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New MyTaskIt Mobile App

The new Mobile App from MyTaskit has connection is reestablished. rectly into the MyTaskit mobile app been a long-awaited tool for the ? eld • Time-stamped support content: in real-time, providing ef? cient and staff in boatyards and those of whom

As a job is in process, before-and-after accurate recording of billable hours. work remotely, designed to revolutionize photos, videos can be quickly uploaded MyTaskit’s software integrates directly the ease of use for work coordination, re- into the MyTaskit mobile app. Super- with DockMaster and QuickBooks, al- MyTaskit visors view the progress of the project lowing faster and more accurate invoic- porting and real-time updates. is an award-winning work coordination and can share this time-stamped con- ing, with bills getting out an average of platform for marine service, repair and tent with their customers. The feature 10 days sooner. construction businesses, and the new promotes enhanced trust between the • Enhanced Search: With an inte- mobile app expands on MyTaskit Pro’s company and the customer and greater grated search and ? lter feature, My- ability to transform how a service com- visibility into work quality. Taskit’s new app provides technicians pany coordinates work—in real time, • Record voice notes to text: The easy-to-use access to their schedules from the ? eld. The app was developed record voice notes to text feature allows and prioritized task lists, with less for ? eld technicians, designed to enable technicians to record voice notes on chance of misinterpretation of instruc- service companies to get more orga- their mobile phones in self-contained, tions. It offers users a real-time view nized and in control of their business real-time messaging format, instead of into tasks, who is assigned to what and helping their team get more done. Key via a separate email or SMS text sys- con? rmation that it has been completed.

points include: tem. It delivers the ability for everyone • Real-Time Job Updates: As work • Of? ine / online modes: The of? ine to instantly see the same notes – super- is in process, real-time updates from /online mode can accommodate a wide visors, in-of? ce staff, ? eld technicians technicians enable supervisors to view range of work site scenarios and envi- and even sub-contractors – critical when progress. It offers the ability to deploy ronments. service, repair and building several people are working on the same service teams and adapt to changes work is often out of cell signal and Wi- project. Up to four hours of administra- quickly and to gain greater control over

Fi range, such as inside an engine room tive time can be saved every day by not the business.

or in a concrete structure. During these having to transcribe hand-written notes. The MyTaskit app is available for An- times, the app functions in a discon- • Ef? cient, accurate labor hours droid and iOS at Google Play and in the nected state, which synchronizes once a reporting: Work time is submitted di- iTunes App Store.

Keller Gearbox for Polar Cruise Vessel

In 2016 Keller was contacted with the peller with the CP in full pitch and the the gearbox was a gearbox with a high gearbox is 2.6m long, 3.9m wide and request to offer a propulsion gearbox for propulsion gearbox also had to cover ef? ciency and low sound emissions. In 3.2m high with a weight of approxi- a passenger vessel. The specs called for this issue. The basic concept consists of other industries such as mining, Keller mately 22.5 tons. a gearbox suitable to meet the harshest a gearbox driven by two diesel engines is well known for its silent, high-ef- The vessel is scheduled to start cruis- conditions a ship can meet during the of 2,130 kW each, and one output shaft, ? ciency” gearboxes. The propulsion ing in March 2019.

winter time in the Arctic or Antartic. to drive the propeller. To determine

After detailed intensive technical dis- the size of the gearbox, the maximum cussions with the customer, the gearbox torque on the input shafts resulting was offered. from the TVC´s (Torsional Vibration

When ? nally the order for the gear- Calculations) had to be considered. box was placed by Schottel in Decem- This included the clutches, shrink ? ts ber 2016 neither Keller, Brodosplit (the and gearing. Above the portside drive shipyard) or Schottel (the supplier of shaft is a secondary PTO shaft to drive the propulsion drive train) knew exactly a generator. On each input drive is one about the latest design criteria for Polar hydraulic multi-plate clutch, so it is pos-

Class 6 (LR PC6) from Lloyds Register. sible to drive the gearbox with one of

The ship Hondius will be the ? rst vessel the both diesel engines or with two die- in the world to be built according to the sel engines together. It is also possible class “LR PC6” meeting the latest and to drive the PTO shaft with one of both highest demands of Lloyd’s Register for diesel engines.

“polar class 6”. The thrust bearing had to be designed

It was ? rst during the design stage that considering different loads. Further- it became clear to all parties involved more the thrust bearing of the gearbox that the design criteria for a Polar Cruise has a special design to absorb the high

Vessel strongly differ from those in the axial thrust which comes from the ice past. The main engine had to be capable cutting process of the propeller.

of being starting and running the pro- Another two aspects in the design of

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