Metos Marine Galley and Laundry Equipment

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METOS ICS+ RACK CONVEYOR MACHINES
Problem 1
Where do the savings come from?
Now three problems and three solutions for savings – with the Metos ICS+
Switch
A standard rack conveyor dishwasher runs idle, i.e. washes empty
spaces between racks about 50 % of the operation time. Even if
one corner of the rack is in the tank the machine is running and
consequently a great amount of water, electricity and chemicals
are used.
The illustration on the right shows how fresh water consumption
increases when the washing process time increases,
i.e. the slower conveyor speed may even double
the rinsing time compared to the faster programme. Metos
ICS+ fi nal rinse fresh water consumption is always constant,
with both the faster and slower programme.
Capacity programme 1/2
Standard dishwasher
200/100 150/75 100/50
Programme 1 rinsing time 18 sec 24 sec 36 sec
Programme 2 rinsing time
Metos ICS+
36 sec 48 sec 72 sec
Programme 1 rinsing time 14 sec 14 sec 14 sec
Programme 2 rinsing time 14 sec 14 sec 14 sec
Problem 2
Most of the rack conveyor machines have two conveyor speeds.
Programme 1= faster programme (100 racks/h) has a fi nal rinse time
of 36 seconds per rack.
Programme 2= slower programme (50 racks/h) has a fi nal rinse time
of 72 seconds per rack.
With the slower programme fresh water consumption is doubled,
because the rack moves through the rinse zone with a slower speed.
Consequently the costs of fresh water, electricity and chemicals
are doubled.
14
Final rinse water litres / rack
0
Standard dishwasher
faster programme
100 racks/h
Rinse time 36 sec. / rack
Standard dishwasher
slower programme
50 racks/h
Rinse time 72 sec. / rack
Standard
dishwasher
Metos ICS+
200 150 100
Capacity racks/h
75 50