Last autumn, we asked our staff what self-direction should mean at Epec. The top three responses covered the following aspects: 1) taking responsibility for one’s own as well as the team’s work, 2) initiative and solution-orientation, 3) independent action for...

One of Ponsse’s key strengths in global competition is and has always been agile and effective decision making when it’s needed the most. Ponsse Plc and it’s 100% owned technology affiliate Epec Oy concluded in early September 2017 that a new R&D site closer to...

Last year marked significant changes at Epec, both regarding staff and operating methods. The ideas of a self-regulating, low-hierarchy organisation did not focus only on the organisational structure, but also required changes in how Epec had been used to doing...

Are you currently designing an ISOBUS interface and wondering what to take into consideration in the design? Below is a short overview of Epec’s experiences regarding the design of ISOBUS virtual terminal interfaces. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of an ISOBUS,...

Twice a year, AEF organizes ISOBUS Plugfest event, where designers from ISOBUS device manufacturers can meet and test their device’s plug-and-play interoperability with each other. Last month, Epec participated AEF Plugfest in Stuttgart, Germany. Plugfest...

Numerous practical trainings, theses, summer jobs, joint innovation and development projects, permanent employments, company visits, career counsellor visits, planning the content of training, competence charting… Co-operation with educational institutions provides a...

In recent years, mobile machines have experienced quite a leap, technology wise. The progress of the technology and the solutions for machinery have created more and more sophisticated mobile machines. For example, advanced development tools, powerful control units...

Is it challenging to bring your products into the market on schedule with appropriate requirements? Whether it be fast entry into the market, or by predictive schedule, Epec is bringing you the solution. Based on my own experience, taking shortcuts in the idea and...

Having a tractor from one brand and implements from another one is not unusual. Before the ISOBUS standard, implements were operated via their own terminal with proprietary communication interfaces. Having several implements meant several terminals in the tractor...