The vision of the OptiLift project is to upscale, pilot and commercialise our unique toolset. This will improve safety, increase efficiency and enable more environmental friendly offshore lifting and logistics. The start of the project was May 1, 2017, and the project will run for 24 months.
“The support from the EU commission is a great help for our company, and allow us to scale up our commercialization activities for the OPTILIFT technology, including end user qualification , IPR management and communication of the results to the industry and to the public.” says Torbjørn Engedal – managing director and founder of VOCA AS.
The project will be realized through six work packages:
Click this link to read more about the project on the European Commission websites.
More information in the press release from Innovation Norway and the results from the EU commission.
- Our goal is to reduce personnel risk and increase efficiency and profitability for our clients, says VOCA Managing Director Torbjørn Engedal in a new DN-article.
- Use of new crane system technology from VOCA subsidiary Optilift could lower numbers significantly, CEO argues.
The VOCA subsidiary Optilift AS has formed a strategic partnership with Alpa AS to offer stronger crane products and service to the market.
The Norwegian Research Council has granted VOCA and partners 13,1 MNOK to develop the next-generation logistical autonomy.