Safe, secure and sustainable: how Sharp/NEC is serving the aviation industry
With over 250 airport installations and more than 30 years’ global experience, Sharp/NEC is a trusted partner in the world of aviation. In the EMEA region, airports including Berlin (BER), Brussels (BRU), Copenhagen (CPH), Frankfurt (FRA), Heathrow (LHR), Riyadh (RUH), Munich (MUC), Stockholm (ARN), and Zurich (ZRH) benefit from our expertise and industry leading technology, delivering display solutions for the largest airport terminal projects.
At the Passenger Terminal Expo & Conference, the most influential international airport networking event of the year, Sharp/NEC engages with the world’s aviation ecosystem, offering a global partnership to airport operators and solution providers.
Sharp/NEC’s Director of Transportation, Simon Hayes, spoke to Passenger Terminal World magazine about how Sharp/NEC can support airports’ net-zero ambitions with future-proof solutions for FIDS, Digital Signage and Control Centres, which prioritise safe, secure and sustainable ground operations.
Visit Sharp/NEC at booth 9424 in hall 9 at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid, 8-10 April 2025.
Simon Hayes, Director of Transportation, Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe
What is the top technological solution visitors can expect from your booth?
Our LED solutions will feature prominently on our booth, offering airport operators extreme versatility in large surface visualisation. Whether for outdoor or indoor advertising, wayfinding, or FIDS, our LED technology enhances operational efficiency through improved passenger flow, multi-use performance, revenue generation, and significantly enhanced energy efficiency. Our latest generation LED Series consumes 60% less power than its predecessor, at the same brightness.
The Sharp ePaper Display demonstrates our commitment to sustainable innovation for which it has won multiple awards from the pro-AV industry. At zero energy use during content playback, ePaper presents significant potential for the future of digital signage in the carbon-neutral era. Much like a poster, content appears brighter in high ambient light, displaying static images which can be updated instantly making it ideal for check-in, wayfinding, or gate information.
Highly versatile and energy efficient Sharp ePaper Displays can be moved to any location without requiring connection to power networks.
What sets these solutions apart from your competition?
True across all our solutions, indeed our entire organisation, what sets us apart is quite simply our commitment to quality. Products which are purpose designed to withstand the most challenging environments delivering dependable, long-lasting performance bring our airport customers both peace of mind and a remarkably low Total Cost of Ownership. Our products are trusted for mission-critical performance where fire safety and reliability are paramount.
Airport operators also value the flexibility afforded by our modular design solutions featuring scalable Raspberry Pi and Intel®SDM computing for unlimited customisation. Low cost, secure, and long life, our unique custom-engineered Raspberry Pi computing solutions provide universal compatibility with airport infrastructures.
What are the top challenges facing airport executives today? In your opinion, how can they best be addressed?
With passenger numbers continually rising, amid the challenge of achieving net-zero emissions, airport executives face a seemingly impossible conundrum. Seeking out efficiencies across all operations is crucial and investing in the latest technologies will play a significant role in achieving this.
Use of digital signage for wayfinding and prominent FIDS is driving efficiency. As airports invest in the new Entry/Exit System (EES) to enhance border security efficiency, LED solutions offer all the flexibility needed to facilitate the seamless and secure movement of passengers. What’s more, these versatile displays are highly energy efficient whilst offering an attractive return on investment through advertising revenue. Efficiency optimised!
Next-gen Sharp/NEC LED technology consumes 60% less power
What made you decide to exhibit at Passenger Terminal Expo?
Face to face engagement is very important to us. We aren’t simply offering display solutions to our clients; we are offering a partnership. We build lasting relationships with airports and software suppliers where trust is paramount for mutual success. Attending Passenger Terminal Expo enables us to demonstrate our integrity, connecting with stakeholders who also value trusted partnerships and peace of mind. We are very much looking forward to discussing the needs of our partners and presenting solutions that last, for today and into the future.
You can read the interview with Passenger Terminal World in the January issue here.
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