Aeroterm Selects Lödige Industries for Modernization Undertaking at New York’s JFK Airport

Aeroterm Selects Lödige Industries for Modernization Undertaking at New York’s JFK Airport

New York Metropolis/Paderborn, October 4, 2022 – Aeroterm, North America’s largest third celebration on-airport developer, has chosen Lödige Industries, the world’s main supplier of cargo terminal options, to put in a state-of-the-art automated cargo system at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport‘s new 350,000-square-foot cargo facility. Lödige’s system shall be solely utilized by Worldwide Flight Companies (WFS), the principle cargo handler at JFK.

The brand new cargo facility, which is being constructed on a 26-acre website, will embody larger ramp capability to deal with three of at this time’s giant fashionable air cargo freighters (Group VI plane) concurrently. It’s going to even have greater than 50 dock doorways for the environment friendly switch and monitoring of products by the power.

Lödige’s system will characteristic two elevating switch autos with a ULD storage rack for 218 ULD positions and three-level ULD racks to make sure excessive storage density in WFS’s new terminal and unencumber house for different dealing with actions, amongst different issues. This superior degree of automation ensures environment friendly throughput and excessive security requirements, in addition to optimum operational processes, areas which are crucial for WFS. The gear additionally consists of three truck docks, a castor deck space and 14 elevating workstations.

When accomplished in early 2024, JFK’s new cargo facility is predicted to deal with an annual throughput of roughly 350,000 tonnes.

“Our new cargo facility, outfitted with Lödige’s state-of-the-art methods, is designed for max effectivity. Due to this market-leading cargo dealing with expertise, we’re ideally outfitted for future development and might supply our prospects the absolute best service always,” says Jeffrey Bounds SVP Program Administration & Middle of Excellence|The Americas from WFS.

“As the primary new cargo facility constructed at JFK in twenty years, this venture is a vital step in revitalising JFK as a cargo hub,” stated Bryan Rosenberger, Vice President Design & Building at Aeroterm. “On every improvement venture, Realterm companions with each native and world teams for best-in-class experience in design, building and particular air cargo gear. We’re excited to accomplice with Lödige on this improvement.”

“The US cargo trade is exhibiting an ideal sense of optimism this yr and we’re proud to contribute to JFK’s formidable modernisation programme. We’re assured that our high-efficiency cargo dealing with options and years of native expertise will assist WFS in attaining its high quality, velocity, and security targets and proceed to develop by elevated effectivity within the new facility,” stated Jonathan Hardy, Managing Director USA at Lödige Industries.