Mecel
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Mecel Mecel is a software and systems consulting firm, specializing in the automotive industry. The company has offices in Gothenburg
and has approximately 120 employees.
. The company idea was to provide the automotive industry with electronic engine control devices. In 1982 Saab-Scania Combitech Group
, as the company was named at the time, acquired Mecel. When General Motors
bought the Saab-Scania car operations
in 1990 Mecel followed with it. In 1997 General Motors created the company Delphi Automotive Systems and subsequently Mecel became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delphi. Mecel has since been operating as an independent software and system house being able to offer services to all customers.
In 1987 a software division, Mecel Gothenburg, was started in Chalmers University Science Park with the intention of investigating and developing multiplexed signaling in the vehicle based on CAN. In 1990 Mecel and Mecel Gothenburg together formed Mecel AB and Mecel Gothenburg has since 2000 has been organizational headquarters.
In 2006 was the Åmål office purchased by co founder Jan Nytomt and in 2007 was Mecel Engine Systems acquired by Hoerbiger
In 2009 Mecel had an operating revenue of 107.3 million. President from 2000 until 2011 was Kent-Eric Lång [1], succeeded by Henrik Häggström in August 2011.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
and has approximately 120 employees.
History
Mecel was founded in Sweden in 1982 by Jan Nytomt and Hasse Johansson, who later became technical manager at ScaniaScania AB
Scania Aktiebolag , commonly referred to as Scania AB or just Scania, is a major Swedish automotive industry manufacturer of commercial vehicles - specifically heavy trucks and buses...
. The company idea was to provide the automotive industry with electronic engine control devices. In 1982 Saab-Scania Combitech Group
Saab
Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...
, as the company was named at the time, acquired Mecel. When General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
bought the Saab-Scania car operations
Saab Automobile
Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab , is a Swedish car manufacturer owned by Dutch automobile manufacturer Swedish Automobile NV, formerly Spyker Cars NV. It is the exclusive automobile Royal Warrant holder as appointed by the King of Sweden...
in 1990 Mecel followed with it. In 1997 General Motors created the company Delphi Automotive Systems and subsequently Mecel became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delphi. Mecel has since been operating as an independent software and system house being able to offer services to all customers.
In 1987 a software division, Mecel Gothenburg, was started in Chalmers University Science Park with the intention of investigating and developing multiplexed signaling in the vehicle based on CAN. In 1990 Mecel and Mecel Gothenburg together formed Mecel AB and Mecel Gothenburg has since 2000 has been organizational headquarters.
In 2006 was the Åmål office purchased by co founder Jan Nytomt and in 2007 was Mecel Engine Systems acquired by Hoerbiger
In 2009 Mecel had an operating revenue of 107.3 million. President from 2000 until 2011 was Kent-Eric Lång [1], succeeded by Henrik Häggström in August 2011.
Company Operations
Some major contributions to the industry during the years:- The IonSense technology was developed by the Mecel founders in the 80's and are presented in a number of patents. US patents 4785789, 4903676, 4947810, 5769049, 5992386, 6123057, 6827061. The technology are used in a number of applications among others Saab Direct IgnitionSaab Direct IgnitionSaab Direct Ignition is a capacitor discharge ignition system developed by Saab Automobile, then known as Saab-Scania, and Mecel AB during the 1980s....
where it was introduced in the Trionic T5.2Trionic T5.2The Trionic T5.2 was introduced in Saab 9000 year 1993 and was discontinued the same year. Its Engine Control Unit is based on a Motorola 32 bit CPU. This engine management system was used on the "long block" engines. Its was superseded by the Trionic T5.5 engine management system...
system. - In the European Union research programme FP4 was Mecel a member and contributor of the X-by-wire project
- Mecel has also been contributing to the automotive standardization two examples are within ISO.
- ISO 14229 where Anders Lundqvist was (chairman).
- ISO 26262ISO 26262ISO 26262 is a Functional Safety standard , titled "Road vehicles -- Functional safety".This standard is an adaptation of the Functional Safety standard IEC 61508 for Automotive Electric/Electronic Systems.ISO 26262:...
where Håkan Sivencrona has been editor for subsection 10.
Products
Some of Mecels product areas are:- Automotive Bluetooth
- Picea
- Populus