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After a thorough consulting and planning phase FRUTIGER has installed a 12 meter long MobyDick wheel washing system together with the partner for the French part of Switzerland, the company Ramat in Chavornay.
The water recycling tank was built by the customer in concrete according to FRUTIGER’s specifications and guarantees a continuous good washing water quality. Emptying is uncomplicated and cost-effective with the excavator possible. Thanks to the modern MobyDick system, in contrast to the previous solution (drive-through basin), high truck frequencies can now also be washed with clean clear water. Due to the active spraying of the tyres with a lot of water and little pressure during three wheel rotations, the cleaning result is also much better than before.

Last year FRUTIGER delivered a wheel washing system MobyDick ConLine KIT Plus 600B-50P to Iceland. Together with the MobyDick partner on site, the company Verkfaeri ehf, the machine was put into operation within a few days. Thanks to the large-sized water recycling and a wash platform length of 6 meters, this system can handle up to 200 trucks per day with medium soiled chassis and wheels. Even in wintry conditions, the system is regularly used to keep the public roads around the construction site clean.

In the coming months, a new hangar for business aircraft and possibly also Rega jets will be built at Zurich Airport. Offices and rooms for customs clearance will also be built.
In order to keep the roads around the construction site and the airport as clean as possible during the construction work, the construction company responsible has opted for a tried and tested MobyDick ConLine KIT Flex 400B wheel washing system. The system can sustainably clean up to 150 trucks a day with recycled water and reuse up to 98% of the washing water used.

With an assembly hall in Florida as well as sales offices in Wyoming and Ontario FRUTIGER with the brand MobyDick is also active in North America for many years.
Beside many large tailored wheel washing system also standardized modular machines of the model series ConLine are in great demand on the American market. Among others, a MobyDick ConLine wheel washing system was recently installed north of San Franciso in Elk Grove for an owner-managed gravel and sand company.

At four locations in the Kassel and North Hesse area, BAUREKA handles approx. 400,000 tons of soil and construction waste per year and produces high-quality recycling materials for the construction sector. In addition, approx. 40,000 tonnes of industrial residues (including ash from the Kassel waste incineration plant) are processed annually. Valuable metals are returned to the material cycle through processing and the remaining minerals are used in road construction and earthworks. In order to reduce the pollution of the public roads in the surroundings of the community in Igelsburg / Habichtswald FRUTIGER installed a mobile wheel washing system with 4 meters length for the cleaning of approx. 100 trucks per day.

In the course of the construction project Kramertunnel in Bavaria, the company Herrmann Albrecht Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH decided to install a MobyDick Wheel Washing System. From now on, the wheels and chassis of more than 100 trucks can be cleaned per day, in order to minimize the road pollution caused by the transport of the excavated material. The planned single-tube tunnel with two lanes and a length of 3577 m will be the third longest road tunnel in Germany after its completion. The aim of the project is to increase the capacity of the supra-regional north-south connection between Munich and Fernpass (Austria – Tyrol) and to relieve the city centre of Garmisch. The opening of the tunnel is planned for 2024.

In beautiful spring weather, a MobyDick ConLine KIT Flex 400B wheel washing system was recently installed for a small landfill in eastern Switzerland. During the next years up to 100 trucks with light to medium pollution will pass the system to keep the roads around the site clean.

Installation of a MobyDick ConLine KIT Flex 400MB Wheel Washing System at Smiths Bletchington in the UK. Smiths Bletchington is a long established group of companies, primarily serving the construction industry in and around Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. FRUTIGER has installed a system that is equipped with a large recycling tank inset into the ground, so the customer can use two wash pumps and maange the silt removal easier.

After a long period of uncertainty as to whether this year’s CONEXPO will take place due to the corona crisis, the fair opened its doors on 10 March despite all the adversities of the corona crisis.
Also FRUTIGER and the MobyDick North America Team did not miss the opportunity to present their products on a big booth to the numerous visitors. During the four days we were pleased to have had many interesting discussions and many new contacts. We are looking forward to the upcoming projects and despite the extraordinary circumstances back to a successful trade fair.