Newsletter | H2/2022

UNBOXING FLOWBOX

COMPANY NEWSLETTER | JUNE 2022

COMPANY NEWS

FLOWBOX CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

Time passes quickly and it is 10 years since FLOWBOX was founded by Petr Vanek on May 2012. From a small one-man garage start-up, it grew into a mature fast-growing com-pany which erases boundary between industrial automation, telecommunication, and IT worlds, and challenges a well-established global market players. Our software platform supports more than 100 companies in their energy efficiency and sustainability journey. Our implementations are saving 15-40% of energy, effectivly operate technologies and contribute to increased ESG performance. In 2022, we entered large enterprise market with several multi-national companies. We also introduced ORC7000 (Operational and Re-porting Center) and ESG7000 (sustainability server) targeted to companies operating mo-re production plants, buildings or microgrids. The current market conditions are extremely favourable for FLOWBOX. We are fully committed to support digital future and save the planet.

Tomáš Rendla, CEO

FLOWBOX EXPANSION TO DACH MARKET

As of May 1st, 2022, new FLOWBOX branch office for DACH region (Austria, Germany and Switzerland) was opened. Meet our new colleage, head of DACH region, Dr. Markus Hum-mel.
Markus is responsible for business development activities as well as conducting market and competition analyses. Markus has an extensive experience in the energy sector and shall therefore lead our successful expansion to the DACH market.

FLOWBOX ABROAD | TRADE FAIRS

AMPER 2022 trade fair | May 17-20 | Brno
The Smarter E Europe 2022 | May 11-13 | Mnichov

PARTNERSHIP

iC Systems.ai | FLOWBOX

We are delighted with our new partnership with iC Systems.ai, which expands the possibilities of buildings management and their technologies based on occupancy and person movement. We are able to capture and use this data thanks to iC Systems.ai.
iC Systems.ai offers an intelligent solution based on the use of neural networks for anyone who is interested in their customers or visitors.
We look forward to new experiences and mutual cooperation.

GWL | AMVOLT | FLOWBOX

FLOWBOX platform integrates AMVOLT battery storage into the broader ecosystem. The joint solution was presented at the Smarter E Europe 2022 trade fair in Munich, Germany.

PROMOTION

AKU-BAT I FLOWBOX

FLOWBOX is featured in a new episode of #AKUCAST, a follow-up to the successful AKU-BAT webinar “Managing energy production and consumption in industry and buildings”.
Tomáš Rendla (FLOWBOX), Michal Klečka (GWL/AMWOLT) and Dan Ševčík (UNICORN) talked about the use of flexibility and its benefits, the practical application of energy management in industry and buildings and about the opportunities it can brings to users and investors.
Check it out!

SWISS EMBASY | FLOWBOX | PARDUBICE 10.-22.6.2022

Exhibition “Can Tech Save the World?” is moving to Pardubice.
FLOWBOX is one of the cleantech solutions. Visit the panel exhibition and learn more about top Swiss and Czech technologies. The exhibition is travelling around the country from Prague to Liberec and now you can visit it in Pardubice in the hall of the Main Railway Station until 22 June.

SOFTWARE NOVINKY

Actual SW release: 3.24.10
Release notes are available in partner info portal: Cha Changelog 3.24 – Technical Documentation – FLOWBOX

NEWLY INTEGRATED HARDWARE

• Buderus Logamatic 5xxx series controllers
• Schrack MGDIZ4xx Modbus electrometer
• PhoenixContact EEM-MA770
• MBus version of Schrack NA96

NEW FEATURES

• Add time-based code two-factor authentication method (TOTP), compatible with e.g. Google or Microsoft Authenticator
• Add two-factor authentication recovery codes
• BACnet: add COV subscription and write support
• OPC-UA: write support

IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved pin modifiers for using historical data in expressions
• Improved component search
• RT daemon reliability improvements