Company profile of Fieldbus International AS

 

Fieldbus International AS, Fint, provides fieldbus network products and services to vendors and users in the process control and offshore industry. Fint specializes on products based on the Foundation Fieldbus, PROFIbus, HART and CANbus technology. Fint also supplies its patented, high-speed fieldbus I/O system for Hazardous environments.

 

 

Fint supplies standard as well as customized solutions.

Flexibility is the company’s strength.

Fint provides solutions to those who want to stay ahead in the competition utilizing the concept of fieldbus.

 

History

Fint was established in 1993 when the founder and CEO Halvor Landet decided to leave the Norwegian research organisation, SINTEF, and began commercializing 7 years of research and standardization work within fieldbus technology. The Norwegian Research Council and the world leading oil companies BP and Esso backed the initiative.

Ownership

Fint is an independent, privately owned company. The major shareholders are:
Leiv Eiriksson Nyskapning, Hood Invest, Halvor Landet and the employees.

Location

Fint is located at Gaustad in Oslo, conveniently accessible by the airport bus, car (Ring 3), subway (Lines 1,3 and 5) and electric tram, line 11. Fint leases offices and labs from SINTEF and has access to its resources and facilities. In the neighborhood is NEMKO, an accredited test laboratory, used for EMC and IS testing and certification.

Management

Halvor Landet CEO, Master of Science, from NTNU, Department of Engineering Cybernetics Started back in 1986 research and standardization work within fieldbus technology. He founded Fint in 1993.

Dr. Arne Tyssö, Marketing and Sales Manager, from NTNU, Department of Cybernetics. He has long term experience in management of companies in the control and automation business as well as in electronics.

Jan Roar Remöy, Software Development Manager, Cand. Scient from University of Oslo, Department of Physics. He has 25 years of experience within digital electronic design 

Jørgen Norendal, Hardware Development Manager, Cand. Scient from University of Oslo, Department of Physics. He has 25 years of experience within digital electronic design.