GKD has implemented the most modern engineering technologies in the development of a new generation thickener:

• Computational Flow Dynamic (CFD)
  modelling of process parameters

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for optimal strength to weight ratio

• New generation hinged drive systems

• Oil-bath drive lubrication systems

• 3D parametric modelling

• Detailed life cycle calculations on all mechanical components, guaranteeing
  100 000 hours operating life

GKD can offer proven technology in all major industries:

• Steel tank installations with diameters ranging from 1 m to 60 m

• Modular bolted designs requiring no welding on site and minimal transport requirements

• Concrete tank installations

• Cost effective tanks, rakes and bridges in a variety of materials of construction, including Stainless Steel

• Retrofitting of new mechanisms into existing tanks

• Drive head designs from 2 kNm to 3000 kNm

• High-rate, Conventional, Paste and Underground thickeners

• Flocculant dosing systems

• Turnkey or supply ex works options

• In-house design, local support and extensive process information database assisted by Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD) Analysis

Features:

• Automatic Rake lift

• Oil bath lubrication

• Low maintenance mechanisms

• Thixotropic rake design

• Auto load sensing

• Auto dilution

• Scum and oil removal