Modena, Italy

Simone Molesini, Alessio Cadalora, and Jakub Sulikowski of CNH Industrial have designed the Red Horizon System Integrator for FPT Industrial, providing customers with a set of premium features that help them set off on new adventures.

A high tech cockpit and Control system Red Horizon is FPT Industrial’s integration of the most advanced marine technologies in terms of engine, monitoring and control systems.

This design recently won a 2021 Good Design Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

In line with the latest market trends, FPT Industrial worked in partnership with two leading global companies: ZF, technology supplier of systems for the next generation of mobility, and Navico (Simrad), manufacturer of marine electronics.

Combining state-of-the-art technologies from all partners, Red Horizon guarantees full navigation control and safety, best driving comfort, easy handling and harboring.
Red Horizon can be paired with any top engine from FPT Industrial’s Cursor and NEF families.

Thanks to the genius of the CNH Industrial Design Center, the Red Horizon project is presented inside a unique environment. This environment is inspired by the automotive world, luxury cars and villas, and vintage Italian boats, resulting in a comfortable bridge with a touch of minimalism, where customers can feel at home.

“When designing a new object, the basic idea is to create something memorable, so we worked with this in mind,” explained David Wilkie, Head of the CNH Industrial Design Center.

“The sea represents a world of adventures and for this reason Red Horizon is not only a matter of style. It is a recipe where technology, elegance and top-of-the-line materials are perfectly balanced. The selected materials represent the accuracy of the design. The lounge area, in fact, was planned as a space for relaxing, furnished with sofas and pillows. Red Horizon is the first step in our marine design journey.”

With over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing control systems for the marine sector, ZF equips Red Horizon with the electronic and maneuvering system controls.

With an ergonomic lever shape with touchpad, the electronic “Premium Control” provides complete command of navigation, precise maneuverability in confined areas and engine handling for safe docking.

It integrates the latest in Controller Area Network (CAN bus) communication technology with a multifunction command head for up to six vessel control stations.

Controlling engines, transmissions and thrusters simultaneously, the additional “Premium joystick” provides an unbeatable management of: vessel control at low speed, easy maneuvering in tight spaces and vessel positioning against wind and current.

For FPT Industrial’s Red Horizon, Navico provides the 7-inch displays for engine monitoring and the wide 16-inch Full HD Multi-Function Display (MFD).

The latter gives visibility and control from the helm and offers a chartplotter navigation system with a built-in GPS receiver, sonar support, radar, autopilot and other options. It also provides wireless display mirroring on smartphones and tablets, allowing engine and boat control from any place on board.

“This idea was designed to incorporate and fully showcase the two engines, which are visible through the exclusive transparent hull. The styling reflects the technology within. Our designers have created a futuristic vessel, balancing style with technology, and a hinged windscreen which reveals the ‘Red Horizon’ instrumentation system,” explains Davide Wilkie, director of the CNH Industrial Design Center.

The compact7-inch displays series (completed with an additional offering of 9 and 12-inch sizes) are specifically dedicated to display a wide range of engine data, alarm monitoring and offers the chance to extend options to a wide range of navigation functions, such as chartplotter, radar, echosounder, autopilot and more.

Project: Red Horizon System Integrator
Designers: CNH Industrial Italia SpA
Design Team: Simone Molesini, Alessio Cadalora, and Jakub Sulikowski
Manufacturer: FPT Industrial SpA