WORLDWIDE Flight Services (WFS) is first air cargo handler implementing Cind's ContourSpect 3D modeling software for 100 per cent 'fit to fly unit load devices', reports the American Journal of Transportation.
WFS, a member of the SATS Group, will deploy Cind's software at selected stations across its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EME) network following a successful tests in its cargo terminal at Copenhagen Airport.
wfs is Cind's launch partner for ContourSpect in the cargo handling industry. The software has been developed to build ULDs more efficiently and to optimise cargo capacity, which, in turn, presents opportunities to reduce climate impact.
ContourSpect creates a 3D model of cargo loaded on an air cargo pallet and compares this in real time with the selected virtual contour.
The tool is designed to eliminate the need for manual measurements and time-consuming quality control by immediately indicating if the ULD build-up is out of contour. This increases operational productivity and ensures all ULDs leaving the warehouse are 100 per cent fit to fly.
ContourSpect uses 3D cameras positioned around the ULD build-up area to monitor the contour frame. Fixed screens provide the cargo operator with real-time updates, providing one fixed picture from each corner and one rotating contour.
Said WFS vice president Jimi Daniel Hansen: 'Building ULDs which are 100 per cent 'ready to fly is an essential part of WFS and SATS' commitment to aviation safety and security. This modeling software automates this process, reduces the contour check cycle time, and captures data.'
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WFS, a member of the SATS Group, will deploy Cind's software at selected stations across its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EME) network following a successful tests in its cargo terminal at Copenhagen Airport.
wfs is Cind's launch partner for ContourSpect in the cargo handling industry. The software has been developed to build ULDs more efficiently and to optimise cargo capacity, which, in turn, presents opportunities to reduce climate impact.
ContourSpect creates a 3D model of cargo loaded on an air cargo pallet and compares this in real time with the selected virtual contour.
The tool is designed to eliminate the need for manual measurements and time-consuming quality control by immediately indicating if the ULD build-up is out of contour. This increases operational productivity and ensures all ULDs leaving the warehouse are 100 per cent fit to fly.
ContourSpect uses 3D cameras positioned around the ULD build-up area to monitor the contour frame. Fixed screens provide the cargo operator with real-time updates, providing one fixed picture from each corner and one rotating contour.
Said WFS vice president Jimi Daniel Hansen: 'Building ULDs which are 100 per cent 'ready to fly is an essential part of WFS and SATS' commitment to aviation safety and security. This modeling software automates this process, reduces the contour check cycle time, and captures data.'
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