Offenburg, January 11, 2012

The Offenburg-based warewashing specialists at HOBART have taken the company's unique SENSOTRONIC intelligent warewash system into the third round. Further optimisations in this innovative system have reduced water, detergent and energy consumption even further in Generation 2012 PREMAX models. SENSOTRONIC automatically adjusts consumption to actual washware load in PREMAX FTP flight-type and PREMAX CP rack-type dishwashers, giving you substantial reductions in operating costs together with major improvements in process reliability.

This intelligent technology automatically detects the actual washware load as well as gaps in the wash ware to reduce water, detergent and energy consumption to a necessary minimum. The new warewash intelligence SENSOTRONIC gives you potential savings in operating costs of up to 10% compared to previous PREMAX models, thus increasing HOBART's lead over the competition on the market with the most economical warewashing equipment line.

The new pan-washing INTENSIVE2 program in flight-type dishwasher PREMAX FTP detects metal washware such as pots and pans as they are placed into the appliance during operation, and adjusts the washing and rinsing parameters of the appliances to ideal values. Both of the machines, CP and FTP, use the optional washware detection ACTIVE for washing glasses and cutlery. Together, these technologies ensure a perfect wash result.

The resource management MINIMAL keeps fresh water consumption to the lowest possible level at all times under continuous control from the intelligent automatic soiling monitoring system.

The water consumption control AQUA-ADAPT automatically controls the water supply to the appliance`s speed selected. SENSOTRONIC takes it even a step further in all PREMAX FTP models with additional tray return belts by automatically controlling the appliance's speed according to conveyor belt load. Models with two water tanks keep one tank on stand-by until the appliance runs at full capacity, cutting operating costs again by up to 20%.

The system check BEST START boosts process reliability and usability by automatically checking all of the appliance's major functions before each program start and automatically suggesting corrective measures as necessary. HOBART has also made improvements in drying – the pumped rinse 80DEGREES heats up the washware to a higher temperature, improving the drying effect. The dryer GUIDEAIR in PREMAX FTP models directs the air to

your washware not only from above, but from the side and underneath to give you a perfect drying result in hollow washware items such as glasses, cups and mugs, and bowls.

The wash system CONTACT-PLUS and the wash zone HOT-TEMP as well as the rinse TRI ensure an ideal wash result; the system PERMANENT CLEAN to the effect by removing coarse dirt in the pre-wash zone, thus not only increasing wash-water quality but also protecting the environment by reducing pollution from waste water and degreasing agents.

Once again, HOBART has set new standards in economical operation with optimised wash intelligence SENSOTRONIC in the PREMAX Generation 2012 range.

Further savings in water, detergent and energy consumption have given rise to substantial reductions in operating costs while adding to environmental sustainability. Once again, the world's largest industrial warewashing equipment manufacturer has delivered an impressive demonstration of its innovation leadership.