Unique collaborative project tames the Mölndal River

The Mölndal River, which flows through Härryda, Mölndal and Gothenburg on its way toward the Göta River, doesn’t always stay within its banks. The SCCA, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, together with the municipalities affected, has taken the initiative to a new control and monitoring system and a joint operations organization to help secure the…

Tjolöholm’s treasures conserved with the aid of IT 

When Tjolöholm Castle was completed in 1904 it was equipped with the latest technology of the age. And now it’s seeking help from the information technology from our own age to better preserve and develop its treasures. By providing both users and administrators the ability to update and receive information, operations and maintenance costs can…

Bike counters provide useful information

Interest in bike counters is growing fast. A new type of bike counter has been installed in four places in Borås, and now Karlstad will also get two. The new type of bike counter counts the number of cyclists and presents the information locally and on the town’s website. They also provide an entirely new…

Gothenburg Tramways Control System future-proofed

The monitoring system for Gothenburg Tramways has now entered its fifteenth year of uninterrupted operations. The system is in use around the clock by traffic managers at TLI, Gothenburg Tramways’ traffic management and information unit, to remotely monitor switches and signals. The hardware is now being upgraded to safeguard the supply of spare parts. –…

Safe lockage with new control system

Last year work began on connecting locks and movable bridges along the Trollhätte Canal to a new control and monitoring system in the then newly opened canal centre. This autumn the last of the six locks and three movable bridges will become part of the system. The old control pulpits with push-buttons and lamps were…

Södertälje gets connected to Infracontrol Online 

Everyday work has been made easier in Södertälje thanks to Infracontrol Online. Operations alarms from installations and fault reports from the public are collated into clear, easy-to-read cases in a simple web-based service. Service delivered to residents is improved at the same time as operations and maintenance work is simplified. More and more people are…

New technology counts City Tunnel passengers

The Triangeln Station in the newly opened City Tunnel in Malmö is not just an exciting design, it also employs exciting new technology to count the number of passengers using the station. Counting takes place by means of sensors that carry out video analysis performed locally in each unit. Because no images are registered or…

Modernizing Landvetter Lake’s level management

Work on safeguarding the course of the Mölndal River continues. Now Landvetter Lake’s level management equipment at the Mölnlycke Factories is also being modernized. Wallenstam Naturenergi has engaged Infracontrol to equip the historic dam with a new control and monitoring system. The work is in conjunction with a project being carried out together with the…

Infracontrol pilots passengers

It is exactly 10 years since Infracontrol’s Passenger Guidance System (PGS) went into operation at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Around the clock ever since, the system has made sure international passengers follow the right route through Terminal 5. PGS is a unique solution that enables the use of a single terminal for passengers from both inside…