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FORCE Technology establishes partnership with Sound Hub Denmark

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8 December 2022 FORCE Technology and Sound Hub Denmark have established a partnership on product sound quality tests to support sound innovation in Denmark.

DNV certifies new SimFlex Cloud simulator platform

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17 December 2021 Design and performance verification ensures that ship managers and training organisations can enjoy innovative new simulation training capabilities according to international regulations.

Danish GTS institutes help secure the future of Venice

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9 December 2021 Venice port authorities get help to widen the Malamocco Canal so that large cruise ships no longer have to sail through the old city with pollution and higher water levels as a result.

New centre is going to make the world more sustainable with advanced sensors

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1 December 2021 On December 1, the Centre for Advanced Sensor Technology, CAST, opened. Danish companies and knowledge institutions have been given a place to go when they lack test facilities, expertise, and advice.

SimFlex Cloud navigation simulator platform unveiled

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26 October 2021 New levels of training flexibility and realism as cloud-based simulator integrates Augmented and Virtual Reality with instructor-led and self-study programmes.

The MEGA loop construction has begun

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22 September 2021 In August 2021, CEO Hanne Christensen and Mayor of Vejen Egon Fræhr took the first step towards the largest investment in the history of FORCE Technology: The MEGA loop for calibrating flow meters.

Pioneering technology for veterinary diagnostics becomes independent subsidiary

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23 August 2021 FORCE Technology establishes new subsidiary to handle sales and international growth in using AeroCollect technology, which, with simple air samples, provides a picture of the diseases in a herd.

AIOLOS: Revolutionizing wind turbine blade production with automation and digitization

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4 August 2021 A new research project, AIOLOS, aims to optimize wind turbine blade production using automation and digitization, enhancing factory output at low cost while supporting the growth of offshore wind energy.

'Intelligent' 3D-printed bridge with Danish technology is inaugurated in Amsterdam

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15 July 2021 FORCE Technology has developed the sensor network that provide input for the digital twin of a new 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam. It makes it possible to follow the condition of the bridge real time.

World's first OIML R139: 2018-certificate for hydrogen refuelling station has been issued

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9 July 2021 FORCE Certification has issued the world’s first OIML R139: 2018-certificate of conformity on the metering module for a hydrogen dispenser from Nel Hydrogen to be used for refuelling cars.

FORCE Technology gets new chairman of the board

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1 July 2021 As of 1 July 2021, the chairmanship of FORCE Technology will change from Frederik Smidth to Jesper Haugaard.

New test centre to make hydrogen dreams and climate ambitions come true

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1 July 2021 Danish Gas Technology Centre and FORCE Technology have received a grant of DKK 6.8 million from the Green Labs DK programme to establish a test centre for hydrogen technology. The centre will be the first of its kind in Denmark and will help the energy sector with the demanding but necessary transition to hydrogen and Power-to-X.

MEGA loop revitalised

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28 June 2021 The expansion of the laboratory facilities for gas flow calibration at FORCE Technology in Denmark, better known as the MEGA loop project, has been revitalised in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

Danish research takes risk management in wind farms to new heights

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9 June 2021 FORCE Technology is a part of a new Danish research project with the aim of developing an automated solution to in-service inspection of wind turbine blades.

Annual report: Robust exit from a challenging year for FORCE Technology

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26 May 2021 COVID-19 brought unforeseen challenges in 2020, but FORCE Technology ended the year with operating profits of 62 million DKK, an increase of 56 million DKK compared to 2019. This improvement was primarily driven by the divestment of several business areas.

Partnership provides easy access to hydrogen technology testing

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25 May 2021 The competences in hydrogen technology testing are spread out over a multitude of smaller actors. FORCE Technology and Danish Gas Technology Centre (DGC) will change this with a new partnership.

The Scandinavia's largest climate chamber is upgraded to be able to test in extreme cold

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20 May 2021 FORCE Technology and LORC are upgrading the climate chamber at the Odense Port so that large systems and equipment can be tested to -60oC.

Sophia Loren has been replaced by The Terminator

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21 April 2021 Mechanical testing of different structures and large full-scale components is vital to optimise structures as well as prolonging lifetime and thereby ensure savings.

FORCE Technology experts: High speed likely caused grounding in the Suez Canal

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29 March 2021 What happened when the 400 m long cargo ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday March 23rd 2021? Our experts have recreated the incident in a ship simulator.

FORCE Technology will test COVID-19 related products within a project funded by the European Commission

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10 February 2021 FORCE Technology has been selected to be the laboratory to test personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers for market surveillance authorities from 23 EU/EEA countries within the framework of a specific project on product safety.

EHEDG accredited Hygienic design center

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17 June 2020 FORCE Technology are proud to announce that we have now officially become acknowledged as an accredited testing laboratory of European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG).

SANOVO acquires SonoSteam from FORCE Technology

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20 May 2020 FORCE Technology sells unique ultrasound technology to the Danish SANOVO TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Hanne Christensen appointed new CEO succeeding Øjvind Andersen Clement at FORCE Technology

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22 April 2020 As of 1 May 2020, Hanne Christensen will take up the position as President and CEO of FORCE Technology, the Danish research and technology organisation (RTO).

FORCENSE Wellhead monitoring

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19 November 2019 Using state of the art sensors, direct and indirect measurements with FORCENSE technology, we have provided customers with real time monitoring data from subsea wellheads for more than a decade.

Autonomous robot 3D scans wind turbine blades

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22 July 2019 FORCE Technology, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and DTU have cooperated in developing an autonomous robot that can scan the surface of wind turbine blades before leaving the factory.

Team Denmark runs tests in FORCE Technology’s wind tunnel

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15 August 2018 The Danish national cycling team train hard in their preparations for the 2020 Olympics. To improve their chances of taking home a medal, they’re testing the aerodynamics of the riders’ equipment.

MX3D printed bridge project wins prestigious prize

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12 June 2018 The Dutch Technology Startup MX3D has won the prestigious STARTS prize for their 3D printed stainless steel bridge awarded by the European Commission.

Model test reveals propeller's influence on ship performance

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24 October 2017 With model tests, the propeller’s light running margin (LRM) can be objectively evaluated, and the propeller pitch can be modified if needed.

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