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