Touchless · high pressure
KKE 503 - High Pressure Truck Wash Equipment
A touchless machine: high-pressure water and chemistry do the work and nothing touches the vehicle. 130 litres a minute at 160 bar, through 0° nozzles oscillating at high frequency.
Automatic truck wash — overview
The KKE 503 is an automatic truck wash using high-pressure technology. High-pressure truck wash systems suit fleets where the shapes are irregular and brushes cannot reach the places that need cleaning.
It carries high-pressure nozzles that oscillate at high frequency for better cleaning results. The nozzles are 0-degree nozzles, which clean better than V-jet nozzles.
The contour-following nozzles follow the contour of the vehicle. The length of the system can be increased to wash trucks up to 23 m long, and further with confirmation from KKE.
The pump system
130 litres a minute at 160 bar
Pressure is the whole machine. With no brush there is no mechanical action, so everything that comes off the vehicle comes off because the water and the chemistry took it off — which is why the 503 runs at 160 bar rather than the 20 to 40 bar a brush machine's high-pressure pass is specified at. Two pumps feed the arch. The pump system is sized and quoted against the soil you are actually washing off.
- 130 lpm at 160 bar, two pumps
- 0° nozzles, oscillating at high frequency — chosen over V-jet for cleaning power
- Contour-following top nozzles over the roof
- Stainless steel nozzles and stainless steel piping throughout
Where it fits
The machine for a shape a brush cannot follow
Irregular profiles
Tankers, mixers, tippers, garbage bodies. Where a brush would have to bridge a gap, a nozzle pass can be placed against the actual profile.
Long vehicles
The trolley is extendable in length — up to 23 m of vehicle as standard, and further on confirmation from KKE.
No contact, by design
Nothing touches the paint at any point in the cycle. That is a specification choice, not a verdict on brushes — KKE builds both, and on a flat-sided fleet a brush machine cleans faster and cheaper.
Installed
The truck stands still. The nozzles come to it.
A 503 in service: the gantry on its floor rails, the stainless nozzle beam spanning the top with its hoses and energy chain, and the vehicle parked in the bay. Trolley speed is 10 to 15 m/min and the programmes are configurable, so the pass is matched to the soil rather than to a fixed recipe.
- Floor-mounted trolley, extendable in length
- Anti-tilt and anti-derailing mechanism
- Ships semi-assembled for quick installation on site
Standard
Fitted as standard
Everything below is on every KKE 503.
| Group | Standard on the KKE 503 |
|---|---|
| Structure and motion | Floor-mounted trolley · energy chain system · anti-tilt and anti-derailing mechanism · space-saving trolley design · ships semi-assembled · trolley speed 10–15 m/min |
| Nozzles | 0° nozzles oscillating at high frequency · contour-following top nozzles · stainless steel nozzles · stainless steel piping |
| Controls | PLC-controlled automatic system · touch-screen operation · on-board control panel · automatic and manual mode · high-penetration IP67 sensors · a control system sensitive enough to protect the vehicle |
| Drives | VFD-controlled gantry drive and horizontal nozzles |
| Fluids | Soap system · chemical dosing pumps, supporting most chemicals |
| Corrosion protection | A wash bay is humid and chemically aggressive all day. The structure is finished for that duty; the finish specification is confirmed with the quotation |
| Serviceability | Standard parts and components throughout, available anywhere in the world · easy to operate, easy to understand and maintain |
Technical data
Technical data
A 503 draws far more power than a brush machine of the same size — the pumps alone are the largest load on the gantry — so the site-supply conversation for a 503 is its own conversation. It is held against your electrical drawing at quotation, not against a published figure.
| Item | KKE 503 |
|---|---|
| Type | Trolley / rollover gantry, floor rails, extendable in length |
| Technology | Touchless — high pressure and chemistry, no contact with the vehicle |
| Pump duty | 130 lpm at 160 bar, two pumps |
| Nozzles | 0°, oscillating at high frequency. Contour-following over the roof |
| Max vehicle length | 23 m, and further on confirmation from KKE |
| Washable height | 3.5 m (137") · 4.1 m (161") · 4.6 m (181") · 5.1 m (200") |
| Trolley travel speed | 10–15 m/min |
| Nozzles / piping | Stainless steel throughout |
| On-board dryer | None. Drying is a separate side-blower product at the bay exit |
| Connected load and supply | Issued with the quotation. The pumps dominate it, so do not size a 503's incoming supply from a brush machine's figures |
Options
Optional add-ons
| Add-on | What it does |
|---|---|
| Truck wash side blasters | Additional high-pressure blasters aimed at the flanks |
| Washable height | 3.5 m (137") · 4.1 m (161") · 4.6 m (181") · 5.1 m (200") — fixed when the machine is built |
| Length extension | Extends the trolley for vehicles beyond 23 m, on confirmation from KKE |
The range
Is your fleet actually irregular?
Touchless earns its cost when the shapes defeat a brush. If your vehicles are flat-sided — buses, container bodies, closed bodies — a brush machine cleans them faster, with less installed power and a smaller supply. Two sit on the same rail as this one.
FAQ
Common questions about the KKE 503
What pressure does the KKE 503 run at?
130 litres a minute at 160 bar, from two pumps. That is the machine's own duty, and it is a different thing from the high-pressure pass offered as an add-on to the brush machines, which is specified at 5, 20, 40 or 80 bar. A touchless machine has no mechanical action, so the pressure and the chemistry have to do all of the work.
Why 0° nozzles rather than V-jet?
Cleaning power. A 0° jet concentrates the energy on a point instead of spreading it across a fan, and the nozzles oscillate at high frequency so the point is swept across the surface rather than dwelling on it.
How long a vehicle will it wash?
Up to 23 m as standard, and longer with confirmation from KKE — the length of the system can be increased. That is the only maximum vehicle length published anywhere in the trolley range.
Touchless or brush — which should I buy?
Match it to your shapes, not to a preference. Where the sides are plain — buses, container and closed bodies — a brush machine cleans faster and needs less installed power, and KKE builds those too: the KKE 504 and the KKE 403. Where a brush would have to bridge a gap — tankers, mixers, tippers — the 503 is the machine that can actually reach the surface.
Does the 503 dry the vehicle?
Not on board. No machine in the KKE trolley range carries an on-board dryer; drying is a separate side-blower product installed at the exit of the bay and quoted as its own line.
What supply does a 503 need?
More than a brush machine of the same size, because the pumps are the largest load on the gantry. The figure is confirmed against your electrical drawing at quotation — a 503's incoming supply should never be sized from a brush machine's numbers.
Talk to a KKE Wash Systems specialist
Tell us what shapes you are washing, how long the vehicles are and what the soil is — we will size the pump system against the actual duty and quote the 503 with the supply it really needs.