Interfacom S.A.U. is the world’s leading company in the research, design and manufacture of taximeters, data terminals, light and peripherals for the taxi sector under the Taxitronic brand. He is also an important player in the development of software and applications for radiotaxis and fleet management, becoming a global solutions provider unique in the market. It’s part of Flexitron Group.
Our mission is to attend the taxi sector’s technological necessities, producing and offering to our clients, quality products and integral solutions to make possible their potential business development.
We are perseverant, constant, tenacious and motivated in the attainment of all those goals and objectives that we propose without letting ourselves be carried away by the easy and the comfortable. Referring in the Taxi sector for our leadership, reliability and rigor.
We focus on providing the best service both technical and at all levels: pre-sale and after sales, personal and professional attention, reliable and quality products, etc. We are referring internationally, and we want to be much more. We work in sustainable and viable projects, with moderate investments and with low risks, with enough margins that guarantee the continuity of the company.
Interfacom has been certified to ISO 9001 (International Quality Standard) for the activities of Design, development, production, distribution, installation and repair of taximeters and their peripherals, as well as for the design and production of fleet management equipment. The ISO 9001 standard specifies the requirements for a quality management system that can be used for internal application by organizations, for certification or for contractual purposes.
The beginnings of the company go back to 1926 with the opening in Barcelona of a small family business dedicated to the repair and maintenance of mechanical taximeters, authentic craftsman works of watchmaking.
With the extension of the use of the meter, the workshop grows and, in the fifties, import licenses from France are obtained for the commercialization, distribution and maintenance of A. BRUN mechanical taximeters.
At the end of the 60’s, the company is ready to make its first qualitative leap: the design, manufacture and distribution of AMMA’s own mechanical taximeter model, which allows it to become the benchmark manufacturer in Spain.
In the mid-seventies, electronics began to take shape in everyday life and opened up new possibilities, from which the AMMA 2 electromechanical meter was born.
In 1976 he was born Taxitronic S.A. Its first milestone is the design and manufacture of the TX4 taximeter (marketed under the Taxitronic brand) which becomes the first electronic taximeter on the market. The TX4 is also a revolution in the aesthetics of the moment, with stylized shapes and innovative industrial design. The resounding success of the TX-4 and its evolution in the models TX10 and TX12, allow the company to project and consolidate itself in the whole Spanish market.
On July 31, 1986, Interfacom SA was established, based in Galileo Street in Barcelona, becoming Taxitronic the brand with which it markets its products. This evolution is marked by an increase in investment in R & D and innovation, and by the expansion to the international market, having consolidated a privileged position in the Spanish market. Algeria, Germany, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands … are just a few of the countries on the long list in which Taxitronic is present, within a recognized culture of internationalization that continues and lasts until today.
The commitment to innovation results in the creation of the TX-22 taximeter, with a modern aesthetic, smaller size, liquid crystal display and new display solutions. Recording the data on a single chip allows for a revolutionary simplification of the tariff update process. For all that, the TX-22 soon becomes the best-selling taximeter of the moment and Taxitronic in the world reference brand.
At the same time, the Dutch market offers Interfacom SA the opportunity to develop fleet control software solutions (always oriented to the world of taxi), a line that will become increasingly important.
In the 1990s, R & D managers undertook an intense work that crystallized in the design and development of new products, embodied in the TX-28 meter, the IR30 printer, the PR30 talking device and, above all, in 1995 , the TX-30 taximeter, which incorporates new materials such as injected plastic to considerably lighten the weight of the taximeter and allow a more elegant design, with rounded shapes. Its software is also revolutionary, since it can be programmed simply to incorporate later applications and adapt it to the new regulations. All these benefits make this new product quickly become an international benchmark – the most successful of the company’s sales: it was sold until 2008 – for its reliability, versatility and durability.
The growth of the company and its orientation to the creation of new products that give an integral service to the taxi generates new operational necessities that take it to move to its present headquarters in the street Peru of Barcelona. This building has three floors of offices, a assembly plant, two warehouse plants and a workshop for maintenance and repair of taximeters that allows to offer a more complete training to the distributors and obtain a direct feedback on the operation of the new products and the needs of the customers.
The technological changes pose new challenges materialized in the development of new products that take advantage of the technical advances. An example is the TX-30 taximeter, connected to the IR30 printer, the TD-30 communications terminal and trunking station, a data communication system incorporated into the traditional transmitter and replacing the voice. At the same time, the software for radiotaxi Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta and Eco develops a qualitative leap in efficient and complete management of the process of booking, assigning and locating vehicles through cartography. All this means a real transformation and renewal in the form of management of radiotaxi companies, and a firm step towards the consolidation of the company within the global panorama of specialized taxi software.
The evolution of the TD-30 to the TXD-30 takes place simultaneously with the evolution of the mobile technology, which allows the elimination of the radiotaxi antennas, replacing the trunking with the GPRS (GPS-GSM) that transmits data with greater speed and broad the geographic range of action (total connection throughout the national territory). The TXD-30 (which integrates the TX-30 taximeter and the TD-30 data terminal into a single device) connected to the TC50 communication equipment, also allows credit card (on-line) charging and connection to the safety of 112 (emergencies).
In 2007, the “all in one” system was introduced: the GoBox, which integrates the communication system + TC60 software with the 6.5 “touch screen TV60 resulting in a product with meter, built-in printer, hands-free, connection to the 112, navigator and many other applications that makes the work of the taxi driver and the taxi fleets easier and more efficient.
With the incorporation to the company of new partners of the electronic sector, Interfacom S.A.U. remains faithful to its strategy of innovating to offer effective solutions to the new needs of the market and its customers. Therefore, the explosion of mobility has been taken into account when designing the future of the taxi.
In 2009, the new designs in hardware appear: TX-40, TX-50 and TX-52 taximeters (with integrated printer), TL-70 light module and BT40 communication device, as well as important computer and telecommunications developments such as the SmartTD application.
SmartTD, an Android fleet management application for Smartphone and Tablet, links to the TX-40 and TX-52 taximeters via Bluetooth, and connects to the radiotaxi exchange via the internet, so it has the maximum coverage. In addition, it is updated like any application, without having to go to the workshop.
Taxiclick (for users – through smartphones and tablets) and Taxiclick Desk and PC (for companies – through tablets and PCs), which allow to request a service and to make the tracking of the reservation without any cost.
In addition, PRIMA taxi fleet management software has been developed, offering a very complete and economical service with process improvement, visualization and information management, allowing to know the status and location of vehicles, and to communicate with them , etc.
The “all in one” team has evolved to the TXD70, with 3.5 G communications, and with great ease of installation, as it does not require external antennas and all the electronics are on the screen itself.
The entire radiotaxi solution has migrated to cloud technology with the sixth generation of the Taxitronic platform, called Alfa6.
nterfacom S.A.U. is conceived to integrate all the production process of its taxi solutions, from the conceptualization and design to the manufacturing, distribution and maintenance.
he Central office of Taxitronic is located in Barcelona, with 3.000m2 of installations and where the main activities are carried out: design, manufacturing, logistic and after sales service. In Barcelona There is also a workshop to install taximeters and to provide maintenance to the local taxis (www.eltallertaxitronic.com).
Taxitronic has a delegation in Lima (Peru) for its expansion in the Latin American market.
We are leader producers of taximeters and fleet management for taxis in the main countries in Europe: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Ireland, and United Kingdom. North America: USA (especially New York). The Middle East: Arabia Saudi and North Africa: Algeria, Angola…
We have over 150.000 taximeters in the market and more than 30.000 data terminals connected to radio taxis with Taxitronic technology.
We have an important presence in France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Morocco, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, where we are introducing a quick implementation after managing the corresponding ratification and certification of the product.
At the same time we are developing new markets in other countries of Western Europe, Middle East and Latin-American.
