High-tech Aircrete on the Dnieper river

Largest plant in Eastern Europe

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Fig. 1 The ball mill is used to reduce the size of the sand particles to powder. The sand and water are grinded to a fresh slurry.

Fig. 2 This slurry is pumped into storage tanks and
continuously stirred.

Fig. 3 Computer-based mixing control system for mixing and dosing of the raw materials.

Fig. 4 Each mix is poured into a single mold.

Fig. 5 A transfer car moves the molds to the swelling area.

Fig. 6 The grabbing crane picks up the flat “green” cake for
transport to the cutting machine.

Fig. 7 Aircrete‘s cutting machine with high-speed moving dual-wire cutting frames.

Fig. 8 The cross-cutting frame cuts the blocks to height by dragging the wires through the cake.

Fig. 9 The horizontal and vertical cutter cut the blocks to length and thickness.

Fig. 10 A traverser car transfers the triple stacks to the autoclave.

Fig. 11 Cakes are cured in the autoclaves at a steam pressure of approximately 12 bar. A complete autoclave cycle is between
12 and 15 hours long.

Fig.12 The unloading crane grabs the full length of the cake and transfers the entire cake from the frame onto the pallet table.

Aircrete Europe has constructed the largest autoclaved aerated concrete plant in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, with a daily production capacity of 1450 m³. The plant is situated in Kakhovka, on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. The plant is based on the latest Aircrete technology of „Durox Line“ (Versa). This system is reliable, accurate, and a suitable technology for making the highest quality block materials based on super smooth surfaces. The Durox Versa system is also suitable for the production of up to 8 m long reinforced panels.

The growing interest in and demand for AAC products encouraged the owners of Building Material Factory No.1 Mr. Vinnik and Leontiev, to invest in the largest Aircrete plant in Eastern Europe. After approaching Aircrete Europe at the Bauma 2007 trade fair, they entered into initial discussions with the Aircrete team of experts about the design of the new plant. The result is a customized design that exceeded expectations and created a new quality benchmark in the Eastern European AAC market.

The commissioning of the Kakhovka aircrete plant began in mid-April 2009. The production line includes:

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