Washsmart app by Hobart receives an industry award

"With the interlinked warewashing, we offer our customers huge time and cost savings potentials," says Markus Bau, Director Customised Systems & Export of Hobart on the occasion of the award ceremony for "100 Orte für Industrie 4.0 Baden-Württemberg."

Recently, the network initiative 'Allianz Industrie 4.0' presented this award to the Offenburg-based company for the technology, which provides digital support for warewashing technology. The prize was given for the Hobart Washsmart app, which allows the user to monitor via smartphone or tablet the status of the dishwasher, its operating costs or the chemical consumption, as well as other parameters. The competition awards prizes to innovative solutions which drive the digitalisation of value creation in industry forward and already now implement the intelligent interlinking of production processes.

"It is clearly noticeable that the industry is changing more and more and that digitalisation is becoming increasingly important in the commercial kitchen. With our Washsmart app, we give our customers real added value in respect of information procurement and preventive actions. As market leader in the field of commercial warewashing technology, we will implement further innovative and groundbreaking ideas with regard to this development in order to make our customers' daily dishwashing routine continuously easier," Bau says.

Washsmart gives the users additional information on their dishwasher which helps to avoid standstill and increases the operating efficiency. In case of minor faults, the app displays troubleshooting advice, for example when the strainer has not been properly inserted or the door/hood is blocked. The users receive the information on their smartphones or tablets via push message. In case of serious problems, the customer can contact the service directly via the app. As another benefit, WASHSMART alerts the users when maintenance is due or when the cleaning agents are running low, which can then be re-ordered directly via the app, as well. The application also provides support regarding hygiene and safety. This goes for example for a hygiene check of the machine, and for the hygiene report, which can be sent via smartphone to a stored email address, or saved to the PC. The periods in which the machine was operative but not used are shown in a clearly understandable diagram. This helps you to see whether the dishwasher is used efficiently, or whether the stand-by times are too long in relation to the washing times, causing avoidable expenses.

Viking Line chooses Adonis

Adonis AS, leading providers of global maritime HR solutions, today announced that Viking Line AB will implement the Adonis Personnel Suite for their offices in Mariehamn, Finland and onboard six of their ferries. The implementation will include Adonis Safety Module for six vessels, the Adonis Day2Day planning module and the full Adonis Payroll Module. All modules will be customized per Finnish agreements and government rules.

Viking Line is a market-leading brand in passenger traffic on the northern Baltic Sea. The company offers passenger services, recreation and cargo carrier services on its vessels. Adonis Personnel Suite will replace several of Viking Line’s legacy in-house systems. Several new interfaces will be developed as part of the project in order to assure a seamless dataflow with their corresponding systems, and with authorities and other instances.

"For a big employer as Viking Line it’s important to manage HR administration of employees and towards authorities in an accurate and efficient manner. With Adonis we see an opportunity to combine HR administration, Safety and Payroll, which will improve our performance and give us more time to focus on development of our employees," said Lena Marcus, Sea Personnel Manager at Viking Line.

“Today’s announcement is the culmination of a long and thorough evaluation and proof-of-concept with Viking Line, and represents a significant breakthrough in developing a solution tailored for the particular challenges and needs of cruise and ferry lines,” said Magnus Millenvik, Senior Adonis Project Manager of Adonis. “The agreement further underscores our commitment to delivering HR solutions to the specific requirements of each maritime organization, down to modules that are compliant with different government rules and regulations. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Viking Line, and supporting their core business objectives.”

Trimline invest in spray booth technology 

As part of Trimline's continuous improvement, the world-class marine interior outfitter has been looking at state-of-the-art manufacturing systems which give a broader range of capabilities, the UK based company said in a statement.

To that end, they have been working with leading spray booth & paint finishing manufacturer Junair to install an 'energy efficient paint spraying solution' which uses an advanced auxiliary air movement system and more efficient filters to allow cleaner air back in to the environment.

Over the last six weeks, the new innovative paint spray booth has been installed, tested and commissioned and the official handover has now taken place between Trimline’s Chairman Gary Oliver and Junair’s Director Steven Wood.

“We have noticed that over the last few years, cruise lines are increasingly requesting superior finishes that were normally only ever seen on our super yacht work. While our experienced sprayers have been able to meet their demands to date, we see this as a growing trend and with the new state-of-the-art spray booth, we are able to meet those increasing requests and offer a more superior paint finish, whilst reducing energy consumption,” said Trimline’s Gary Oliver.

Junair’s Steven Wood tells us more about the energy efficiencies. “The QADS (advanced auxiliary air movement system) alone reduce a typical process time by about 35% and allow a lower air temperature because the air is agitated, and solvents/moisture is drawn out of the painted items more effectively. In addition, the variable speed drives further allow us to adjust the fan speed and therefore airflow. When combined with QADS, the energy saving.

Scanship awarded clean ship system contract for Silver Dawn by Fincantieri

Scanship Holding ASA has through its subsidiary Scanship AS, been awarded contract by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the supply of a total clean ship system for Silversea Dawn. The ship, to be built for Silversea Cruises, will enter service in 2021.

The Scanship contracts includes delivery of systems for food waste processing, garbage handling and advanced wastewater purification.

"We are very pleased to continue our cooperation with Fincantieri on this fourth Silversea Cruise newbuild, and proud to continue working with Silversea Cruises in their efforts for environmental sustainability and cleaner oceans," says CEO Henrik Badin in a statement.

Deltamarin wins Norwegian Yacht Voayges’ ship design contract

Deltamarin, the Finnish design consultancy in the Chinese controlled AVIC group, said it has signed a contract with Norwegian Yacht Voyages AS for conceptual design and consultancy services for the ‘M/Y Caroline’ expedition mega yacht project.

Deltamarin will provide conceptual design together with selected architect partners, covering the development of the technical design and documentation.

“We are very proud to announce our partnership with Norwegian Yacht Voyages to develop this ambitious project, which is to be the greenest mega yacht we have seen to date. Deltamarin has an excellent track record of designing highly energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly passenger vessels, so we are very excited to join this project,” says Deltamarin’s Sales Manager Jaakko Lappi.

The Polar Class 6 mega yacht will have a hybrid machinery solution consisting of dual fuel generators that can run on both diesel and LNG, energy storage for peak-shaving and several other solutions to minimise emissions. Guest capacity will be approximately 220 persons in 110 suites and penthouses, with ultra-luxury public spaces. The yacht will operate worldwide giving a unique onboard experience with a focus on sustainable sea travel and low environmental impact.