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For the construction of the BMW test track in Sokolov, Czech Republic, which is currently one of the largest construction projects in the entire Czech Republic, a solution for keeping the public streets clean was evaluated by the responsible construction company last year.
The decision was made in favour of two new MobyDick wheel washing systems ConLine KIT Flex 600C-50P from FRUTIGER Company AG. The modern systems, each with a length of 6 metres and a recycling tank with 50m3 water volume, were recently installed and will now wash up to 250 vehicles daily for the next 3 years. With this solution, the accumulated dirt in the recycling tanks is discharged fully automatically by sludge scraper conveyors.

Rapid Earthworks in Wellington replaced a dysfunctional truck wheel wash system and chose a MobyDick ConLine KIT Flex 400 as the new replacement while working on the Kenepuru Landing development.
The immediate advantages of the MobyDick system:

Recently another wheel washing system MobyDick ONE with a length of 7.20 meters was handed over to a german customer near Ulm. The modern installation has a drastically improved washing performance compared to conventional wheel wash installations. The flow-optimised geometry of the washing modules, developed in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), enables an extraordinary high number of washing nozzles. The track profiles and nozzle position have also been optimised, which means that now even tracked vehicles can use the system. As an option two special nozzles (Powerflush) are used, which rinse the mudguards of the trucks reliably with up to 2500l per minute.

The water recycling concept is a central element for a well-functioning wheel washing system. If faults occur here, they can usually only be rectified at great expense. For this reason the water recycling of all MobyDick systems is adjusted to the respective operating conditions (dirt, truck traffic, space conditions) together with the customer. For the realization there is a large selection of different sized recycling tanks available, which can be emptied by excavator or wheel loader. The MobyDick recycling tanks can be interconnected and are also available with scraper conveyors.

About four years ago FRUTIGER presented the wheel washing system MobyDick ONE to the construction industry. The focus of this new development was, besides a high value retention and a unique washing power, especially the individual customer needs. These development focuses, united in a new type of wheel wash system, have convinced meanwhile numerous well-known construction companies all over the world. Recently, another MobyDick ONE with a length of 10 meters was put into operation for a medium-sized construction and logistics company in Baden-Württemberg. With a water recycling concept consisting of 4 x 50m3 recycling tanks the plant is able to clean up to 200 trucks per day with medium to heavy soiling.

Duke Energy is one of the largest electricity holding companies in the United States, serving 7.7 million retail customers in six states. It has approximately 51,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the Midwest and Florida. In the past, the company has operated many large coal-fired plants, among other things. However, as a modern and innovative company, Duke is now increasingly moving to cleaner energy sources. This means the gradual decommissioning of the coal-fired power plants and the removal of fly ash, which has been generated locally from decades of power generation.

Due to increasing pollution of the roads around a quarry in Bulgaria, the owner, a large international construction company, was looking for a high quality wheel washing system. The product had to be able to reliably clean the wheels and chassis of up to 200 trucks with medium soiling when leaving the quarry. In order to find the best solution, the equipment of different suppliers was compared in an evaluation phase. In the end the choice fell on a FRUTIGER wheel washing system of the type MobyDick KIT Plus, which was able to convince especially by the very good price-performance ratio, the robust construction and the simple installation. After a planning and production phase of few months, the plant could be installed recently by a FRUTIGER mechanic and handed over to the content customer.

Only a few kilometers away from FRUTIGER headquarters, a ConLine KIT Plus 800B-50P wheel washing system was recently installed for a public landfill site of the city of Winterthur. Since access to the landfill is also permitted to private individuals, the recycling tank was covered with a grating as an additional safety measure. The modern MobyDick wheel washing system ensures that the exit and the roads around the landfill will remain clean in the future and additional cleaning by broom vehicles can be kept to a minimum.

FRUTIGER recently delivered a new Wheel washing system type ConLine KIT PLUS with a length of 8 meters and a 50 m3 recycling tank for a new location of a renowned company in the waste industry. With this design the MobyDick wheel washer is able to reliably clean up to 200 trucks per day with medium to heavy pollution of the tyres.