Located in Fiskå on the West Coast of Norway, the facility establishes a strategic asset for Provaris to develop and operate a fully automated, robotic production cell with potential to scale-up to produce commercial tanks.
The industrial-scale robotic cell features robotic arms, controllers, scalable jigs, and laser welding equipment, providing Provaris with key assets to develop and commercialise its proprietary H2NeoTM and LCO2 tank designs.
The acquisition of a robotic cell represents a significant strategic asset for Provaris to showcase:
- Feasibility of construction of Provaris’ proprietary layered tank designs.
- Production cost efficiencies and quality assurance of laser and laser-hybrid welding.
- Cost benefits of combining proven technologies of automation and robotic laser and laser-hybrid welding when constructing large steel tanks for integration with shipping and maritime applications.
- Extension of Provaris IP and revenue opportunities to combine the licence of tank designs and services to establish and monitor commercial fabrication facilities of licensed tank designs.
Martin Carolan, Managing Director and CEO of Provaris’, commented: “We are excited to have the robotic cell commissioned and in control of a strategic facility in Norway to demonstrate the material cost and production efficiency benefits of manufacturing large scale steel tanks, including the completion of the hydrogen prototype tank. This innovation centre will showcase the feasibility of constructing our proprietary tank designs for both H2 and LCO2 using robotics and laser-welding and play an integral role in advancing R&D, marine classification, and commercialisation for Provaris.”