Stingray Marine Solutions AS
Stingray Marine Solutions AS is based on entrepreneur Esben Beck`s patented idea from 2010 for the removal of sea lice by means of camera vision and laser. It all began in his basement back in 1999. After over 10 years of deliveries to demanding oil, gas and offshore customers, it became natural to start investing in our own products. Beck Engineering chose to establish and develop its own sea lice project, and design, produce, develop software, perform tests and installations at their own premises and based on internal resources.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Software vendor
- Industry Type:
- Aquaculture
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
Stingray is based in Kalbakken in Oslo, where the production, management, monitoring and development departments are co-located. We also have technicians who are out on location assisting fish farmers and conducting periodic servicing. Together with the monitoring team, everyone is continually combating salmon lice.
VISION: Better animal health and increased knowledge without handling is our motto at Stingray and reflects Stingray’s vision, which is to achieve smarter harvesting from the sea.
Through our mission to develop and offer intelligent aquaculture technology that contributes to increased food production on nature’s own terms, we work every day to ensure that Stingray’s technology will promote healthier fish and increased profitability for our customers.
This is reflected in our employees’ daily work in which our values of clarity, honesty and passion form the basis of how we work and communicate.
We develop intelligent aquaculture technology that contributes to increased food production on nature’s own terms. Our goal is for the Stingray system to give fish farmers the opportunity to achieve smarter harvesting from the sea. Our salmon delousing system is manufactured in Norway.
Production
Development, production and programming of the company’s high-tech solutions take place in Oslo, Norway.
Quality
Our selected suppliers of raw materials, data components and optics are global leaders in their respective fields.
Experience
Extensive engineering experience from offshore industries has enabled us to set new standards in the aquaculture industry.
Our Story
Stingray Marine Solutions AS is based on the patented idea of founder Esben Beck from 2010 for removing salmon lice using a machine vision and a laser. He started with a lathe in his basement in 1999. After more than 10 years of developing and delivering equipment to oil, gas and offshore companies, this became his new priority.
- 2010: Beck Engineering and founder Esben Beck present and patent an idea for removing salmon lice using machine vision and laser.
- 2012 and 2013: Stingray Marine Solutions AS is established as a subsidiary of Beck Engineering and launches an integrated solution for industrial laser technology for the aquaculture industry. Beck Engineering and the “Optical Delousing” project was awarded the Innovation Prize for 2013 at AquaNor, won DNB’s Innovation Prize for region Oslo, and came second among 700 companies nationwide. Stingray was also nominated as one of three finalists for Founder of the Year by Innovation Norway.
- 2014: First commercial lasers sold to Sulefisk in autumn 2014. Stingray commercially launched on 14.10.2014.
- 2015: Stingray quickly expands and has manufactured 48 operational lasers by the end of 2015.
- 2016: Stingray’s organisation is restructured and production capacity rapidly increases with a quadrupling of office and production facilities at Kalbakken in Oslo. The customer portal Stingray Online gives fish farmers instant access to updated and relevant information from the pens. In 2016/2017, Stingray has 24 permanent employees.
- 2017: Stingray built a control room and elevated remote operations and customer services to a new level. We construct an advanced biology lab and continue to build the company one step at a time. We manufacture 100 units in one year.
- 2018: Stingray launches lice counting as its first new application. The customer base increases steadily, and by the end of 2018 we were approaching 20 customers and a total of 250 manufactured nodes. The accuracy of the laser improves steadily. We develop the “Navigator” for improved remote control of our units. We turn over NOK 92 million and make a profit of more than 10 million.
- 2019: At the start of 2019 we have 45 employees and expect to employ a further 10–15 in 2019. Our target is to produce 150 units and reach more than NOK 100 million in turnover. We want to create results for our customers every day and make their operations easier while safeguarding the welfare of the fish. We achieve this by removing lice and offering applications that give fish farmers a better overview of the well-being of their fish.
Employees
As of 2019 we have 50 employees with a high level of expertise, meaning we can deliver high-tech solutions for the aquaculture and fish farming industry. Our range of skills reflects a Norway that is in a state of change, in which we utilise knowledge, technology and innovation for a sustainable future.