Food industry

Being thorough, fulfilling hygiene requirements and time are what counts when cleaning in abattoirs. And this is no easy task given the stubborn dirt such as blood, fats and proteins.

Hygiene starts in the delivery area. Use our hot water high-pressure cleaners and 80 °C hot water here. Cleaning with hot rather than cold water at the same pressure is far more effective, as proteins, fats and oils are also removed. You achieve better cleaning results with hot water at the same pressure and save up to 35 % in working time, while also significantly reducing the amount of germs using little or no disinfectant and protecting the environment. Our hot water high-pressure cleaners can raise the water temperature to as much as 155 °C in the steam stage.

So that you can overcome various types of dirt such as fine flour and sugar dust, sticky pastry and confectionary leftovers or stubborn encrustations, we offer you the complete range of cleaning solutions in the Kärcher System.

From delivery of the raw materials right up to dispatch by vehicle. For flour silos without integrated cleaning systems, you can choose one of our modular system solutions for tank and silo cleaning, which we can adapt to your individual requirements.

Dairy products are particularly susceptible to contamination. Professional cleaning and disinfection are indispensable in all areas in dairies.

Ensure cleanliness and hygiene with our system solutions for the professional, complete cleaning of milk tankers, with the outside being cleaned by commercial vehicle washes with specific cleaning agents and environmentally friendly water treatment systems. Our TB commercial vehicle wash is reliable, economical and flexible, while the system offers you durable, low-maintenance technology, unlimited modularity and easy operation. For interior cleaning, you have at your disposal our modular system with customer-specific spray heads and subsequent drying, thus reducing your cleaning time and downtime.

In order to produce drinks of a consistent quality and impeccable taste, cleaning must be optimally carried out in the manufacturing process.

Using our ride-on vacuum sweepers with sweeping crescent side brushes, you can protect goods in outside and storage areas against dirt. Large areas and corners can be swept with ease and in no time in only a few passes. Further advantages are offered in the shape of electrohydraulic high container emptying, fully automatic Tact filter cleaning for virtually dust-free cleaning, and the Kärcher Intelligent Key System, which allows you to assign different rights to different users. Tanks, containers and pipelines can be cleaned with our mobile high-pressure cleaners as well as our stationary high-pressure units with several points of use. Stationary highpressure units can be made ready to use any time at the push of a button, without set-up times and without having to transport mobile machines. And with accessories such as the pipe cleaning hose and nozzle, pipes are clean inside and out. The hose works its way through the pipe using the pipe cleaning nozzle, with four nozzles set at a 30° angle.

When processing fruit and vegetables, avoiding cross-contamination, grime and corrosion are essential cleaning tasks.

Natural products often bring dirt in during delivery, but with our individually configurable machine carriers you can clean outside areas quickly and thoroughly. The toolless quick-change system for a variety of implements allows you to convert your sweeper for mowing the grass or winter service in no time at all. In interior areas you can use our manoeuvrable ride-on scrubber driers for floor cleaning, with a V-shape squeegee blade ensuring any dirt is removed. What’s more, you achieve even better hygiene with the optional tank rinsing system, and see water savings of up to 70 % compared with cleaning with a water hose.

Grease and oils are stubborn residues due to their consistency and staying power. We provide you with the solutions for residue-free removal.

Using hot water gives instantly measurable results, softening congealed oil and grease and improving emulsification, making them very easy to remove. Cleaning agents are largely a thing of the past. Where required, the combination of our cleaning agent and the precise cleaning agent dosing unit with rinsing function ensure consumption is kept to a minimum. In addition, the proven germ reduction step follows cleaning with hot water, which also meets many hygiene requirements without disinfectant. The significantly quicker dirt loosening gives you a time saving of up to 35 %. Our stationary and mobile hot water high-pressure cleaners are fitted with innovative burner engineering for high heating output and are extremely user-friendly, with the best example being the infinitely variable water pressure and water flow regulation with Servo Control on the high-pressure lance. For the cleaning of production systems and conveyor belts, our stationary hot water high-pressure units with very high heating output are the most efficient solution. An automatic stainless steel hose reel on the point of use allows you to reach any area to be cleaned.

The manufacture of high quality feed for working animals and pets sets high requirements with regard to cleanliness and hygiene in production.

Large quantities of dust – be they dry, sticky or wet – are released during the production of dry feed. If needed for mobile use, our industrial vacuum cleaners with stainless steel container mean you are well prepared. For example, our stationary dust removal and extraction systems with static dissipative hoses and various nozzles are tried and tested, allowing you to remove vast amounts of dust quickly, even during shift operation. You can also clean silos and tanks hygienically using our modular system solutions configured according to your needs. Our components can be combined as desired: interior cleaning heads, high-pressure pumps, hot water generators, controls, accessories and cleaning agents.