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We are excited to share that we have successfully implemented a SACO Castor Deck system, built within a refrigeration unit, at Vagar Airport in the Faroe Islands. This innovation marks a significant step forward in supporting the new salmon export activities from the islands. This advanced facility has been specifically designed to meet the growing needs of the salmon ...

Join me at the Air Cargo Conference this year on 6th and 7th of September. It will be hosted by Air Cargo Community Frankfurt e.V. at House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) GmbH located in Gateway Gardens in direct proximity to Terminal 2 of Frankfurt Airport. To get an idea of the entire conference agenda, you can have a look at Air Cargo Community Frankfurt e.V. | A...

Connecting air transport and in-air refuelling operators with industry, Military Airlift 2023 will assess the interconnected challenges faced and the solutions sought by the airlift community. Focusing on improving equipment, capability, strategy and tactics, top level speakers and decision-makers will present their solutions and experiences over a structured two-day con...

Saco Airport Equipment will participate as the Main Sponsor of this event! Learn all about “Transforming the Landscape of Air Cargo Handling” during the presentation to be given by our Sales Director Hans van Schaik on 6th September https://www.fra-fr8.com/veranstaltungen/air-cargo-conference/#speaker We hope to meet you there!

After introducing the new transport aircraft A400M , the Military of Belgium also wanted to upgrade its Material Handling equipment. A fairly large project where an entire warehouse was being redesigned for assembling of air pallets. In addition to the various rail systems, loading and weighing bridges and storage platforms would also be required. Saco is very proud t...

We are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership between Alstef Group and SACO, aimed at transforming the landscape of air cargo handling systems. As leaders in their respective fields, this collaboration promises to deliver cutting-edge solutions that enhance efficiency, speed, and safety in air cargo operations. ”We are excited to partner with SACO to provide our c...

Our client “Gardemoen Perishable Center AS” is a leading player in seafood distribution by air freight. They organize their activities from their warehouse at the airport in oslo. Gardemoen Perishable Center AS exports their fresh produce to places all over the world. Saco Airport Equipment was very pleased the client choose our products for their new logistics centre. ...

The handling of perishables such as flowers, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, vaccines and medicines etc. requires special attention. This is related to keeping the cool chain intact also the handling equipment is to be suited for these conditions and handling requirements. Cargo Handling in Cooled or chilled area's require equipment suitable for temperatures below zero....

The Build-Up Break-Down Workstation is a workstation that can lower or elevate for building-up and/or breaking-down 10 ft main deck pallets. The workstation consists of a hydraulic operated scissor lift with a roller deck to be installed in a concrete pit. The workstation operates at variable heights between 508 mm above floor level and 1,500 mm below floor level. Hydr...

Truck Dock The Truck Dock has proven its reliability over the years and still is a very popular component in our market. Therefore its time to share some information and pictures of our past projects involving Truck Docks. Technical Specification: 10 ft truck dock for loading and unloading ULD’s in and out of trucks. ULD pallets and containers sizes: 2x 5 ft, 1x 10 f...

From 9-12 May “the world’s leading trade fair for air cargo and logistics” will be held in Trade Fair Center Messe München. You are more than welcome to visit our colleagues at our stand no. 418, located in Hall B1! Nabil Bouhouch will be at the Air Cargo Europe from today until the 12th of May, he will be happy to assist you with your cargo handling challenges!

Here are some of the products used for this project: Truck Dock 20ft, suitable for pit mounted installation, fitted with motor powered roller decks, hydraulic winch side shift and levelling barrier. Motor powered roller decks, integrated weighing systems, heavy duty crash barriers, Electric controls. In case you are interested in a solution for your Cargo handling chall...

For this client we delivered and installed the following products, among others; Build-Up Break-Down 10ft lowering Workstation (BuBd) fitted with motor powered roller decks and integrated weighing systems, Motor powered rollerdecks and Dolly docks.

Based on the renowned VIKING design and experience as can be seen at many airports around the globe. Interested in more information? Please feel free to contact us directly!

The year 2022 has finished, and what a year it has been! Saco has developed throughout the year, we have added a whole new section of products to our product range. We are now not only supplying Cargo handling equipment, also Ground handling is part of our expertise now. Not only our company developed, our clients have been busy too. We are glad to have been of service ...

Saco Airport Equiment has recently been through some developments as announced earlier this year (SACO acquired MASTER and VIKING from S-P-S). Saco continues to grow and develop and to continue to provide a complete package, we are very happy to announce that we have added some new Ground handling equipment to our product range. These products have now been integrated...

A TOP is a ULD handling system used to handle both inbound and outbound cargo pallets. The pallets can be placed or removed from the system using trucks, trolleys or Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV).

This system is a ULD transport system that is designed to automatically, convey ULD’s from the Truck docking area to the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) docking area and vice versa. While transporting the ULD’s, the TEP system tracks the position of each ULD and their priorities.

Various sizes are available to accommodate different ULD types and to suit the overall system lay-out. Roller tracks consist of a hot-dipped galvanised steel frame and multiple cargo rollers. The zinc plated cargo rollers have spring loaded hexagonal shafts and can easily be replaced without requiring special tools. Adjustable supports are fitted to the decks for floor...

Stand-alone platform weighing scales to be placed in a shallow pit in the concrete floor. The platform scale is equipped with; - Heavy duty steel platform - 4 heavy duty beam type load cells, - digital weight indicator I200B - ticket printer TM 295 Other platform sizes and capacities are available on request.

Non-powered roller deck for manual conveying and storage of ULD’s for either NEP or WEP presentation. The standard 10ft module has dimensions of LxW: 3300 x 2600 mm, however these can be modified according to the required system lay-out. The standard 10ft module has a capacity of 6800 kg and a conveying height of 508 mm (20” dolly height). Roller decks consist of a ho...

In case you are interested in our products or have any questions regarding cargo handling equipment or have a cargo handling issue, we are always glad to offer our services, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at info@saco.aero.

At Saco Airport Equipment we also offer platform weighing scales to our clients. Although these platform weighing scales are not in our brochure, we offer more solutions than meets the eye.. Stand-alone platform weighing scales to be placed in a shallow pit in the concrete floor. The platform scale is equipped with; - Heavy duty steel platform - 4 heavy duty beam type...

Manual roller deck for storage of ULD’s. Various sizes are available to accommodate different ULD types and to suit the overall system lay-out. Standard sizes are: - 5ft deck for ULD’s of maximum 5 ft base size with dimensions: L x W: 60.4 x 61.5 inch (1,534 x 1,562 mm). - 10ft deck for ULD’s of maximum 10 ft base size with dimensions: L x W: 125 x 96 inch (3,175 x 2...

This strategic acquisition will allow further growth of the companies so increasing innovation and product development for the international market. The parties involved will continue to focus on their core competencies. With the consolidation of VIKING based in the UK and MASTER Airport Equipment based in the Netherlands, SACO continues to grow as a leading internatio...

We supplied the following products, among others; Rollerdecks with multiple pallet stops, Castordecks, Castordecks with integrated weighing systems, several types of Heavy duty crash barriers, Operator walkway with steps. We are happy to share these highlights with you!

For this client we delivered and installed the following products amongst others; - 2x 10ft Truck Docks fitted with castordecks and rising barriers with rollers - more than 100 Manual rollerdecks - more than 300 Castordecks (with and without palletstops) - 100 integrated weighing systems - automated excape ways - automated doordecks - Heavy duty crash barriers with manua...

Our scope of supply consist of (amongst other products) Castor decks and Roller decks with and without (automatic) pallet stops, Integrated weighing systems for Roller decks, Heavy duty protection barriers, Operator Walkways and steps.

It is Germany's 14th largest airport by passengers and handled more than 2.61 million passengers in 2019 mainly with flights to European leisure destinations. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the fifth-busiest in Europe and the second-busiest in Germany after Frankfurt Airport. Saco has served many customers at Leipzig Halle over the years and we are glad to ...

To increase the ULD handling productivity in the air cargo hub, SACO recently supplied the required slave pallets, Pallet masters and multiple workstations. Airport: Munich Airport (MUC) System Description: Workstations and Slave Pallet System Project Place: Munich Start Date:: 2019, November Project Country: Germany Commissioning Date: 2020, June #sacoairportequipme...

Our scope of supply consisted of the following products: Castor decks with Perimeter pallet stops, Roller decks with multi-pallet stops, Heavy duty crash barriers (several types), Operator platforms, Operator steps.

The objective of this project was to enable efficient and safe handling of ULD’s in the FedEx Express Gateway facility at Paris CDG Airport. Our scope of supply consisted of (amongst other products) Castordecks, Rollerdecks, Steps (stairs), protection, guard rails, kick plates, Double weighing System.

In spite of current lock-down restrictions, our colleagues are finalizing the ULD Handling Equipment required for the relocated DHL Express GTW facilities in Gennevilliers, Paris. We are very proud of our SACO team being able to contribute to this success! #sacoairportequipment #DHLexpress #DHL #relocation #ULDhandlingequipment #services

At the end of 2020 we showed some pictures of the ongoing expansion of our offices and production areas. We are pleased to share that everything is going great and here are some pictures of the progress we are making!

The object of this project at DHL Frankfurt is to increase the safety, efficiency and handling capacity of the existing Reload Area's at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Germany. The DHL hub expansion includes the re-use, modification and removal of equipment as well as additional new equipment. Saco is proud to be part of this project and is pleased to share these results afte...

In close cooperation with MHS Global, we installed and commissioned a Cargo Handling System at Brno Airport (BRQ) in Czech Republic for DHL Express. Along with two 10ft Truck Docks, we also supplied a Weighing System, Rollerdecks suitable for conveyables and non-conveyables, Castordecks, Walkways, steps, crashbarriers and Litterskirts. We are happy to share these...