Cleaning Vehicle Removes Rubber Deposits From Runways
HochDruckTechnik GmbH

Germany’s HDT HochDruckTechnik has announced the arrival of the RWC1000HS, an innovative runway cleaning vehicle developed in co-operation with Brock Kehrtechnik. HDT specializes in high pressure cleaning equipment and has many years’ experience in the construction and servicing of high quality, high pressure units.

Economical and environment friendly

When an aircraft’s landing gear tyres make initial contact with the runway they skid before rolling, leaving behind unwanted rubber deposits. Runway cleaning equipment must remove rubber deposits while taking care that in the cleaning process the runway is not damaged and any residues or water left over from the cleaning process are completely removed.

HDT RWC1000HS solves this conundrum using a wheel-mounted, high pressure 1 m diameter cleaning head. Located between the vehicle’s first and second axles, the cleaning head uses high pressure water to detach the rubber deposits and, together with excess water, these are totally removed by suction and stored in the vehicle’s on-board tank. The driver is able to constantly monitor the cleaning process from his cab via a camera mounted behind the vehicle’s cleaning head.

Unique, innovative rubber removal and runway cleaning truck “RWC 1000 HS”

The RWC1000HS features a number of engineering highlights. The heart of the vehicle is a 140 kW high pressure pump capable of a flow rate of 29 litres/minute at a maximum working pressure of 2,500 bar. Several inline water filters ensure the purity of the water used by the vehicle. The vehicle is also equipped with a stepless hydraulic transmission for exceptionally smooth performance at operating speeds between 0.5 and 6.5 km/h. The vehicle tank is elevated hydraulically to be emptied and to give operators access to the vehicle’s high pressure pump, boost pump, fan, cooler and extractor.

HDT has also engineered the RWC1000HS for operational safety and low environmental impact. The cleaning head, for example, can only be activated when the vehicle is in motion and HDT has taken exceptional steps to ensure that water and debris are completely sucked into the vehicle’s dirty water storage tank, even at the full load and an operating speed of 2.5 km/h. Water levels in the fresh water tanks are also constantly monitored and a visual signal is used to warn the operator of low water levels. To ensure that the runway surface is not damaged, the high pressure system automatically shuts down when the driver steps on the clutch or brake.

HDT HochDruckTechnik GmbH
Salinger Feld 10
58454 Witten
Germany

Tel: +49 2302 890350
Fax:+49 2302 890355
E-mail: info@hdtweb.com
Website: www.hdtweb.com

Contact: Mr. Stephan Smets or Boban Sreckovic

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