The Sjöland & Thyselius Group has acquired the majority of the shares in Perakustik AB and thus continues to expand in spite of the slope in the economy. Perakustik AB is in the construction sector and has 12 employees.
Perakustik AB will continue to operate as an independent company.
20090429 Erlang Expertise
Lennart Öhman, one of the original designers of OTP (the platform on top of Erlang), today works as a consultant at Sjöland & Thyselius. He will be presenting at the Erlang Factory Conference in Palo Alto, California, USA, May 1 2009.
20090320 We are expanding
Sjöland & Thyselius are expanding their business in system architecture, communication technologies as well as radio and sensor technologies. Two new business units have been established for these areas, with offices in Stockholm and Göteborg.
– We see new opportunities opening up in these areas. The very competent staff we have recruited not only bring their knowledge, but also new ideas and new connections, says Magnus Sjöland, co-founder.
Our general knowledge lies within communication technologies, from OSI layer 2 to the application layer, for instance radio communication, 3GPP networks, SOA architecture and services. Our customers are mainly from the defense industry, authorities and the telecom sector.
20081218Volvo Aero’s high-performance, low-pressure compressor passed testing
The successful testing of Volvo Aero’s compressor technology in EU's VITAL environmental project marks a milestone in making commercial aircraft engines lighter and more fuel efficient.
− The testing performed in partnership with FOI at STARCS in Stockholm was a big success, showing that future low pressure compressors can be made much lighter and shorter with the same or better performance, says Torbjörn Salomonson, project manager at Volvo Aero.
VITAL – an acronym for Environmentally Friendly Aero Engine – is a EUR 90 million programme which aims to deliver the technological breakthroughs that will help Europe meet its ambitious environmental goals for 2020. The European goals are 50 per cent lower carbon dioxide emissions, 80 per cent lower nitrogen dioxide emissions and a 50 per cent reduction in noise. VITAL results will provide key stepping stone towards reaching these goals
Volvo Aero has invested heavily in the programme and is playing a leading role.
One of Volvo Aero’s contributions to VITAL is a high-speed, low-pressure compressor (LPC). The LPC is used as an intermediate compressor and contributes significantly to the total engine weight. Reducing the number of stages not only makes the LPC shorter but also makes other engine parts shorter giving a spin off effect for total engine weight and CO2 reduction.
The low-pressure compressor (LPC) was designed to be 15% lighter than current LPC:s with state of the art efficiency. By increasing the performance of each stage in the LPC the total number of stages was reduced thus saving weight and length. The testing was made to demonstrate that the performance targets were met.
The testing was performed at STARCS (Sjöland & Thyselius Aerodynamic Research Centre AB) compressor research facility in Stockholm in collaboration with Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). The heavily instrumented test compressor was driven by a 4.5 MW electric motor and continuously monitored throughout the test.
− The testing has included test procedures for mechanical and aerodynamic behaviour of the test compressor and we are very pleased with the result, says Salomonson, the experienced and competent personnel at STARCS and FOI enabled the demanding and highly complex test plan to be carried through smoothly.
The test compressor performed as predicted in pre-test simulations.
− We still have a large amount of test data to analyse, but from what we know so far we regard this as a success, says Salomonson.
Facts on VITAL
VITAL is a collaborative research project, which will run for four years and aims to reduce aircraft engine noise and CO2 emissions significantly. It has a total budget of EUR 91 million, including EUR 51 million in funding from the European Commission. Snecma is leading a consortium of 53 partners including all the major European engine manufacturers, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, Avio, Volvo Aero Corporation, Techspace Aero, Rolls-Royce Deutschland and ITP, plus Airbus.
Torbjörn Salomonson, VITAL High Speed Booster Project Manager, phone: +46 (0)520 94383
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20081128
Summery of a successful year
Sjöland & Thyselius figures and final result for 2007/2008 are now completed and they summerize a very successful year. Our profit has gone up and the turnover has increased by more than 30 percent, from 97 to 127 million sek. This success is explained by the fact that our consultants have been heavily booked this year and by an increased number of employees.
20080923 Welcome to the Sjöland & Thyselius Training Needs Analysis Seminar and Course Oct 21-24
Sjöland & Thyselius is happy to invite you to an open seminar in TNA (Training Needs Analysis). The seminar will be followed by a three day course.
Identifying training requirements and developing training can be expensive, complex and time consuming. TNA (Training Needs Analysis) is a tool for identifying the business need for training and identifies a procedure to ensure that the training and training equipment meet the needs in a cost effective manner. The participants will develop their skills through a series of practical exercises.
Download more information about the course here (pdf).
20080713 Site of Knowledge invests in automatic code generation
The Sjöland & Thyselius Group continues to grow by becoming the majority owner of the IT-company Sellegi. It is Sjöland & Thyselius’ subsidiary Site of Knowledge that acquires the majority of the shares in Sellegi.
Sellegi is a company with expert knowledge in the areas formal languages, compiling techniques and automatic code generation. Sellegi will strengthen Site of Knowledge relationship with their mutual customers Ericsson and SonyEricsson.
Site of Knowledge is an IT-consultancy business with senior competence in management, project management and technical studies. The expert consultants of Site of Knowledge all have profound knowledge and unique competence and many years’ experience within the IT and telecom area. The acquisition of Sellegi is consistent with this strategy of offering customers expert knowledge and it will add experience of development of advanced technology.
− The acquisition of Sellegi gives Site of Knowledge further strength when it comes to project management as well as expert technological knowledge, says Magnus Hedberg, managing director of Site of Knowledge. This strengthens our position as an important partner to our customers.
− Code generation is an expansive area and our future expansion will be easier as a part of Sjöland & Thyselius, says Lennart Mandahl, founder of Sellegi.
Sjöland &Thyselius Group is in the middle of a phase of expansion with several acquisitions on the agenda, the acquisition of Sellegi being the latest one. In May Sjöland & Thyselius took over the operations of FOI´s (The Swedish Defense Research Establishment) wind tunnel operations and now the company strengthens its position in south of Sweden with consultants holding a expert knowledge in the area of automatic code generation. The Group is already leading in simulation techniques and 3D-simulation, areas requiring a very high technical knowledge. To this the acquisition of Sellegi adds a strong position in the areas of formal languages, compiling techniques and automatic code generation.
20080527 Sjöland & Thyselius breathe life into FOI’s wind tunnels
Sjöland & Thyselius are to take over FOI’s wind tunnel operations and look forward to international expansion and the development of energy-efficient engines.
“In our evaluation of these facilities, we have found both the equipment and the technical competence of the personnel to be of extremely high quality,” says Rune Thyselius, a partner in Sjöland & Thyselius. “We can also see new business possibilities abroad, especially in the development of energy-efficient engines.”
All involved parties are very pleased with the agreement. On the picture from the left is Madelene Sandström, Managing Director of FOI, Rune Thyselius, Magnus Sjöland and Nils Olsson, Assistant Head of Division at FOI.
“Our technically advanced solutions for the defence sector and in aviation have much in common with the work done at the facilities in Bromma. This acquisition therefore offers good opportunities for synergy effects,” continues Rune Thyselius. “We expect the business to be in financial balance in just a few years.”
The acquisition includes all the facilities, including the recently completed compressor test rig for the testing of aircraft engines. The transfer also means a continuing guarantee of employment for the personnel concerned.
“This is a very good solution for the wind tunnel facilities, both now and in the longer term,” says Nils Olsson, assistant Head of Division at FOI and the person who has been leading the work behind the sale. “With Sjöland & Thyselius as purchasers, we keep the leading edge expertise in Sweden and hasten the move towards more civil sector business already initiated within FOI.”
Background
FOI decided in August 2007 to dispose of its business in Bromma by 31 December 2008 at the latest, since the Armed Forces’ funding of this activity has largely ceased. During the autumn, the process of selling on the international market has been under way. On 26 May a transfer agreement was signed between FOI and Sjöland & Thyselius Aerodynamic Research CenterAB (STARCS). The transfer takes place on 1 July 2008. The facilities in Bromma have been in existence since the 1940s and have been used primarily to meet the needs of the Armed Forces and the Swedish defence industry.
20080428
Sjöland & Thyselius at ITEC 2008
Sjöland & Thyselius will be one of the exhibitors at ITEC 2008, June 10-12, at Stockholmsmässan (Stockholm International Fairs). ITEC is an exhibition dedicated to defense training, education and simulation.
ITEC web site: www.itec.co.uk.
20080416Sjöland & Thyselius’ flight competition has a winner
Sjöland & Thyselius flight simulator competition during Developer Summit 2008 was a great success with 65 contestants. The challenge was to land an SK60 in the simulator developed by Sjöland & Thyselius on Innsbruck airport in a severe side wind. The SK60 flight simulator was developed for the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration. It is used by the Pilot Academy at Malmen in Linköping as a tool in the training of new JAS Gripen pilots.
All those that succeeded in landing won a multi function watch with a thermometer, an alarm and a calendar. Everybody who participated in the competition also had a chance to win a Nintendo Wii and the lucky winner of the game console is Fredrik Mellkvist from Cognos. Congratulations Fredrik!
It was a difficult task to try to land a SK60 at Innsbruck airport in a severe side wind using Sjöland & Thyslius’ flight simulator.
20080313Sjöland & Thyselius and RTSync put new focus on modelling and simulation
A collaboration meeting was held in Stockholm between Bernard Zeigler from RTSync (USA) and Sjöland & Thyselius to establish modeling and simulation as a niche capability in support of C2-and Net-centric warfare-systems development and testing.
20080313Sjöland & Thyselius is a bronze partner at ExpertZone – Developer Summit 9-10 April in Stockholm
Sweden’s largest developer conference soon takes place for the fourth year in a row. This year Sjöland & Thyselius is one of the exhibitors. The theme of the year – value adding application development, has very much in common with the way Sjöland & Thyselius has worked for many years.
− This makes it even more relevant for us to participate this year and meet other developers and architects with the same focus, says Erik Eklöf, managing director for Sjöland & Thyselius Systemteknik. As bronze partners we are pleased to offer our customers a 20 percent discount of the event.
The summit has five focus areas:
- Build the web of the future
- Building for the Enterprise (Architecture)
- People matters too!
- Databases and data access
- Dynamic languages
Keynote David Chappel and 30 other speakers
This year we are happy to be able to present one of the IT world’s own rock stars as key-note speaker: David Chappel. During the latest years he has become something of an icon and helps decision makers and developers all over the world to understand, use, develop and make better decisions regarding enterprise applications. His books have been published in more than 10 languages and he has been key-note speaker at a number of international conferences. The other 30 speakers are also of a very high standard.
Read more at www.expertzone.se/dev08/ .
20080121
We are expanding
Sjöland & Thyselius has opened new offices in Linköping and in Gothenburg to meet an increased demand for our services with a local presence.
− We are now recruiting a number of new consultants with an interest in working with technologically challenging projects, says Magnus Sjöland, partner.
20070430Sjöland & Thyselius becomes a Microsoft Certified Partner.
