Wapice in programme for developing combustion engine technology

Monday, 23 November 2009 16:51

Together with leading Finnish technology companies and research institutes, Wapice will participate in the Future Combustion Engine Power Plant (FCEP) research programme that aims at developing new combustion engine technology. Amongst the high-tech companies are Wärtsilä Finland Oy, Agco Sisu Power Oy and ABB Oy. The program aims at developing reciprocating engine and related power plant technologies. The goal is to help Finnish industry maintain its leading position in global markets and meet the requirements of environmental legistlation.

Read more in a press release published in Kauppalehti.

CAN-based platform from Wapice

Thursday, 19 November 2009 17:01

Wapice has introduced a CAN-based multi-purpose platform. This hardware running on ARM9 CPU integrates e.g. machines or devices to back-end information systems using wireless 3G/EDGE network. The platform supports CANOpen (CiA DS 301 and 401), J1939 protocol or custom specific CAN protocols. Moreover, there are interfaces for RS-232 and RS-485, 2 USB ports, 1-wire, 3 digital outputs (relay), 8 analog inputs (24 bit ADC) and 8 digital multipurpose inputs.

The platform is available both in metal and plastic case. Physical dimensions are 17x12x5 cm. The standard configuration of the device is based on Linux operating system, and RTLinux is available based on request. The operational temperature ranges between -35°C and +85°C and operational voltage 10 – 96 V (DC).

The platform can be used with Wapice’s CAN remote diagnostic tools and Wapice Remote Management web portal. With the platform presented, the customer can also program solutions of their own using open source (GCC) development tools. Development tools and environments are available on request. For more information, do not hesitate to contact us.

Remote management research

Tuesday, 10 November 2009 10:09

Wapice conducted a survey research on remote management. Altogether 208 organizations took part in the survey in August-September 2009. The respondents were mostly development managers in industrial manufacturing companies, real estate service companies, municipalities, power plants and waterworks. Finnish organizations were asked, for example, if they used remote management systems, how the systems benefited them and how they would like to develop their systems. Over a half of the organizations participating in the survey used a remote management system, and 85 per cent of the users considered the systems important or very important for their business. The system was used for different purposes, in most cases for timely service/maintenance, to make the use of machines and devices more effectively and efficiently and monitoring real estate. A single biggest benefit of the remote management systems was the development of the service business. The prizes were mailed to the fastest respondents as well as 5 random respondents drawn from the hat. We would like to thank those who participated in the survey!

Automaatioväylä magazine published a summary of the results. You can read the article (in Finnish) here.

Wapice in User experience conference 10.-12.11.2009

Tuesday, 10 November 2009 06:59

Wapice takes part in an user experience conference 10.-12.11.2009. The EYES ON UX 2009 conference is aimed at bringing together professionals, academics and companies interested in human factors of media experiences.

Usability, and a easy-to-use user interface and user experience is a key issue in Wapice’s products. For example, our Summium sales configurator is tested to ensure a good usability.

Wapice is the 17th fastest growing high-tech company in Finland

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 06:53

According to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50/500 listing 2009, Wapice is the 17th fastest growing high technology company in Finland and the 453rd fastest growing in Europe. The profitable growth has been 396% over five years. Wapice is one of the largest Finnish software companies focusing solely on the needs of industrial companies. More information about the listing can be found on the Deloitte website.

Remote Management questionnaire

Monday, 02 November 2009 07:53

Wapice participated in the Automation 2009 trade fair in Helsinki 23.-25.9.2009. We would like to thank all our guests for their visit on our stand. We organized a lottery, in which 101 guests took part. In the lottery we asked what our guests would do with a remote management system that could control and manage anything remotely. A winner was drawn from a hat, she was Annika Rantanen from Helsinki, and she was mailed a Nokia N97. Congratulations!

Read a summary of the answers in our Finnish website. We would like to thank all the respondents!

OPC Day in Espoo 13.10.2009

Monday, 05 October 2009 13:53

Wapice participates in the OPC Day conference in Otaniemi, Espoo Finland 13.10.2009. Wapice has plenty of experience from developing OPC solutions in customer projects. We have been an active member of the OPC Foundation since 2001. The OPC Foundation maintains and develops the OPC standards. In our customer projects we develope OPC/ OPC UA servers, clients and other solutions. Welcome to discuss OPC solutions with us!

Automaatio 2009 in Helsinki 23. -25.9.2009

Monday, 25 May 2009 06:51

Wapice will participate in the Automaatio 2009 fair in Helsinki 23-.25.9.2009.