Managing Director
Bendik Fon
Mechanical engineer with a background as co-founder of Exero.
About SmartGroup
About SmartGroup
SmartGroup develops, produces and supports adaptive equipment. We work with riders, professionals and partners to understand practical needs and improve our products.
How we work
How we develop our products
- 01
Learning from riders and professionals
Riders, families, therapists and distributors help us understand what people want to do and where equipment needs to be adapted.
- 02
Considering the person, activity and equipment
We consider how the equipment will be fitted, used and maintained, alongside the activity and support the person needs. Development, installation and follow-up are parts of the same process.
- 03
Learning from feedback
Experience with the equipment helps us improve products and guidance.
Development, production and support
Our work spans product development, production, assembly, distribution and adaptation. Practical follow-up helps us understand how the equipment works in everyday use.
We use feedback about fitting and everyday use, together with technical documentation, to guide further product development.
- 01Development
- 02Production
- 03Assembly
- 04Follow-up
Our team
The people behind SmartGroup
Meet Bendik, Anders and Clément.
Technical Director
Anders Skaarud
Industrial design engineer and certified electrician.
Product Developer
Clément Basso-Bert
Master’s degree in engineering and ergonomics related to physical activity from Université Savoie Mont Blanc.
Our chair and partners
Meet our chair and the specialists we work with on product development, our website and sales.
Chair and co-founder
Morten Hansen Østli
Arkwright
Morten is a partner and co-founder of Arkwright Norway, with extensive experience in strategy consulting and business development.
He has been involved from the outset, co-founding RollerSafe in 2013. The company later became SmartGroup, where Morten now chairs the board.
Software and electronics
Thomas Jakobsen
Expain
Thomas is CEO of Expain, with a background in electronics, microcontrollers and product development from concept to production.
Thomas has been a development partner since SmartBrake began. He develops software and electronics for the brake controls and contributes to other projects.
Technical setup and strategic advice
Vidar Fineide
Finde
Vidar is Managing Director of Finde, which he founded in 2016. His background spans web development, sales, marketing and business development.
Vidar supports the technical setup of our websites and provides strategic advice.
3D scanning and prototyping
Morten Ødegård
Teknovo
Morten founded Teknovo and is a Senior Engineer at OsloMet. His experience includes 3D technology, sensors and developing solutions for rehabilitation and assistive equipment.
Through Teknovo, he works with SmartGroup on 3D scanning and producing custom parts. The partnership broadens material options and helps adapt parts to existing equipment.
Development services
From prototypes to individual parts
SmartGroup also undertakes development work for customers and partners. Projects may involve prototypes, individual adaptations or parts designed for a specific requirement.
We design parts and 3D print both soft and rigid materials in our own workshop, making it easy to test and refine an idea.
Our network of software, electronics and manufacturing specialists helps take projects further. We obtain fast quotations for production in a broad range of materials and find an approach suited to each project.
What we can help with
Products, partnerships and development
Products and guidance
Ask about SmartBrake, Spike, RollerSafe, GripAdapt, spare parts, documentation or the route to a therapist or distributor.
Collaboration
Discuss development projects, testing or possibilities in the distribution network.
Development services
Contact us about prototypes, individual parts, 3D scanning, 3D printing and small-scale production.
Have a question, project or idea?
Contact us about equipment for yourself or someone you support, a technical question or a possible collaboration.