ERTEC AS is supplying windscreens, windows and sunroofs to leisureboat manufacturers worldwide. ERTEC excel with bending and shaping aluminum profiles, and bonding glass and acrylic. Ertec manufactures in Norway.

INVENTAS Kristiansand is a consulting company that design and develops profitable and meaningful products and services together with our Clients.

Our services involves project development and management, consultant services, automation and electrical installations for on- and offshore industry, transport, infrastructure, energy and company buildings.

SINTEF contributes towards innovation, wealth creation and competitiveness in cooperation with our customers in the industrial sector. We have expert research groups working in fields such as minerals and raw materials processing, materials and metallurgical production, and recycling. We work with advanced fabrication methods, automation, systems and logistics, to develop sustainable manufacturing prosesses.

The Research Council of Norway serves as the chief advisory body for the government authorities on research policy issues, and distributes roughly NOK nine billion to research and innovation activities each year. The Research Council works to promote international cooperation and increase participation in the EU framework programme on research and innovation. The Research Council creates meeting places and provides a platform for dialogue between researchers, users of research and research funders.