerhard Schedler, President and CEO, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. "The IntelliFIND RTLS is a breakthrough technology in tracking systems for container handling equipment and we see significant opportunity in quay-side automation. Combined with OCR our RTLS delivers real ROI, increased safety and improved asset utilization."
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