Modern autoclaved aerated concrete production line near Kiev

Aeroc builds on Hess technology

Fig. 1 Aeroc plant in Berezan,
approx. 60 km outside of Kiev,
Ukraine.

Fig. 2 The mix is cast into the mold and directly vibrated
to remove possible air enclosures in the mix.

Fig. 3 The plant process control system is based on Siemens S7 technology. All operator interfaces panels are very easy to use and can easily be switched to the local language.

Fig. 4 The cross cutter cuts the block height at an accuracy well below the required tolerance of +/– 1mm.

Fig. 5 The top-crust is removed by sectional vacuum hood. The Hess cross cutter can also add the hand-grips at the green stage.

Fig. 6 The platform manipulator conveys the cake to the back-
tilting table where the cake is tilted back into the horizontal position. The Hess back tilting system requires no deep foundation pit.

Fig. 7 The bed waste is removed at the green stage and can be
fully fed back into the process, without the necessity of additional crushing.

Fig. 8 Autoclaving is done in the horizontal orientation as this allows for more a more efficient autoclaving and reduces the sticking between the layers.

Fig. 9 Tilting the finished blocks onto the wooden pallet.

Aeroc TOV, Ukraine, a member of Aeroc International AS, has commissioned its newest and most modern autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) plant at an initial capacity of 900 m³ per day. The plant can easily be expanded to a capacity of 1,550 m³ per day, making it the largest production facility in Ukraine. Aeroc entrusted the supply of its plant to Hess AAC Systems B.V., for whom it was the first plant in Ukraine.

Aeroc International is one of the leading producers of AAC products in the Baltic and CIS countries with production facilities in Estonia, Latvia, Russia and now Ukraine. In Ukraine, Aeroc also took over the AAC producer in Obuchov. Together with the new Hess plant in Berezan (near Kiev), which was commissioned at the beginning of 2009, Aeroc is the largest producer of AAC in Ukraine.

The relationship with Hess was established several years ago. The first project the two companies realized together was a substantial modification of the Estonian plant. Even though Aeroc had already installed...