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Bristol International Airport's Motor Transport unit has developed a new de-icing vehicle for runways and taxiway clearance that is especially designed for UK weather conditions. The bespoke machine has been created in collaboration with Keevil Engineering and other airport departments. The sprayer has two tasks, namely, to prevent ice forming and to deal with ice on the ground. Thus, the equipment has two different settings for delivery of fluid to combat frost and ice.
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Bertin Technologies of France's snow clearance equipment called Snow and Ice Buster has been designed to clear runways and taxiways without chemical deicing products. It is equipped with a powerful blower system based on a recycled jet engine that can blow ice, snow, water, stones, sand, dust and any other debris from the area up to 45m width. Such features has facilitated the equipment's immediate market acceptance.
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German company, DC Spezialfazeuge, reports strong orders in 2000 for its friction testing machines and runway grooving technology. For instance, the company has been contracted to groove a 40,000 sq m deicing area in an airport in Munich, Germany, to improve the flow of deicing liquids. Meanhwile, its friction testing machines have been purchased by airports in Athens, Greece, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf, Germany.
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