AIRMASTER® KK

Description

The units of the REICH AIRMASTER® KK series are used for boiling and cooking in steam. They work with vertical airflow and are perfect for hanging products and are also ideal for hanging and lying products. KK units can be supplied in all desired sizes from 1 to 14 trolleys with single or double-row entrance.

The possible applications extend beyond simple boiling and cooking. For example, the AIRMASTER® KK can be fitted with a cool shower and therefore can cool the cooked products immediately. The ECO-Boost function here guarantees fast cooling with minimum water consumption.

Naturally there is integrated, fully-automatic CIP cleaning. Other equipment options ensure that you can configure your unit precisely according to your specific requirements.

Unit Description

The design of the AIRMASTER® KK units is based on a modular kit system. Components such as controls and cleaning system can be arranged individually according to your desires or spatial requirements.

Depending on the unit size, the chamber housing of AIRMASTER® KK comprises one or more chamber modules. Each chamber module is very sturdy and is made of 100 % chromium-nickel steel, material no. 1.4301, and is welded to be gas and steam-tight. Mineral full insulation (temperature-resistant up to +650°C) protects against heat losses. Importance was attached to avoiding thermal bridges in the construction of the unit.

The top section of each chamber module contains the air preparation unit with ventilator and heat battery (not included if heating is with low pressure steam). The greatest advantage of this modular system compared to systems with a central unit is that each chamber trolley is supplied exactly the same with air and heat energy and therefore absolute consistency is also ensured from trolley to trolley.

Added-value from modular design:

• Same results in all trolleys

• Tightly welded chamber modules

• Fully stainless steel 1.4301

• Mineral full insulation

• No uninsulated housing parts

• Small width and height

• Low-maintenance and reliable

• Particular stability and service life

The AIRMASTER® KK works with the proven vertical airflow principle. The air, which has been treated in the upper section, flows around the products from bottom to top. A newly developed blowing system guarantees that the products are treated consistently and in the shortest time in all positions of the chamber trolley. Compared to the competition, REICH systems work with particularly strong ventilators, thereby achieving more output and efficiency.

More output:

• Including airflow ventilators

• Including evacuation ventilators

• Short, energy-efficient processes

• Greatest possible consistency

• Best product quality

• High load capacity

Only high quality products from German brand manufacturers are used for all heavily used parts such as motors, ventilator impellers,valves, cylinders, etc. In this way we ensure that the highest quality and reliability are achieved in detail.

Each AIRMASTER® has a robust chamber floor. Packing with heavily loaded chamber trolleys is not a problem. In a special version, packing is also possible using forklifts. The floor construction is kept very flat and has a sloped entrance. The substructure of the chamber floor is reinforced in the direction of travel with strong U profiles.

All AIRMASTER® systems are fitted with one or more fully insulated, stable block doors, which are sealed against the chamber housing all the way around with a silicon seal. The door hinges are made entirely from chromium-nickel steel for the high demands of seal and long service life. The door stop can be fitted left or right as required.

For fresh air, exhaust and smoke flaps, tight-closing, metallic folding flaps or silicon rubber rotating flaps are used. These flaps have multifunctional positions for controlling the amount of the volume flows.

The systems can be fitted either with electric heating, steam heating, gas or oil-burner heating.

Options

Transit design

The system's rear module is designed with a door portal and a sturdy block door, corresponding with the front side, to unload the trolley in hygiene areas. A display system on both sides of the chamber informs you about the current operating status.

Interlock system

Attached to the front module of the unit is a fully-insulated block door on solid stainless steel hinges combined with the newly-developed REICH interlock system. This system with its smart opening and locking mechanism automates numerous dehydrating and freezing processes whilst complying with international requirements for hygiene and food safety. With the transit version units, no unit can be entered from both sides at the same time. In this way, contamination of the goods can be avoided (separation of Low-Risk and High-Risk side). In addition, integrated eye-level signal lamps provide information on the current operating state of the unit.

Automatic door opening

The chamber door is automatically opened using a pneumatic cylinder before cooling (rinsing) or after the end of the program.

Cool rinse with optional fine atomisation (ECO-Boost)

The cooling rinse is made of high-quality chromium-nickel steel pipes and is fitted with special nozzles to cool the product consistently. Control of the shower is facilitated via a solenoid and can be run continuously or in intermittent mode. Fine atomisation of the cooling water using the ECO-Boost function reduces the cooling times by up to 30 % and reduces water consumption by 50 % at the same time.

Viewing window with chamber lighting

Each block door can be optionally equipped with the viewing window measuring 900 x 900 mm made of insulating safety glass. Optimum illumination is ensured in the chamber when the interior lighting is switched on. You can visually check your products at any time and react quickly if required.

Lifting gate

The UK unit can be provided with a pneumatically driven lifting gate as an additional option. REICH is thereby reacting to the wishes and requirements of industrial companies. The advantages of such a solution in limited spaces are obvious.

Hanging track design

For loading with hanging trolleys, the unit is fitted with an integrated transport rail with stable holders. All parts are manufactured from solid chromium-nickel steel, mat. no. 1.4301.

Pump unit cleaning station

Cleaning station and pressurising pump for connecting the cleaning system to an AIRMASTER® unit:

• Large cleaning container manufactured from solid chromium-nickel steel, mat. no. 1.4301

• 200 or 330 litre capacity

• Acid-resistant pressure increase pump with dry run protection

• Automatic water supply with level control

• Recommended for locally low or variable water pressure

Evacuation function

Exhaust air system with pneumatically powered fresh and exhaust air flap(s) for fast extraction of the cooking steam from the chambers at the end of the process (this can be omitted if the products are to be rinsed). The unit then has to be connected to the on-site room ventilation system or to a flue.

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