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Diethelm
Keller Aviation will be exhibiting in the following events:
Do come visit us at these events and experience firsthand our commitment to excellence.
DKA's Answer to Reduce CO2 Emission & Dry Ice Consumption: Don’t Exhale!
On a serious note.
Since we started to make Galley Carts for airlines, we have always considered airlines' optimized usage as one of
the more critical aspects. Being the first to introduce and develop lightweight meal carts to the airlines even before the cost of fuel was an issue to airlines is one good example.
Likewise, with the concern of excessive CO2 emission, our carts were already designed to counter this aspect as well. Dry Ice Trays have always been a component that goes missing or tends to damage frequently due to the way they are being used/abused. So making them as low cost as possible is the primary objective.
To ensure the Dry Ice is as effective as possible however, we design carts to have insulated sandwiched panels at the top and bottom of the Dry Ice Tray compartment. This way, the thermal conductivity is reduced and the cold air will only flow through the purposeful gaps inside the cart to ensure even cooling. This design also ensures that the top most food tray will not become frozen.
Voila! Another practical innovation from DKA ....
Launch of New Product: Ultra Lightweight Carts
Time flies – it’s been 10 years since
we launched our first all-aluminium
lightweight meal cart design. We are pleased to announce that we have made
further in-roads in our development and quantum improvements to the design
With the continued emphasis to shed more dead weight inside the aircraft to
reduce fuel consumption as well as carbon emission, we have successfully designed
and developed a meal cart that is 20% lighter than most existing lightweight carts,
including our own!
At 16.5kg for a full size cart, the weight is only slightly higher than the
composite carts available today though at easily 30% less than the composite cart price.
Whilst we can also lay claim to have developed composite carts with the full size weighing
in at only 15kg, the costs of the raw material required to pass all airworthiness requirements
are still prohibitive, therein delaying our decision to market the product.
DKA’s Design Engineering is still pursuing this course of development however. We are mindful not
to rest on our laurels in the pursuit to satisfy our customers’ desire to have lighter weight and
greener equipment that is reasonably priced.
The Ultra Lightweight meal carts we have ready to supply are made of aluminium, a recyclable
material and the same material the aerospace industry has trusted for decades.
Gross weights for a full size cart remains at 113.4kg (250lbs) and at 68kg (150lbs)
for a half size – the highest in the industry.
This shows that our equipment’s structural strength is not compromised.
The thermal performance has also been enhanced so that the food is more evenly chilled, thus
lessening possible bacterial growth and possibly lowering the energy consumption of
the galley refrigeration system used.
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