DIVERSITY AT WORK2014 has been yet another busy year for Mjølner
Informatics. We are lucky to have ambitious clients who
know the value of user centric software and design,
keeping us on our toes in the realization of their digital
product ideas on everything from mobile to embedded
platforms.
Our diversity has enabled us to deliver high quality
solutions across platforms, domains, and industries. Our
unique mixture of creative and technical skills is what will
carry us forward in the years to come.
In our melting pot of skills, experience, and ideas, we have
cooked up intuitive self-service solutions, data driven
enterprise apps, game-changing interfaces, and much
more. Throughout the year, we have worked hard to make
our expertise more tangible for clients, exemplifying the
exact delivery, process, and outcome of 11 new services
and solutions.
Among case stories, tech trend breakdowns, and the news
of an addition to the Mjølner family, we present these new
services and solutions in this last 2014 issue of Mjølner
UPDATE.
Learn how the Alexandra Institute and Mjølner Informatics
created an intuitive user interface for the robotic trainer,
RoboTrainer, why we founded Draupner Graphics, and how
enterprise apps can maximize your business.
For a tech fix, learn how to start a fourth industrial
revolution based on the Internet of Things and cloud
technology, and get creative with our Christmas tree cut
outs.
Best Regards,
Brian Gottorp Jeppesen, CEO
EDITORIAL
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RETHINKING REHABILITATION WITH ROBOTRAINER
CASE
The Alexandra Institute and Mjølner Informatics
improved the user interface of the robotic trainer,
RoboTrainer, enabling physiotherapists and users to
evaluate the rehabilitation progress easily.
At first glance, RoboTrainer looks like a classic pulley
trainer. However, looking closer, you will see that the lift
weights are missing. Instead, a computer and a power
sensor control the device, calculating the perfect amount
of resistance for a specific user and delivering just that.
Robotic Trainer to Improve Rehabilitation
RoboTrainer is a start-up project dedicated to provide
various customized training programs for the upper arm
and shoulder to users who need injury or post-operative
rehabilitation.
Furthermore, it is RoboTrainer’s mission to give
physiotherapist an easier way to plan and evaluate the
training process.
Improving the Physiotherapists’ Workflow
Jesper Heltzen, Partner at RoboTrainer, turned to the
Alexandra Institute and Mjølner Informatics because he
needed help in creating an intuitive and effective interface
that matches the everyday needs and workflows of
physiotherapists.
We came with some basic software and they helped make
it more simple and user-friendly. Physiotherapists can
now spend time on training, not on figuring out how the
technology works.
- Jesper Heltzen, Partner, Robotrainer
First Results Are Promising
RoboTrainer is intended for use in the homes of users,
and Jesper Heltzen believes that it has great potential,
as the demand for easily accessible and measurable
rehabilitation results has increased.
In order to improve RoboTrainer, Growth Forum of
Southern Denmark and Aarhus Municipality are currently
testing it, so far with promising results.
Besides improving the interface, other useful functions
have been added, e.g. a database for training programs.
Jesper Heltzen is expecting RoboTrainer to be on the
market within the next 18 months.
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1. ACCIDENT
An accident causes a functional
impairment for a citizen.
4. MOTIVATION
The user gets motivated by
following the progress on his or her
smartphone.
2. DIAGNOSIS
The physiotherapist puts together a
training program and instructs the
citizen (now the user).
5. DATA ASSESSMENT
The physiotherapist adjusts the
program according to user data.
3. HOME TRAINING
The user brings a RoboTrainer home
and starts the rehabilitation.
6. MAINTENANCE
The user gets a customized training
program and tracks progress on his
or her smartphone.
REHABILITATION FLOW
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NEWS
FIND THE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS YOU NEEDWe have mixed, matched, tumbled and turned to
identify and verbalize the unique value we can offer
you. The result is seven expert services and four plug -
and-play solutions.
With our new services and solutions, we have made our
wide-ranging portfolio of skills and experience more
accessible, exemplifying the exact delivery, process and
outcome you can expect from each offer.
This way, the services and solutions are manifestations of
what we have been doing all along across industries.
Expert Services
Do you need a deeper understanding of what makes your
users tick, a process that ensures competitive products
based on your market position, or customized software
that fits your business needs?
Find your match between the seven services to the right
and let us put our diversity to work with your digital goals
center stage.
Plug-and-Play Solutions
Do you need a platform that empowers customers to be
self-sufficient, an application that speeds up your time
to market, or a game-changing interface on embedded
hardware?
Pick from the list on the right and let us build a plug-
and-play solution based on your specific business needs,
context, and technology.
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SERVICES SOLUTIONS
SERVICE TOOLSDIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN
SELF-SERVICE SOLUTIONSDIGITAL INNOVATION
INTEGRATION
ENTERPRISE APPS & APPLICATIONSADDING THE USER PERSPECTIVE
BIG DATA UTILIZATION
BUSINESS-ALIGNED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
USER & CUSTOMER RESEARCH
Visit mjolner.dk to learn more.
INTUITIVE CONTROL PANELS
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TECH
The Internet of Things, or IoT, holds great potential
for the industrial sector, promising a Fourth Industrial
Revolution, Industry 4.0. In order to utilize this new
potential, a number of competencies are required.
We were asked by the Danish industrial sector to describe
the competencies IT suppliers need to help the industry
reach Industry 4.0. This article is a condensed version of
our answer.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, as IoT in general, is all
about connectivity by means of cloud technology.
This creates new demands in security, maintenance, and
work operation. In our experience, five competencies are
vital when managing cloud systems and driving Industry
4.0 development.
1. Diversity as a Method
When we want to control a production line’s key
functionalities with desktop and web applications, push
alarms and reports to management’s mobile devices, and
drive machine-to-machine interaction, we need to know
all platforms and technologies involved.
This means that a single supplier must be experienced in
both mobile, desktop, web, and embedded development.
2. Understand Your Users
A richer industry needs richer interaction. Users need
access to data and functionalities stored in the cloud. More
efficient and secure work will be performed if we simplify
production line operations with intuitive user interfaces.
Our aim must be to deliver the right data to the right user
on the right device at the right time.
3. Meta Architecture
An agile production line with a high safety level cannot be
achieved without the right architecture.
This requires a solid understanding of the systems used,
domains, users, work flows, and most importantly the
interaction between these elements.
INDUSTRY 4.0:HOW TO GET THERE
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4. From Big to Beautiful Data
An interconnected and intelligent production line will
deliver newfound amounts of data, but this is not
sufficient. For Industry 4.0 to succeed, suppliers need to
understand how to utilize the newfound data and be able
to teach clients how to do so themselves.
5. Merging Software, Hardware, & Users
All the cloud systems, data processing and innovative
thinking in the world are useless to the industrial sector
if we do not understand the machines we are trying to
control. Suppliers need hardware knowledge to create
simple, functional, and secure systems.
1800 1900 2000
Today
First Second Third FourthWater and steam power is used to create mechanical production facilities.
1784: First mechanical loom
1870: First assemblyline
1969: First programmable logic controller
Electricity lets us create a division of labor and mass production.
IT systems automate production lines further.
IoT and cloud technology automate complex tasks.
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TIMELINE
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NEWS
Draupner Graphics is our new sister company,
launched on October 1, and it is now the home of the
unique software framework, TouchGFX.
In 2010, Mjølner Informatics discovered a gap in the market:
Consumers want smartphone-like touch controls in their
products, but they are unwilling to pay smartphone-like
prices.
This was the beginning of TouchGFX. After four years
of maturing, the framework is now ready for the global
market.
Focusing Our Work
With the launch of Draupner Graphics, we have dedicated
a team to focus solely on improvements and development
of TouchGFX.
This enables us to meet the evolving technological needs
of our international clients.
TouchGFX is a result of the unique diversity found at
Mjølner Informatics. Working with Interaction Design,
Software Development, and Digitial Innovation, we
discovered an opportunity no one else had recognized.
- Brian Jeppesen, CEO, Mjølner Informatics & Draupner Graphics
Three staff members from Mjølner Informatics have joined
Draupner Graphics, led by CEO, Brian Jeppesen.
The Closests of Partnerships
TouchGFX is a result of the diversity at work in Mjølner
Informatics and clients will still benefit from this, as
Draupner Graphics and Mjølner Informatics will be the
closest of partners.
The interest in TouchGFX has exceeded our wildest
expectations. Our clients have gained a partner with a
sharper focus that will continue to draw on the sister
company’s many years of experience and diversity.
- Jørgen Mygind, BD Manager, Draupner Graphics
Visit the new website at touchgfx.com to learn more.
DRAUPNER GRAPHICS:THE NEW HOME OF TouchGFX
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With Draupner Graphics, we have created the outline needed for international distribution and focused our internal product development.
- Brian Jeppesen, CEO, Mjølner Informatics & Draupner Graphics
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SOLUTION
APP-TIMIZE YOUR ENTERPRISEMobile technology is evolving fast. As a result,
enterprises are starting to see the potential of
mobile tools in the workplace. Here is how enterprise
apps can optimize your business.
Mobile technology has matured tremendously in the last
couple of years, making our apps more secure and reliable.
With these improvements, enterprise apps are becoming
a viable tool in the modern workplace.
Enterprise Apps do not only benefit the company, but the
employees as well, giving you a better environment for
innovation and efficiency.
Here is how:
Maximize Workflows
With the correct app design, you can maximize
employee productivity by digitizing important and
time-consuming tasks.
You will also avoid human errors and anchor important
knowledge in systems in addition to people.
Work Anywhere, Anytime
Tablets and phones can serve as pocket offices and
with great app design, you get the ability to access
your work offsite.
A typical use is control and overview apps, linking
employees to their physical workplace.
Sharing Is Caring
The ability for clients, employees, and co-workers
to share data enables them to utilize time more
efficiently, thereby improving business processes.
Enterprise apps can also help reduce data risks when
designed right.
Visit mjolner.dk/solutions/enterprise-apps to learn more.
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What are Enterprise Apps?
Enterprise apps are software systems designed to satisfy
the needs of organizations rather than individual users.
They are often made to display, process, and store large
amounts of complex and business-critical data that
automate existing business processes.
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RETHINKING REHABILITATION WITH ROBOTRAINER
FIND THE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS YOU NEED
INDUSTRY 4.0: HOW TO GET THERE
DRAUPNER GRAPHICS: THE NEW HOME OF TouchGFX
APP-TIMIZE YOUR ENTERPRISE
Mjølner Informatics A/S Finlandsgade 10, DK-8200 Aarhus N +45 70 27 43 43 www.mjolner.dk [email protected]
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