indoor deck coatings,” Managing Director Petteri Nurminen says.
”Now we have expanded our operations to export projects, for instance in
France. Cancotronic was chosen for the
’Harmony of the Seas’ project after a bidding competition.”
“
The ship can carry
incorporate energy saving features, such as
more than 6 000
stand-by mode when they are not in use.”
passengers.
Installation of the equipment is also
adapted to conform to a vessel of this size.
”Most of the elevator trunks, manufactured in Kone’s facilities in Europe, will
and service lifts, including 12 scenic eleva-
be prefabricated and transported in several modules to the shipyard.”
At present, approximately 2 to 3
tors with glass cabins, and two escalators.
installation workers are applying the deck
”They are our most energy-efficient
”The equipment will be travelling
coatings at St. Nazaire shipyard. So far,
solutions and integrate the latest inno-
by sea and trucks to France where our
an area of some 700 square metres has
vations in energy-saving,” says Jarkko
team at the shipyard will take care of the
been coated.
Pekkala, Head of Marine Sales in Kone.
installation, testing, and commissioning,”
explains Ari Winter, Head of Marine Busi-
”Coatings for ship decks need to be
”For example, all the elevators
manufactured from certified materials.
onboard ’Harmony of the Seas’ are
Standard floor coatings cannot be used
equipped with regenerative drive systems
”We started discussions with the
since noise-reduction and other factors
through which excess braking energy is
shipyard and ship-owner already in the
must be taken into account,” Nurminen
recovered and transformed into power
early planning phases, to ensure every-
emphasises.
used for e.g. lighting or air conditioning.”
thing will go smoothly. We also run com-
ness in Kone.
”Our measurements indicate reduc-
plex passenger traffic calculations and sim-
SPECIAL LIFTS AND ELEVATORS
tions of up to 35 percent of energy con-
ulations to help ship designers decide on
The Finnish company Kone Elevators Ltd.
sumed by elevators equipped with Kone
the suitable amount of elevators, as well
will supply the ship’s elevators and escala-
Ecodisc hoisting machine and regenerative
as their size and positioning in the vessel,”
tors. The solution consists of 41 passenger
drive. The two Ecomaster escalators also
says Winter.
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