November 2023 - Kärcher Futuretech has ceremoniously handed over the production unit of a newly developed mobile field kitchen to the President of the BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment Information Technology and In-Service Support) The company successfully won the tender for the "Mobile Field Kitchen" procurement project at the beginning of 2020 The aim was to develop a "field kitchen of the future" that is characterised by the greatest possible mobility and is equipped for operation in different climate zones around the world The new field kitchen is to replace the TFK 250 model which has been used by the German Armed Forces since the 1980s "We are delighted to be making a strategically important contribution to the operational capability of our Bundeswehr with our mobile field kitchens," said Hartmut Jenner Chairman of the Management Board of Alfred Kärcher SE & Co Annette Lehnigk-Emden emphasised the special importance of catering for the troops and praised the rapid implementation of the project: "We have before us an outstanding example of good and goal-oriented cooperation between a public-sector client and a contractor from the German SME sector." The customised field kitchen developed by Kärcher Futuretech initially underwent an intensive two-year operational test phase by the German Armed Forces the heat and cold suitability was tested in extreme temperatures Following the successful completion of the tests the mobile field kitchen went into serial production in 2023 After delivery of the 85 systems that have been ordered up to further 315 units can be called up from the framework agreement In his review of the collaboration on the project the Managing Director of Kärcher Futuretech emphasised the operational suitability of the mobile field kitchen and referred to the high technical standard of the components used: "The kitchen meets the latest hygiene standards enables operation regardless of the weather and contributes significantly to energy savings through the use of diesel-powered cooking appliances © 2025 - Defence Procurement International liegt nicht in der gewünschten Sprache vor Möchten Sie auf die Startseite der gewählten Sprache wechseln The content you are trying to access is not available in the selected language Would you like to switch to the home page of the selected language Climate & Resources Interiors & Design Products & References Videos & Podcasts Current Issue Collaborations Advertorials Company Portraits BAU 2025 Detail About Schüco Detail About Solarlux BAU 2025 Events DETAIL Product Award 2023 DETAIL Award 2024 DETAIL Award 2022 Detail Inspiration DETAIL Magazine DETAIL Inspiration DETAIL Books Contributors 60 Years DETAIL Digital Lab DETAIL Product Award 2023 DETAIL Award 2022 Legal Notice Data protection Social Media Media Kit Newsletter Climate & Resources Interiors & Design Products & References Current Issue Collaborations Events mixed-use: for years we learnt that this is how urban buildings of the future are meant to be the solution that CAPE engineering office and the architects Schleicher Ragaller have come up with in Schwaikheim is a thoroughly urban complex The two buildings are located at the northern edge of the 10,000-inhabitant town where agricultural uses have actually become a rarity over the past decades A residential building from the 1930s complete with stable and barn previously stood at the site It was here that the heirs – a pair of siblings – wanted to create a varied mix of apartments while also retaining the former multi-functionality The resulting two buildings stand on a connecting reinforced concrete base that overcomes the difference in level caused by the slope leading down to the adjoining garden in the west The larger building contains six apartments of various sizes including a barrier-free one on the ground floor and a treble garage on the side along the street The garage and storage spaces of the carpentry business run by one of the clients are housed on the ground floor of the smaller while an open carport for his part-time farm work is positioned at the lower level at the back All apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows facing the south and each has its own loggia The basement of both buildings as well as the staircase and garage in the residential one are built of reinforced concrete with core-insulated outer walls while the upper storeys are constructed of cross-laminated timber with highly-insulated facades in wood frame construction The architects concealed the contrast of the concrete and wood by providing all façades the same vertical board cladding The highly insulated building skin and an air-to-water heat pump enable the residential building to meet the KfW Efficiency House Standard 55 the roofing in standing seam titanium zinc is prepared for installation of a photovoltaic system capable of providing a great deal of the energy required for heating and hot water in future DETAIL ARCHITECTURE GmbH is a leading international platform for design and construction solutions in architecture usable information and inspiration to all of the world's leading architects and architectural schools based on a unique project database with thousands of buildings documented in detail - in DETAIL EventsDETAIL InspirationDETAIL Inspiration FAQMagazineBooksCollectionCancel Subscription Social Media Register now for our newsletter and get a €10 voucher for the DETAIL Shop By sending this message, I agree that the data provided may be processed and used for the purpose of sending the newsletter. 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(Data protection) Please activate JavaScript to use all functions on this site Bei manchen Mobilgeräten und Browsern funktioniert die Sprachausgabe nicht korrekt sodass wir Ihnen diese Funktion leider nicht anbieten können The “two-container kitchen” - also known as mobile field kitchen - will supply our troops in future Director-General of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBwBundesamt für Ausrüstung Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr) received the symbolic key to the kitchen on November 27 from Kärcher Futuretech Ltd the new mobile field kitchen was submitted to rigorous trials under extreme conditions: Neither extreme heat nor extreme cold may make a difference to it it is to offer the same possibilities as a normal kitchen - on top of being energy efficient and mobile Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr cooperated beforehand with the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Land-Based Vehicle Systems Engineer and General Field Equipment (WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 41) other Bundeswehr agencies and the manufacturer Kärcher Futuretech Ltd - successfully: The system can now be fielded to ensure the provision of food to the troops anywhere As the Director-General underlined in her speech “mission capability is very much dependent on troop meals” She explained that everybody can easily imagine the positive effect of a good meal after a strenuous effort food for mobile forces has always been of enormous importance Since troop meals have had to become mobile according to Director-General Lehnigk-Emden 400 such systems are to be handed over to the military up to doing the dishes: Mobile field kitchens contain all the necessary equipment and functionalities Preparing meals for the military is made a lot easier The new system offers the catering capacity for 250 people This capacity includes catering in an operational environment with 80 percent convenience products and 20 percent fresh food All the food and the power supply for this can be stored in the system And this is possible while adhering to the most stringent hygiene regulations the system was designed to permit using the thermal discharge of the generator for preheating of water for cooking the system is particularly energy efficient Decide for yourself which data is recorded and customise your settings here You can find detailed information about data protection in our privacy policy Decide for yourself which data is recorded and customise your settings here. 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