Kitchen containers
The CSI kitchen container has been in development since 1997. Experience has resulted in optimized solutions in terms of mobility, hook-up, function and service. Our container kitchen is tailor-made for rapid and flexible expansion or relocation. All the interior walls and the ceiling and floor are clad in stainless steel to ensure compliance with the strictest hygiene requirements under field conditions. The floors also have quarter-hollows for easier cleaning.
The standard kitchen consists of 4 container modules with the capacity to produce meals for 300-600 people. This kitchen can be expanded quickly and flexibly with 2 additional containers, increasing the meal capacity to 500-1000 people.
The kitchens come in different sizes, i.e. 4-, 6-, 8- and 10-container solutions, with the largest one having a 3,000-person capacity. Set-up time for a 4-container kitchen is roughly 10 hours for two people.
The equipment has been selected and designed to provide maximum access for cleaning. Legislation, regulations and standards are followed to the letter, as are documentation and QA requirements. We offer to adapt our products to the customer’s needs at any time. Our container-based solutions can be adapted to meet any military requirements, as well as the needs of civilian users such as construction firms and civilian aid organizations. After use, the containers can easily be disassembled and transported for other missions elsewhere, or they can be stored for later use.
Hygiene / Safety
Peace-keeping forces are constantly being deployed to remote and challenging locations. The threat situation with regard to contagious diseases spread by parasites, micro-organisms and viruses has dramatically worsened in recent years. We have addressed these problems by installing air-optimization systems and UVC microbicidal protection in our kitchen containers.
UVC - effective against microbes
UVC is an effective and well-documented means of disinfecting air, surfaces and water. No resistance problems are associated with UVC disinfection. “Smart” microbes can develop resistance to antibiotics and chemicals., but with UVC there are no such problems. Low-pressure UVC sources are used in disinfectant applications. UVC damages the genetic material so that microbes cannot breed.
UVC
The technology has been developed with a view to satisfying the strictest bio-safety guidelines (level P4) formulated by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) in the USA and WHO.
UVC: definition
UV (ultraviolet) radiation, often called UV light, is divided into three wavelength ranges, using nanometers (nm) as the unit of measurement, i.e. UVC (200-280 nm), UVB (280-320 nm) and UVA (320-400 nm). The shortest wavelengths, UVC, are the highest energy wavelengths. The 254 nm wavelength in the UVC range has the strongest microbicidal effect.
We are probably the only company in the world that uses UVC technology in field kitchens. This technology can also be put to good use in our sanitary and laundry containers.
Climatic requirements
All our containers are made for use under extreme climatic conditions. They are designed for use at temperatures ranging from -50 °C to + 50 °C. We use the right materials to make this possible. Our containers are well insulated because we use from 100 to 200mm of insulating material, and all water pipes are run in “pipe-in-pipe” systems with self-regulating heating cables. The drainpipes are made of stainless steel. The container air intakes are equipped with sand and snow traps for extreme weather conditions.
