Our solutions for concrete cooling and concrete heating
For concreting in summer as well as in winter, special measures have to be taken to ensure that the concrete achieves the desired properties and that technical specifications can be met. For both scenarios, KTI has the perfect solutions in its portfolio.
Installations around the globe
With installations around the globe, KTI ice4fish has established a worldwide first-class reputation for reliability and best performance under harshest climatic conditions acquired. All ice plants and ice storage are pre-installed in our production facilities. Containerized solutions do not require a building, if one already exists, the frame-mounted versions are the perfect solution. Our “plug and play” units are Ready for operation within a few days. KTI ice plants and storage work fully automatically and can be combined with reliable and accurate ice distribution and weighing systems. KTI is your specialist for ice along the entire cold chain; from catching the fish to transport and storage. Even in the event you need to freeze seafood, KTI offers a containerized plug-and-play blast freezer. A mobile cold storage is also available for additional cold storage space.
Our solutions for ice production
Ice water plants and cold water plants
KTI Ice water plants and cold water plants are used as the basis for cooling concrete. Since water is always used for the production of concrete, it must be cooled as deeply as possible. Our ice water plants supply mixed water with +0.5°C, cold water plants with +4°C.
Aggregate cooling
KTI cold air plants are used for cooling gravel and coarser aggregates. Due to the large proportion of mass in the concrete, cooling is particularly effective here.
When little water can be used to mix concrete, as in the production of precast or specialty concretes, cooling the silos is often the biggest lever in lowering the fresh concrete temperature.
Industrial ice machines
KTI Ice plants are used when particularly high requirements are placed on the fresh concrete temperature. Part of the mixing water is replaced by slab ice or flake ice, which melts in the concrete mixer and extracts the heat from the concrete.
All KTI plate ice plants and flake ice plants are fully automated in combination with our ice storage and ice conveying system. Carefree working with ice is a matter of course.
Ice Storage Systems
Our ice storage systems serve, similar to a water tank, as a buffer storage for the ice produced by KTI ice plants. Equipped with a so-called rake system, the ice is automatically stored and discharged as needed.
If the mixer control system signals a demand, an automatic system is set in motion that automatically transports the ice from the plant to the concrete mixer. There, the ice is weighed and placed on the conveyor belt or directly into the mixer.
Project consulting
Our experts will be happy to support you in the planning and implementation of your project.