Wärtsilä's propulsion control panel design wins prestigious Red Dot award
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 2 July 2013 at 10 am EET
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, has
been announced as the winner of the internationally recognised Red Dot award for
product design. The award is for Wärtsilä's new propulsion control panel design
that received the highest "best of the best" prize in its category. A total of
4662 design nominations from 1865 manufacturers, designers and architects from
54 countries were considered in three different categories. The Red Dot award
ceremony took place in Essen, Germany on 1 July 2013.
The competition emphasises time lasting design and aesthetic form. Wärtsilä's
industrial design team based its propulsion control panel R&D work on key
contributions from the fields of end-user research, interaction design,
graphical user interface design and hardware design.
"This highly prestigious award for the new propulsion control panel represents
valuable recognition of the high quality, innovative industrial design work that
adds value to our customers' business. The project team succeeded in capturing
the essence of the practical end-user needs and values, and combine these with
the business objectives of the project," says Mr Arto Lehtinen, Vice President,
Propulsion, Wärtsilä Ship Power.
The Wärtsilä Propulsion Control Panel
The design of the panel emphasises ease of use, ease of installation, and ease
of commissioning. It is a complete and comprehensive system of levers and touch-
sensitive interfaces, designed to suit all possible propulsion configurations
for modern ships. The operator no longer has the visual challenge of locating
critical information on large panels. The Wärtsilä control panel display
presents all relevant information when it is needed. On board there are multiple
control stations to ensure optimal visibility for the operator, thereby
improving safety both at sea and in port.
The Red Dot awards
The Red Dot design awards are aimed at businesses that wish to distinguish their
activities through design. The distinction is based on the principle of
selection and presentation. The awards for excellent design are selected by
competent expert juries in the areas of product design, communication design and
design concepts. The accolade of the award, the 'Red Dot', is an internationally
recognised quality label for excellent design. The competition has been arranged
since 1955. http://en.red-dot.org/.
Link to picture:
The award winning design of the Wärtslä's Propulsion Control System
For further information please contact:
Mr Juhana Arkio
Manager
Wärtsilä Industrial Design
Tel. +358 10 709 6265
juhana.arkio(at)wartsila.com
Ms Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, Media and Stakeholder Relations
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 400 267555
tuula.franck(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2012, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately 18,900 employees. The company has
operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
The award winning design of the Wärtslä?s Propulsion Control System:
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