| A selection of projects |
| | Digital Image Raw Converter, Lennkvist Info. Systems AB |
| Requirement | A better workflow for shooting digital RAW images with Canon cameras. |
| Solution | Developed user friendly browser, shell extension and RAW converter software with Visual C. |
| | OPC Server for the V.I.P. protocol, ERASTEEL Kloster AB |
| Requirement | Fast and standardized communication interface to ABB control system, to be used for material tracking and InTouch HMI. |
| Solution | Developed an OPC server based on ABB’s VIP protocol. |
| | Machine utilization recording, ERASTEEL Kloster AB |
| Requirement | Easy way to record operating machines degree of utilization. |
| Solution | Graphical user interface with OPC clients for communication with machine control systems, developed with Visual C. Operation time is logged and each stop demands an operator input for stop reason. |
| | ThermaCam Researcher, FLIR Systems AB |
| Requirement | Upgrade of realtime IR-temperature analyzing program. |
| Solution | Helped in improving existing software functionality by developing in Visual C and MFC. |
| | ThermaCam Reporter Basic, FLIR Systems AB |
| Requirement | FLIR Systems needed a less expensive alternative to their existing IR-reporting program. |
| Solution | With the base functionality of the existing software, a new software was developed with Visual C and MFC. |
| | Production control system, Avesta Sheffield – KBR |
| Requirement | Increased production capacity, automation of manual work and integration with Avesta Sheffield’s ERP system. |
| Solution | Client/Server solution with material tracking developed in C and Win32 API. Clients consisting of Visual Basic applications and InTouch. Client communication by TCP/IP Winsocket and DDE. Data transactions, with the ERP system, performed by Oracle ODBC. Supporting application tools developed in MFC. Communication with control system conducted by field bus, serial communication and Arcnet. |
| | OPC Server for Infrared cameras, FLIR Systems AB |
| Requirement | A standard communication interface for infrared cameras, to communicate with SCADA systems. |
| Solution | Developed an OPC Server based on existing communication devices for infrared cameras. |
| | FireWire(1394) for Infrared cameras, FLIR Systems AB |
| Requirement | Demand to transfer temperature data with IR-images by Firewire and the DV (Digital Video) protocol. |
| Solution | DCOM Server with MS DirectShow plus Filter for temperature data. |
| | Maximo-integration, FLIR Systems AB |
| Requirement | Register IR-images in the maintenance system Maximo. |
| Solution | Web-solution with downloading and presentation of IR-images. |
| | Production Control System, AB Sandvik Steel |
| Requirement | Reduced lead times, down-sized labor force and automated reporting to ERP system. |
| Solution | Client/Server solution with SQL Server. Visual Basic clients with Winsocket communication (C) for event based client updates. Work Order assignment and reporting to IMB Mainframe by FTP. |
| | Tracking and Report system, ABB Industrial Systems |
| Requirement | A cost effective solution to existing UNIX system. |
| Solution | Client/Server solution with base functionality available by DLL modules developed with Win32 API and C. Clientcommunication by Winsocket. Varje leverans skräddarsys med Visual Basic som RAD. |
| | Quality Control system, Avesta Sheffield – Nyby |
| Requirement | Computerized registration of defects on produced metal sheets. |
| Solution | Windows NT Services developed with C And Win32 API for tracking, communication and reporting. ActiveX developed with MFC for work order lists and registered defects. Visual Basic as RAD. Winsocket for communication with ERP system. |
| | Tracking and Quality Control system, AB Sandvik Steel |
| Requirement | Tracking of each billet temperature through out the mill and to generate quality reports for each work order.. |
| Solution | SQL Server database and Visual Basic clients. ATL developed COM/DCOM-components for billet tracking. Serial communication for temperature readings from a Simatic PLC system. |
| | Supervisory System, Arla Foods |
| Requirement | Energy saving system as well as alarm system to be able to act on production failures. |
| Solution | The Human Machine Interfacesystem InTouch, Visual Basic and Telefrang’s field bus system connected to a security alarm central. |
| | Component based Visualization system, Avesta Sheffield |
| Requirement | Prototype for evaluation of COM’s potential in production. |
| Solution | OPC Server (OLE for Process Control) developed with C and Win32 API for communication with process. Drawing program developed with MFC for construction of dynamic process images. ActiveX components for reading OPC Server’s and presentation of process images. COM DLL developed with ATL to be used by ASP and VBScript for accessing data from OPC Servers. A site developed with Visual Interdev and Frontpage for implementation of above mentioned components. |