Pteris Global - Baggage Handling Systems (BHS), In-Flight Catering Systems and Air Cargo Handling Systems

Pteris Global (formerly Inter-Roller Engineering Limited) is an international engineering corporation specializing in airport logistics systems. ISO 9001: 2000 certified, we design, build, assemble, commission and maintain airport baggage handling systems (BHS), in-flight catering systems and air cargo handling systems.

Established in 1979 with a staff headcount of 30, Pteris Global is now a public listed company on the Singapore Stock Exchange (since 1991) and employs over 300 employees, comprising of highly trained and experienced engineers and design specialists.

Pteris Global's Singapore premises occupy an area of over 16,000m², offering full in-house facilities for equipment manufacture and all aspects of project management. Pteris Global's fully owned subsidiary, IR Engineering (Pontian, Malaysia), was set up in 1998 as an extension of its parent company's manufacturing capacity.

Airport baggage handling systems (BHS)

Pteris Global's baggage handling systems are designed and built to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction. With a comprehensive ensemble of proven baggage handling solutions, we meet all baggage handling needs ranging from user-friendly standalone equipments to fully integrated automated systems. We design and build the following BHS equipment:

• Check-in scale conveyor
• Scale and induction conveyor (double conveyor check-in)
• Scale / tag / induction conveyors (triple conveyor check-in)
• Take-away conveyor
• Standard transport conveyor
• Queuing / metering conveyor
• Flat carousel (race track)
• Inclined carousel (race track)
• Single arm plow diverter
• Bi-diverter pusher
• Vertical sortation conveyor

Quality control and customised solutions

From conceptual planning to detailed engineering design, equipment manufacture, installation and system integration, we have full quality control on the entire process. In addition, we customize our products and services in close consultation with our customers.

Our knowledge of different international standards and codes, together with our ability to source internationally, enables us to deliver reliable and secure systems at competitive prices.

100% hold baggage screening systems

Since the 11 September tragedies in the United States, 100% hold baggage screening systems have become industry norms as airports around the world strive to upgrade and maintain airport security systems to ensure the safety of air transport passengers and cargo.

Pteris Global has successfully secured BHS projects incorporating 100% hold baggage screening systems in Singapore Changi Airport and Philippines Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Baggage handling systems - international reference projects

Pteris Global's impeccable track record encompasses flagship BHS projects in renowned international airports such as Changi Airport in Singapore, Chennai Anna International Airport in India, Brisbane Airport in Australia, Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, Cairo International Airport in Egypt, Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom and the New Bangkok International Airport in Thailand.

In China, some of the airport baggage handling systems that bear the insignia of Pteris Global includes Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, Fuzhou Changle International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Zhengzhou International Airport and Huhehaote Baita International Airport.

Air cargo and parcel handling systems

Apart from baggage handling systems, Pteris Global has also secured projects for air cargo and parcel handling systems worldwide. In 2002, we sealed a US$2.85 million air cargo handling system contract with the Xiamen Air Cargo Authority.

We have also successfully completed parcel sorting system projects for DHL (Singapore), DHL (Hong Kong), FedEx (Philippines), FedEx (Taipei) and UPS (Singapore).

In-flight catering systems

In-flight catering systems are highly sophisticated systems that require high-level automation while complying with strict hygiene requirements. Pteris Global is one of the very few suppliers worldwide that can design, build and install in-flight catering systems that can accurately handle delicate cutlery at high speed.

We have successfully completed projects for Korean Airline's (KAL) flight kitchen and Singapore SATS' in-flight catering center.

Providing quality engineering solutions

Airports and airlines today demand efficient, reliable and cost-effective solutions for handling baggage and air cargos in their quest to deliver excellent service to passengers and customers. One of the many core values Pteris Global embraces is the relentless pursuit of excellence and quality in our products and services.

We strive to create value for our customers by focusing on achieving excellence in our core competency, which is to provide engineering solutions of the highest quality and standard. We adopt a "get it right the first time" approach to all our projects. This helps to reduce wastage, lowers the cost of our systems and enables us to quote competitive prices to our customers.