You are invited to
Opening of
7Waves Oceanlab
Date
Thursday 3 September 2026
Doors open
16:30
Location
7Waves
Slettaveien 21, 1553 Son
Opening Day
We welcome you to start this journey with us. On Thursday 3 September 2026 we would like you to join us for the unveiling of the tank. The programme is below.
Programme
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16:00
Programme starts
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16:30
Doors open
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16:30
Opening ceremony and guided tours
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17:30
Food
7Waves Oceanlab
The 7Waves Oceanlab is our new tool to support our aim of becoming a leading hydrodynamic marine engineering company. With this lab we close the gap between theory and practice. We hope you will see the benefit and join us on this exciting next step for 7Waves.
Expert support
SINTEF Ocean will support the development of the Oceanlab, ensuring our quality is held to only the highest standards. Their experience from more than 60 years of model testing helps us build a facility you can rely on.
Key performance
27 × 10 m
Basin size
2.5 m
Water depth
21
Wave flaps
Edinburgh Designs
≈ 675 m³
Water volume
Construction progress
Follow the journey as we build 7Waves Oceanlab from the ground up.
February
Concrete and structure
May
Leakage test
June
Wave machines to be installed
July – August
Commissioning
Our own 3D printer
In addition to the wave basin, we have our own 3D printer in-house, with a build capacity of up to 1 × 1 × 1 m. This allows us to build complex designs and quickly produce custom models and components for testing — closing the loop between numerical design and physical model testing.
