1 VACUUM LIFTING MACHINE

1.1 PART-1 GENERAL

1.1. DESCRIPTION

The Vacuum Lifting Machine is a special machine designed for Airport

Baggage Handling. It is extremely versatile and handles a great variety of
baggage such as bags, suitcases and rucksacks in different shapes and
weights as well as in soft and hard materials.

The Handler attaches the baggage from any side and rotates either the lift or
the load 360º to fit where is needed. Lifting fast in poor posture does not
require heavy weights to cause pain and strain injuries.

This type of machine is very user-friendly and does not require any special
training downtime to operate. It is so light and easily managed that working
speed and productivity are maintained or in many cases increased, which is
usually the contrary when using a lifting aid.

The lifting machine offers solutions for loading and unloading baggage from
a chute, conveyor or baggage loader to carts or containers as fast as or faster
than manual handling.

1.2. REFERENCES

A. ICAO & IATA Airport Handling Standards

B. AWS Bx3.0 American Welding Society
C. National Electric Code
D. Local codes as they apply

1.3. SUBMITTALS

A. Provide 3 complete sets of shop drawings of the proposed system. The

submittal shall be bound in a comb or three ring type binder, with
protective corers. The cover must identify the project, system, date and
vendors name. This submittal shall consist of, but not be limited to:
1) Title sheet showing the Contractor’s name, address, phone
number and date submitted. Clear area shall be provided on the
title sheet for shop drawing review stamps.
2) Material list showing quantity, manufacture and description of
each item being supplied.
3) Physical layout and schematic drawings.
4) Functional schematic diagrams showing all electrical and
mechanical equipments and connections.
5) Product data sheets for each item being furnished.

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 B. Provide 3 copies of shop drawings of the proposed system on CD-R/RW
or DVD. This submittal shall consist of all required information as
mentioned in item A1 through A5.

1.4. QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. To guarantee a high quality standard in the field of design, fabrication,

installation and maintenance, firms with proven record and having
successfully completed similar project shall be eligible.
B. Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in the manufacture of baggage
handling equipment whose product have been in satisfactory use in
similar service for not less than 10 years. Preference shall be given to
local manufactures and manufactures having local agents / suppliers.
C. Installer: Firms regularly engaged and qualified with at least 3 years
experience in installation and service of similar equipment. The installer
will carry out all installation under the direct supervision of
manufacturer’s site supervisor.
D. For manufacturers and installers, provide 3 references of projects of
comparable scope that have been completed within the last 2 years.
The references shall include: project name, address, date of substantial
completion and name and telephone number of the manager for the
system.

1.5. WARRANTY

A. Manufacturers shall provide their standard guarantees for work under

this section. However, such guarantees shall be in addition to and not
in lieu of all other liabilities which manufacturer’s and Contractors may
have by law or by other provisions of the Contract Documents.
B. The system shall be warranted against manufacturing defects for a
period of 24 months from the date of handover to the owner.

1.6. STORAGE HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION

A. Storage handling and transportation of all components of the Vacuum

Lifting Equipment shall be in strict accordance with the manufacturers
written instructions and recommendations.
B. Pack all equipments for protection during transportation.
C. Store in a dry, clean location.
D. Do not install equipment until it can be protected from damage during
construction.

1.7. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

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The Vacuum Lifting Equipment consists of 2 main parts which are as follows:
a) the Lift Unit and b) The Electric Pump Unit.

The lift unit is comprises of the flexible lift tube connected to a lift bellows at
the bottom part which will lift the bags by suction. The bottom side also is
connected to the handling control which the operator will use for handling
the bags up and down during the lifting.

On the top side, the lift tube is connected to the hanging rail. The suction
pipe, coming out of the lift tube, is connected to the electric pump unit.

The Electric pump unit is relatively small in size and it comes covered in a
silencing box in order to reduce the noise emitted by the pump. This pump is
connected to the electric power for normal operation.

The system after installation and under operation should be:

 Fast,
 Safe,
 Ergonomic,
 User-friendly,
 Light and flexible,
 Higher productivity,
 Low investment, and
 Low service cost.

Regarding the number of lifters:

At the conveyor belts, 2 lifting units are required per side; i.e. 8 in total;
leaving the potential areas for allocating one more unit at each further
corner of the make-up carrousels (in total 4 more potential units for future
use).

In the 2 additional positions where baggage is handled (last minute), so it is

possible to install there one (1) unit each.

In addition the OOG position where 1 unit will also be required. So,
therefore in total 11 lifting units will have to be provided.

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PART-2 PRODUCTS
2.1 Technical Specifications

2.1.1 Lift Unit

Total Length extended, see figure – A max 2.9 meters/115 inches

Total length contracted, see figure – A min 1.2 meters/47 inches

Vertical movement (lift height), see figure – B 1.7 meters/68 inches

Weight complete (802, weight of pump not 6.2 kg/13.8 lbs

included)

Weight complete (with mounted vacuum pump) 8.8 kg/19.6 lbs

Recommended lifting weight range 0-45 kg/0-99 lbs

Suction bellows cup diameter 125*245 mm/4.9*9.6

inches

Safety Factor (suction force vs. lifting force) 3.3 times

Lift tube diameter 100 mm/4 inches

Sound level 1 meter/39 inches from control 54-65 dBA

handle

2.1.2 Electric Pump Mounting in Silencing Box

190-255/330-440 V at 50 Hz
Voltage
190-290/330-500 V at 60 Hz

Power 2.4 kW 50 Hz/3.0 kW 60 Hz

Size (mounted in silencing box) h*w*d 540*815*515 mm/ 21.2*32.1*20.3 inches

Weight 106 kg/236 lbs

Sound level 1 meter/39 inches from silencing box: 63 dBA

Sound level 1 meter/39 inches without silencing box: 75 dBA

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2.1.3 The Out of Gauge Lifter

The OOG lifter will differ slightly from the lifters at the belts, since those
lifters are normally capable of lifting 70 kg, whereas the equipment at the
belts has a lifting capacity of 45 kg.

For the OOG workstation, the specifications will be as follows:

 Lift tube diameter 140mm.

 Lifting capacity 70kg.
 Lift stroke 1,750mm.
 Vacuum pump: 2.4 kW (80m3) 400V, 3 phases.

PART-3 EXECUTION
A. All wall openings and floor foundation shall be coordinated with
architectural and civil works.
B. All Vacuum Lifting machine and equipment shall be installed in a neat
professional manner prior or during to the installation of the Baggage
Handling System.
C. Cable termination connector terminations a binding crimp and that
connectors are secure.
D. Installer should following manufacturer’s installation instruction.
E. All floor supports and fixing shall be provided with anti-vibration rubber
blocks.
F. Power and Control Cable distribution to all lifting equipment shall be
the responsibility of vacuum lifting equipment supplier or contractor.
G. All supports fastenings and securing of the vacuum lifting equipment to
wall, floor, etc. are to be provided.

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. All equipment shall be installed in a neat professional manner.

B. Cable terminations: Connector terminations on the cable shall be
checked to ensure a binding crimp and that connectors are secure.
C. Installer should follow manufacturer’s installation guidelines for
Vacuum Lifting Machine system.
D. General Specifications:
As part of the installation equipment, there are some the aluminium
rack profiles attached at a height of 3.5m from the floor level. It can also
be higher, in which case a steel suspension will simply be attached from
the ceiling down to the aluminium rack (this can be seen in the picture
below).

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 The distance between each suspension point will be approximately 4m
apart on both profiles, i.e. every 4 meters a suspension point will have
to be attached on the profiles.
Each vacuum pump will need its own power connection. The pumps
should be placed at a corner of each overhead system, so by doing this
the hose length (hose between pump and lifting device) can be reduced.
E. Power sockets will have to be supplied for connections.

3.2 TESTING

A. Manufacturer’s recommendations shall be followed for testing of

Vacuum Lifting Machine system.

3.3 TRAINING

Experience shows that this increases the speed of the operators, as well as
increasing the acceptance of the equipment.

Two types of training will be imparted to Employer’s personnel.

A. Operator Training

Training of three (3) baggage handling operators for a period of one (1)
day, in operation of the vacuum lifting machine.

B. Technical Training

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Training for three (3) engineers for a period of 1 day, in operation and
maintenance of the system.

END OF SECTION

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