Transit Velocity: Mechanical Triage in Airport Terminals

Beneath the polished concourses of the world's major airports lies a deafening, high-speed industrial labyrinth. Millions of pieces of luggage are dropped into this subterranean network daily, relying on an intricate electromechanical triage system to reach the correct cargo hold before takeoff. The backbone of this operation is the tilt-tray sorter. Once a barcode is scanned by highly calibrate...