FORCE TECHNOLOGY

Their core work

FORCE TECHNOLOGY is a Danish independent technology services organisation that provides testing, inspection, calibration, and applied research to industry. In H2020, they contributed maritime safety expertise to the EfficienSea 2 project — focused on efficient and safe sea traffic — and brought advanced imaging and perceptual quality assessment capabilities to the RealVision project on hyperrealistic display technology. Their work bridges applied measurement science with practical industrial validation, meaning they are typically brought into consortia to provide rigorous empirical testing and quality evaluation rather than pure theoretical research. This dual presence in transport safety and imaging quality suggests a broader competence in sensor-based measurement, signal quality assessment, and standards-oriented validation services.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their earlier H2020 engagement (EfficienSea 2, 2015–2018), FORCE TECHNOLOGY operated in the maritime transport domain with no recorded thematic keywords, suggesting a broad technical services or validation role rather than a specific research focus. By their second project (RealVision, 2018–2022), all registered keywords shifted entirely into visual imaging: HDR, light field images, image processing, and perceptual quality — a distinctly different application area. This shift may reflect either an internal expansion into optical and display measurement services, or simply the breadth of an organisation whose measurement science competences cross multiple domains depending on consortium needs.

FORCE TECHNOLOGY appears to be extending its measurement and validation expertise into visual and perceptual quality assessment, which positions them as a potential partner for any project requiring empirical quality benchmarking of imaging, display, or sensing systems.

How they like to work

FORCE TECHNOLOGY has participated exclusively as a consortium partner across both H2020 projects, never as coordinator, which is consistent with a specialist technical services provider that joins consortia to deliver specific validation or testing contributions. Despite only two projects, they have engaged with 51 unique partners across 15 countries — an unusually wide network relative to project volume — suggesting they bring established institutional relationships from outside the EU project system, likely from their commercial testing and inspection activities. This means they are likely a low-friction partner: well-networked, deliverable-focused, and accustomed to collaborative industrial environments.

FORCE TECHNOLOGY has collaborated with 51 unique partners across 15 countries despite only two H2020 projects, indicating their consortia were large and internationally diverse. Their network spans both European maritime nations and research-intensive countries, consistent with their dual presence in transport and advanced imaging research.

What sets them apart

FORCE TECHNOLOGY occupies an unusual niche as an independent Danish technology services organisation that combines maritime domain expertise with advanced imaging and perceptual quality assessment — two fields rarely found in the same institution. Unlike university research groups, they offer industrial credibility and standards-oriented testing, which makes them valuable to consortia that need their research outcomes validated against real-world performance benchmarks. For a consortium coordinator, they represent a reliable empirical testing partner who brings both accreditation weight and a pre-existing international network of industrial contacts.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RealVision
  Largest EC contribution (EUR 290,082) and the only MSCA-ITN project in their portfolio, combining doctoral researcher training with cutting-edge HDR and light field imaging research — an unusual combination for a testing-focused organisation.
• EfficienSea 2
  An Innovation Action targeting real-world deployment of maritime traffic management systems, placing FORCE TECHNOLOGY in a large, operationally-oriented consortium bridging research and maritime industry practice.