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From a Heat Signature to Root Cause

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Technology Stage

Manchester Airport Group's Terminal 2 baggage system depends on tightly choreographed induct and sortation flow, where a brief blockage can ripple into missed connections. When MSAI Connect flagged a thermal warning on a baggage induct line, the reading alone pointed toward a developing mechanical fault. Reviewing the corroborating thermal and visual footage tied to that alert window, the team found the real cause: a suitcase mis-fed onto the tilt tray sorter, jamming briefly before clearing itself. This session shows how continuous recorded visibility turned an intermittent, self-clearing fault into a documented, actionable root cause.

  • Why Terminal 2's baggage flow leaves little margin for error
  • How a routine thermal alert first pointed to a mechanical fault
  • Using Playback to review the exact recorded alert window
  • What the footage revealed: a mis-fed suitcase, not a motor
  • Turning a self-clearing, undocumented fault into a fixable root cause
  • What this means for safety, uptime, and maintenance cost
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Speakers

Luke Grice-Lowe

Director Reliability and Maintenance Programs

MultiSensor AI

Joe Marquis

Senior Engineering Manager

Manchester Airport Group

20-21 October 2026

Birmingham, UK

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