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The ITW GSE state-of-the-art pre-conditioned air units supply fresh, clean air into parked aircraft at carefully monitored temperatures and provide a pleasant atmosphere for both crew and passengers.
The patented, specific modular design helps keep turnarounds on schedule and ensures maximum uptime.
The new ITW GSE 3500 automatically adapts its airflow to the specific aircraft type - and not just to an aircraft category. The unit's truly modular design is unique to ITW GSE, and ensures exceptional efficiency and reliability in a point-of-use PCA.
Protect your hoses and ensure safe operations with the ITW GSE Air Coil. EcoGate enabled and optimized for use with our 3500 PCA, the Air Coil maximizes cooling performance and keeps passengers comfortable by ensuring the best possible airflow.
The 3500 PCA is much more than just a PCA. It's the centerpiece of EcoGate, a high-efficiency system of ITW GSE ground support units that work together intelligently. The 3500 hosts Intelligent Power Management (IPM), which allocates power to GPUs and PCAs dynamically, while ensuring that you never exceed your available power capacity at the gate.
Other technologies behind EcoGate and embedded in the 3500 PCA include Automated Aircraft Type Detection using VDGS or BMS solutions, stepless regulation via VFD technologies, and power sharing between other units.
Working together, these technologies not only transform existing terminal gates into truly modern systems, they also future-proof new facilities and allow airports to achieve efficiencies that can only be realized by linking gate equipment together into an integrated, intelligent system.
The ITW GSE 3500 PCA is one of the industry’s most advanced pre-conditioned air units; engineered to deliver optimal cooling performance and energy efficiency.
Designed for today’s sustainable airport operations, the 3500 PCA ensures precise airflow, low total cost of ownership, and seamless integration with gate infrastructure.
Whether you're upgrading existing gates or designing new ones, the 3500 PCA is the smart choice for reducing emissions, and lowering energy use, all while improving passenger comfort.
Airports worldwide are shifting towards clean-tech solutions, and with smart automation, and minimal energy footprint, the ITW GSE 3500 PCA is designed to help airports achieve their environmental goals.
Want to optimize your airflow even more? Combine the 3500 PCA with the 3500 Air Coil: an automatic PCA hose management system, available as bridge mounted and dolly-mounted for easy deployment with the 3500 mobile PCA.
Sustainable operation – Significantly reduces energy consumption compared to traditional PCA systems thanks to the Automated Aircraft Type Detection.
Enhanced passenger comfort – Precise temperature control during boarding, turnaround, and maintenance.
Lower operating costs – Smart power regulation and reduced mechanical wear lead to lower maintenance and energy expenses.
Easy Installation & Integration – Modular design makes it easy to swop a module without moving the PCA to a workshop.
The ITW GSE 3500 Air Coil is an advanced automatic hose management system designed to take gate operations to the next level. By reducing air leakage and improving efficiency, it ensures consistent and optimized airflow while minimizing energy loss.
As part of the EcoGate system, the Air Coil enhances airport energy efficiency, supporting sustainability goals without compromising passenger comfort. Additionally, its durable design minimizes wear and tear, ensuring greater uptime and extended equipment lifespan.
The European Parliament has revised the TEN-T guidelines to prioritize “increasing airport energy and operational efficiency”, and this affects airports’ usage of PCAs.
Article 33 states:
“Member States shall ensure that: (g) air transport infrastructure provides for pre-conditioned air supply to stationary aircraft.”
You can read more about the guidelines here.
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