{"id":33743,"date":"2019-06-21T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T07:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/?p=33743"},"modified":"2019-06-21T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T15:15:39","slug":"unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Unitechnik demonstrated how In-Flight catering works at fourth Logistics Day in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unitechnik-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unitechnik-1.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unitechnik-1-149x99.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unitechnik-1-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Unitechnik Systems GmbH<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To provide in-flight catering on board an aircraft, extensive logistics processes are required &#8220;on the ground&#8221;. How Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, puts this masterpiece into action was demonstrated by Unitechnik FZE at their fourth Logistics Day in Dubai. 40 international logistics experts were able to tour two different installations and get an idea of the level of automation implemented at the catering specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In three installations at Dubai International Airport, EKFC produces 225,000 hot meals every day. Among the greatest challenges they face is delivering the meals just-in-time for a plane&#8217;s departure. Since 2005 Unitechnik has been providing EKFC with the technology to load up the narrow roll containers (carts) with meals, beverages, duty-free articles and everything else needed on a flight. The roll containers are transported along a 2.5 km long network by means of an electric monorail system (EMS). As they travel through the facility, they are unloaded, cleaned, and individually filled at many different stations. The automatic system stages up to 40 carts per plane just-in-time. Also in use are automatic guided vehicles (AGV) that deliver the required goods to the workstations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Transparent IT System guarantees Transparent Processes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flow of goods in the facilities is managed by the warehouse management software UniWare. Thanks to integrated facility visualization, personnel in the control room and maintenance staff are always able to keep track of the status of the installation and the locations of the individual carts. With regional service support provided by Unitechnik FZE, Unitechnik&#8217;s subsidiary in Dubai, stable 24\/7 operation is guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exchange of Experience on a Project Basis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the introduction to the Logistics Day,\nMichael Huhn, Sales Director CSO of Unitechnik Systems, took the example of the\nDubai metro system to illustrate the advantages of an automated system.\n&#8220;In selecting this means of transport, Dubai has decided on a\nfully-automatic metro and connects important transfer points in a short time\nsafely, rapidly, on time, without error and with no congestion. The approach in\nintralogistics is similar: EMS (electric monorail systems) and AGV (automated\nguided vehicles) are systems capable of providing a flexible, fast and safe\nlink between important production and warehouse locations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arun Tewari, Chief Information\nOfficer (CIO) at EKFC, gave visiting logistics experts an overview of the tasks\nand challenges EKFC faces. These include, among other things, the ability to\nreact flexibly to flight delays, like those caused by fog or sandstorms. Another\nfactor to consider is also that carts that leave the building loaded with food\nmust be loaded promptly onto an aircraft. Otherwise their contents must be\ndestroyed in compliance with the strict hygiene requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hans-Joachim Finger, CEO at Hubtex, in wrapping up the event, reported on how the digitization strategy of the special vehicle manufacturer fits in with the concept. The trend is definitely towards automation even in the handling of heavy or bulky goods. Based on their standard products, Hubtex gives users everything they need, even including AGV, to gradually automate their handling processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.en.unitechnik.com\/info-center\/news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.en.unitechnik.com\/ (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/www.en.unitechnik.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To provide in-flight catering on board an aircraft, extensive logistics processes are required &#8220;on the ground&#8221;. How Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, puts this masterpiece into action [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":33746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1089,1088,1087,21,838],"class_list":["post-33743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intralogistics","tag-catering","tag-dubai","tag-emirates","tag-material-handling","tag-materialhandling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Unitechnik demonstrated how In-Flight catering works at fourth Logistics Day in Dubai - EXPO21XX.com NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At the fourth Logistics Day Unitechnik FZE demonstrated how extensive logistics processes on the ground work to provide excellent In-Flight catering.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Marcel Huegel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Marcel Huegel\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bd95c8756a923fd2192f30b343b9c719\"},\"headline\":\"Unitechnik demonstrated how In-Flight catering works at fourth Logistics Day in Dubai\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-21T07:15:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-06-21T15:15:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":526,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Unitechnik-feat.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"catering\",\"dubai\",\"emirates\",\"material handling\",\"materialhandling\"],\"articleSection\":[\"\u00bb Material Handling\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expo21xx.com\\\/news\\\/unitechnik-in-flight-catering-fourth-logistics-day-dubai\\\/\",\"name\":\"Unitechnik demonstrated how In-Flight catering works at fourth Logistics Day in Dubai - 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