FEcreate

FEcreate is located in Flekkefjord, Norway on Svegeskogen 7. FEcreate is rated 3 out of 5 in the category electrical/electronic manufacturing in Norway. In January 2015, Flekkefjord Elektro began to see great potential for the renewal of winch technology. We contacted Innovation Norway and the Research Council, which led us to VRI-Agder (Instrument for Regional Innovation Agder). Through competence-brokering, VRI-Agder put us in contact with Semcon Devotek in Kongsberg. Together with them we did a feasibility study in 2015 where we concluded that it is feasible to revolutionize winch technology by creating an electric winch with ultra compact driveline for demanding dynamics. A winch where the entire winch system is integrated into the winch drum itself. The feasibility study was funded with support from VRI-Agder and SkatteFUNN. We established cooperation with the University of Agder, designed an innovation project in parallel with a competence building project and received support from the Regional Research Fund in Agder (RFFA) for the R & D project; «Electric winch with ultra compact driveline for demanding dynamics» and support from Sørlandets Competence Fund to the competence building project “Competence boost and new R & D environment based on new winch technology”. With these fundings together with SkatteFUNN, we have funded the development of new winch technology and a new R & D environment in the Lister region, which we call FEcreate.