Category: Blogs

  • Mipro Participating in Climate Action

    Nowadays, companies are increasingly striving to operate sustainably and responsibly. Companies are also encouraged to do so by tightening sustainability reporting requirements. Mipro has been committed to the UN Global Compact initiative and has published the accompanying Communication on Progress (CoP) report since 2014. Although the EU’s CSRD directive’s sustainability reporting requirements do not yet…

  • MISONET Automation System: Efficiency and Reliability in Ecological Fish Farming

    MISONET Automation System: Efficiency and Reliability in Ecological Fish Farming

    Finnish technology company Finnforel has emerged as a pioneer in ecological fish farming since its establishment in 2017. The company is located in Varkaus, Northern Savonia, where its recirculating aquaculture system enables fish to grow in flowing water under precisely optimised conditions. The rapidly growing company opened Finland’s first broodstock and fry production facility focused…

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 -certificate demonstrates Mipro’s even stronger dedication to customer’s cyber security 

    ISO/IEC 27001:2022 -certificate demonstrates Mipro’s even stronger dedication to customer’s cyber security 

    Today’s organisations are constantly faced with new security threats and vulnerabilities. In addition, the operating environments are constantly changing. Managing this and responding to changing threats in a timely manner requires systematic security practices and continuous improvement and monitoring.

  • Signal+Draht 3/2024: Aiming for improved performance with the assistance of ITIL

    Signal+Draht 3/2024: Aiming for improved performance with the assistance of ITIL

    This article explores the prospects for implementing service management using the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework. The article describes the journey towards improved performance in service delivery at Mipro. The company specialises in interlocking and traffic management systems, whereby one of its business areas focuses on developing solutions for railway and local railway traffic.…

  • Overview of the year 2023 

    Overview of the year 2023 

    This year, one of the most discussed themes in public discourse has been hostile influencing and cybersecurity. In line with this, our primary focus in safety management has been on information security and its management system, without neglecting other aspects of safety.

  • Signal+Draht 9/2023: Using model checking for interlocking software verification

    Signal+Draht 9/2023: Using model checking for interlocking software verification

    The application of different verification methods is a prominent part of the development process for safety related systems. Some methods are suitable for the early lifecycle phases, while others are best used later.

  • Signal + Draht 6/2023: Cost-effective evolution to ETCS with EULYNX RBC interface

    National railway signalling systems have gradually grown over time to include different solutions from several technology providers. There is no common standard for these systems’ external interfaces and interoperability has therefore always been a challenge. Typically, the integration between different interlockings, trackside elements and traffic management systems has been achieved by means of the tailor-made…

  • The significance of auditing as part of quality management development

    Operating in accordance with good quality management principles is part of being a mipron. Continuous improvement is an essential part of our work culture, and the insights and ideas for improvement gained from internal and external audits guide and assist us. Mipro’s management system is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015, and the…

  • Creating a safe and environmentally friendly society

    Mipro’s core, railway safety and control systems, and water and energy supply systems, support and develop society’s critical infrastructure. We are deeply involved in developing a safe and environmentally friendly society. The past year has made the green transition, preparedness and continuity management significant themes of social discussion. What is crucial about the matter is…

  • A SIL4 certified signalling solution with flexible COTS

    The interlocking system in Helsinki metro and its western extension (2017) has been implemented using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) platform. The SIL4 HIMax based Mipro TCS-O interlocking has been controlling and supervising hundreds of trackside signalling elements and auxiliary safety-critical components, such as rolling fire doors, for five years now with excellent availability and safety.…