Tordivel

What Tordivel does

Tordivel AS is a Norwegian software and machine vision company founded in 1992 by Thor Vollset and headquartered in Oslo. The company develops 2D and 3D machine vision systems built on its proprietary Scorpion Vision Software framework, a Microsoft Windows-based application platform that enables Deep Learning–driven vision solutions without programming, supported by world-class calibration tools for sub-pixel and micron-level measurement. Around the software, Tordivel has assembled a hardware portfolio that includes the Scorpion 3D Stinger Camera (dense 3D image generation), the Scorpion 3D Venom Camera (single-camera stereo vision via mirror design), the Scorpion Box Camera, and IP-69K hygienic 2D and 3D Foodsafe enclosures for harsh aqua- and agritech environments.

The company sells through four business areas: Scorpion Vision Framework (global distribution, training, and support of the software), Scorpion Vision OEM (complete 2D/3D vision solutions delivered to OEMs), Scorpion Vision Products (end-user hardware systems in fish, aluminium, and manufacturing), and Scorpion Vision Integration (turn-key 2D and 3D vision systems in Norway, Sweden, and the UK via integration partners and the wholly-owned UK subsidiary Scorpion Vision Ltd). The commercial offering includes application modules such as Scorpion 3D Neural Robot Vision, Scorpion 3D Neural Massflow Food Sorter, and Scorpion Food Colour Grader, with revenue earned from software licensing, OEM hardware solutions, hardware product sales, and integration professional services. Tordivel also operates a legacy revenue stream from BTK (Bankterminalkobling), payment-terminal integration software licensed per terminal to PC-based cash register systems, hospitals, and municipalities.

Tordivel serves primary customers in aquaculture and food processing, aluminium production (including named deployments at Hydro Aluminium's Sunndal plant in Norway and Qatalum in Qatar), automotive, and manufacturing/logistics, alongside secondary segments in retail, healthcare, and municipal payment processing. Two 2020 Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards (Scorpion 3D Foodsafe Scanner; Scorpion 3D Stinger for Pallet Inspection) and a cumulative base of thousands of installed machine vision systems since 2000 establish the company's external credibility in the specialized industrial vision market.

Name

Tordivel

Legal name

Tordivel AS

Website

https://tordivel.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tordivel AS is a Norwegian machine vision software and hardware company founded in 1992, developing 2D and 3D Scorpion Vision systems for aquaculture, food processing, aluminium, automotive, and manufacturing customers across the Nordics, UK, and global OEM partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Scorpion Vision Software Licensing: Global distribution, training and support of Scorpion Vision Software. Software framework licensing for machine vision applications.
2. Scorpion Vision OEM Solutions: Complete State of the art 2D and 3D machine vision solutions based on the Scorpion Vision Framework delivered to OEM customers.
3. Scorpion Vision Products: Unique hardware products including Scorpion 3D Stinger Camera and Scorpion 3D Venom Camera for end-users in Fish, Aluminium and Manufacturing industries.
4. Scorpion Vision Integration: 2D and 3D turn-key vision systems in Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom based on Scorpion Compact Vision.
5. BTK (Bank Terminal Connection): Payment terminal connection software enabling PC-based cash register systems to process transactions against Nets (BBS) and Bank Axept. Revenue from software licenses per terminal.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tordivel develops and sells the Scorpion Vision Software framework — a Microsoft Windows-based 2D and 3D Deep Learning machine vision platform usable without programming — together with proprietary camera hardware (Scorpion 3D Stinger, Scorpion 3D Venom, Scorpion Box, Foodsafe IP-69K cameras) and OEM/turn-key vision systems for industrial automation in aquaculture, food and beverage, automotive, aluminium, and logistics industries. The company also licenses the legacy BTK payment-terminal integration software for PC-based cash registers in Norway.

Product overview

Tordivel provides machine vision systems built on the Scorpion Vision Software platform (Microsoft Windows-based framework) combined with a suite of hardware products collectively known as Scorpion Stinger. The product portfolio includes: Scorpion Vision Software (core application framework), Scorpion 2D and 3D Stinger Cameras (including Foodsafety IP-69K variants), Scorpion 3D Venom Camera (compact stereo vision), and Scorpion Box Camera. Solution modules include Scorpion 3D Neural Robot Vision, Scorpion 3D Neural Massflow Food Sorter, and Scorpion Food Colour Grader. The company also provides OEM solutions and integration services for aquaculture, food/beverage, automotive, aluminium, and logistics industries. Legacy products include BTK (Bankterminalkobling) for payment terminal integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scorpion Vision Software Core machine vision application framework running on Microsoft Windows that delivers 2D and 3D Deep Learning solutions without programming, with world-class calibration tools enabling sub-pixel and micron-level measurement. Sold to OEMs, system integrators, and industrial end-users for inspection, measurement, and robot vision applications.
• Scorpion 3D Stinger Camera Proprietary 3D machine vision camera providing dense 3D image generation for OEM and system integrator use cases including robot vision, pallet picking, crate picking, and conveyor picking in industrial environments.
• Scorpion 2D Stinger Camera 2D machine vision camera providing state-of-the-art, cost-effective building blocks for OEM and system integrators as part of the Scorpion Stinger family.
• Scorpion 2D and 3D Foodsafe Camera Machine vision camera in IP-69K hygienic and foodsafe stainless-steel enclosure with non-glass window, designed for harsh aqua- and agritech environments in 2D and 3D configurations.
• Scorpion 3D Venom Camera Global-shutter stereo vision camera using a mirror design to create two virtual 3D cameras from a single colour or monochrome camera (VGA to 12 MP), with working distances from 75 mm. Used for ID tracking, object tracking, height measurement, and object counting.
• Scorpion Box Camera Industrial camera factory-calibrated to specific resolution at a selected working distance for tasks such as crack detection, OCR, ID tracking, colour verification, and 2D scanning. Connects via GigE, PoE, or USB3.
• Scorpion 3D Neural Robot Vision Realtime 3D neural robot vision solution that combines stereo vision and neural networks to deliver a 100% pick-rate for picking parts from conveyor belts, pallets, and crates, and for assembly verification.
• Scorpion 3D Neural Massflow Food Sorter Award-winning Foodsafe 3D Colour Scanner combined with 3D Neural Robot Vision in a single enclosure with projectors and strobing illuminators, delivering a complete optical sorting system for food conveyor mass-flow applications with low installation and maintenance cost.
• Scorpion Food Colour Grader Unique 3D Colour Camera that measures absolute colour of food products such as chicken breast, fish fillets, and meat, meeting the highest hygienic standards with automated colour calibration after every washdown for 100% robust 24/7 grading.
• Scorpion Vision OEM Solutions Complete state-of-the-art 2D and 3D machine vision solutions based on the Scorpion Vision Framework, delivered to OEM customers in aquaculture, food and beverage, automotive, aluminium, and logistics industries, ranging from simple 2D camera integrations to advanced SmartCamera-embedded solutions.
• Scorpion Compact Vision Platform for 2D and 3D turn-key vision systems deployed in Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom by the Scorpion Vision Integration business area.
• Scorpion 3D Stinger for Aluminium Inline 3D stub alignment and measurement system for the aluminium industry, based on third-generation Scorpion 3D Stinger technology, used for robust and accurate anode location, butt and stub measurement.
• BTK (Bankterminalkobling) Legacy software product enabling PC-based cash register systems to process transactions through bank terminals against Nets (BBS) and Bank Axept. Available in online and offline versions with redundant server configuration delivering 99.7% uptime. Used by Norwegian hospitals, municipalities, and retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% pick-rate for robot vision applications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Scorpion Vision LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScorpion Vision Ltd is Tordivel's daughter company in the UK. Their core activity is the provision of machine vision automation software and systems. The company provides sales and support resources to a reseller channel within the UK, providing technical assistance and a sales support role to the UK Scorpion Vision integrator network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SICK AG: Large German industrial sensor and automation company with a significant machine vision portfolio. Overlaps with Tordivel on 2D/3D vision but as part of a much broader factory-automation portfolio.
• ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): German machine vision specialist (now part of Atlas Copco) offering 2D/3D inspection and surface vision for industrial automation. Competes with Scorpion Vision in factory-quality inspection.

Direct peers

• Cognex Corporation: Largest pure-play machine vision company globally, offering 2D/3D vision software, smart cameras, and industrial image-processing systems. Directly comparable product portfolio and target customer base (industrial automation OEMs and integrators).
• Allied Vision: German manufacturer of industrial cameras for machine vision applications. Closely comparable camera product line and similar OEM/integrator go-to-market approach.
• MVTec Software GmbH: German developer of HALCON and MERLIC machine vision software. The closest software-only peer to Tordivel's Scorpion Vision framework, serving factory automation integrators and OEMs.
• Stemmer Imaging: European machine vision technology provider, distributing and integrating vision components with custom software frameworks. Direct channel and technology peer to Tordivel's European integration network.
• Basler AG: German manufacturer of industrial cameras and embedded vision components. Closely comparable hardware products (industrial 2D/3D cameras) and provides vision software frameworks similar to Scorpion Vision.
• Keyence Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of machine vision systems, industrial sensors, and microscopes with a global direct-sales model. Competes head-to-head with Scorpion Vision in factory automation and quality inspection.

Emerging players

• Zivid AS: Norwegian 3D camera specialist focused on industrial robotics and bin-picking — a direct regional peer to Tordivel's 3D Stinger/Venom product line, especially in robotics vision.
• Photoneo (now part of Zebra Technologies): 3D vision and AI-robotics company specializing in bin-picking and industrial automation. Closely comparable 3D + neural-network vision proposition for robotics OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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