Jack Foged A/S

Sales and projects

Airflight ApS 

Chief Executive Officer

Technical Director

BIG 3D Print

Handling special request from clients transforming their ideas into plastic products.

DIC Group ApS

Daily i run the company together with my brother. 
I take care of all technical matters in the company while my brother takes care of sales and customer relations.
Days range from administrative things to construction in 3D and calculations of quotations.

Indehaver

Since I was a kid I have loved building stuff with my hands. 

My dad having his own workshop, let me play around with tools and various materials. 

It lead to a passion for technology and creating stuff. 

My dad got me into racing gokarts and formula/car racing from when i was 12 till i was 18. 

When I was 17 I got into MMA and have been having fights as well. 

I studied Mechanical engineering at Aalborg University for 3 years before I started my own company, DIC Group, during the summer before my 4th year. It was an incredible experience and I quickly saw that in the first 2 months of starting my own company that summer, I made more money that I would in half a year as a mechanical engineer. This, combined with my extensive background growing up in a workshop, allowed me to bet on myself and take the leap into DIC Group full time instead of finishing my studies. 

By age 22, I scaled DIC Group to 22 employees, $2 million (USD) in revenue, and made my first million in profit (DKK). Then, I experienced by biggest business hardship at the time when a massive contract went south. In the end it unfortunately cost me my company and ended in bankruptcy. Even though I felt like giving up, I refused to do so. I simply believe that the way to win is through perseverance. So, I got back up and took all of my learnings and experience into my next venture, Airflight.

Shortly after the bankruptcy I founded @Airflight together with a team ( now we are only 2 founders) with the aim of making ordinary people get an extraordinary experience by flying in a flying car.

We flew the flying car and got a lot of media attention that showed us an market opportunity within the Wind turbine industry for flying spare parts and tools. 

Airflight now applied for grants and investment to convert the flying car into an unmanned 100kg payload drone called the AF100. One of the largest quadcopters in the world. 

With the AF100 flying we raised capital and got more grants to build the AF200 a 200kg payload drone that would be able to solve multiple industry headaches. 

Unfortunately we crashed the AF200 in the midst of a funding round, forcing us to scale down operations. This crash seemed to be the end of Airflight. 

Though we found a market for our already developed payload delivery system that we had developed to solve our own problem of automatic delivery and pick up of payloads for our drone. 

The universe had me going back to my roots in industrial piping solutions. 

I love the game of business and will probably work till the day I die, because I just cant stop.

Mikkel K.

"Hold hvad du lover, selv når det gør ondt og koster dig penge."
Det råd fik jeg engang af en af Danmarks mest succesfulde erhvervsmænd.

Det er derfor Jack Foged A/S har eksisteret i snart 40 år. 
Vi holder det, vi lover. Også når det gør ondt.

Alle i industrien har lavet fejl. Det sker. 
Forskellen er, hvordan du løser det.

Vil du have en partner som kun er der, når tingene går godt? 
Eller en som har din ryg, når det bliver svært?

Vi leverer stabilitet, ærlighed og kvalitet. 

Vi skal også være her om 40 år. 
Derfor holder vi, hvad vi lover.

Mikkel Karsgaard

Pipe systems for your projects. From design to production we are your partner for more than 35 years. @JACK FOGED A/S

Nogengange så føles det som om det aldrig stopper med at være fyldt med rør hos os i Jack Foged A/S. Men det er nok ikke underligt når det er det vi lever og ånder for. 

At holde et knivskarpt fokus på rør byg gør os til en stærk partner for dig som gerne vil have lavet en rørpakke med komplet installation og dokumentation. 

Vi har eksisteret i snart 40 år og passionen brænder stadig lige så stærkt som da Jack startede virksomheden. 

Fordi vi brænder for at bygge rør.

Med både et rustfrit og sort værksted tager vi gerne de mere komplekse rør-opgaver hvor begge materialer er tilstede i rørsystemet. 

Hvad det betyder er at du med ro i maven kan vælge os til at varetage alle rør ligegyldigt om det er sort stål eller rustfrit eller et mix. 

Vi har sågar 3D CNC rørskære samt robot svejser hvis tingene er tykvægget og kræver ekstra indsats. 

Ha ro i maven når du vælger os som solid samarbejdspartner, vi har eksisteret i 39 år som familie-ejet virksomhed og vil næsten tro vi tager 40 år mere. 

For når vi har de lange briller på så ses vores forhold ikke som blot et ekstra nummer i regnskabsprogrammet, nej vi er partnere. 

Er vi perfekte? Nej. 
Begår vi fejl? ja. 

Men vi forsøger hver eneste dag at blive 1% bedre end igår. 
Hvorfor? Fordi vi elsker at bygge rør for vores kunder.

Så er Jack Foged A/S landet på Ajour 2025.
Skal vi snakke rørsystemer så hiv fat i mig. 

Vi ses derude!

Under the insulation many places hides beautiful NDT approved welds from Jack Foged employees. 

PN100 316L stainless pipe system on display. 

You need the right partner to deliver, Fast and with top quality and documentation then we are your partner. 

Because we love pipes!

Når processer og miljø er på plads så går tingene normalt hurtigere end på site. Derfor hjælper vi et hav af kunder med units hvor rør bliver svejst på værkstedet og monteret i stålstativer så der er klar til hurtig montering på site. 

Dette er oftest et godt alternativ hvis tingene skal instaleres hurtigt på site for at minimere downtime eksempelvis. 

Samtidig er det oftest mere konkurrencedygtigt at gøre det på denne måde da  sikkerhed, kvalitet og pris oftest er bedre når tingene er lavet på værkstedet. 

Står du og skal have lavet units med rør så kan det være du godt vil have et sæt ekstra øjne på tingene. I dette tilfælde så skal du blot skrive eller ringe til mig så tager vi en uforligtende snak og ser om vi kan være behjælpelig. 

Jack Foged - fordi vi elsker rør.

This month something hit me hard.

Doesn't matter how tough you think you are. 
Doesn't matter if everything's going well.

Life will find a way to punch you in the face.
And it did.
Bad news. The kind where you just sit for a minute and go "fuck."

Then after sitting with it for a while, I started looking for what was still good in the situation.
Not to make myself feel better.
Just because it was there.

The bad thing is still bad. I'm not pretending it's not.
But there's also good stuff that happened before this. Real things. Years of good.
I can hold onto that too.

I used to think acknowledging the good meant I wasn't taking the bad seriously enough.
Like I had to be completely destroyed to prove it mattered.
But that's bullshit.

You can look at a bad situation and still say: "yeah, but at least we had this."
That's not denying reality. That's seeing all of it.

The bad and the good. Both true at the same time.

Same thing happens in work. Project fails. Deal falls through. Team member leaves.
You can hold the loss and still see what you built along the way.

What do you hold onto when life punches you in the face?

Så er det i morgen at der er Ajour 2025. 
Skal vi snakke rør så hiv fat i mig jeg er rundt omkring. 

Glæder mig til at møde de gode folk der holder industrien kørende! 

Vi ses!

Week after week pipespools are leaving our production. 
This is only possible because we have some of the best people at Jack Foged A/S. 

People who chose to go the way of the builder. 
The people who put the work in to construct the constructions and piping systems that are designed. 

This Monday I just want to express my gratitude for all the people working in a service/construction role. You guys are awesome, thank you for your effort in making the world being built and going around.

When you are genuinely excited for Mondays you know you are on the right track. 

There will always be work that is more fun than other work. 

But if you generally is happy to meet up on Mondays, just be grateful and appreciative you are already ahead.

Jacob and Philip started working in their father's workshop as kids. Not watching from the sidelines. Actually working.

Their father Jack started this company almost 40 years ago with his hands, and his sons learned the trade the same way. They got their blue-collar education first, working on the shop floor, before they went on to get their white-collar credentials.

I think that's a big part of why we've been successful as a contractor in the piping systems industry.
Because I came up the same way.

I was raised in a workshop myself. I've spent more than 15 years in steel and manufacturing, and thousands of those hours were spent building and welding. Learning what works in theory versus what actually works when you're 20 feet up with a torch in your hand.

That shared background creates something you can't get from a company where the leadership has only seen projects from a desk.
When you're dealing with complex piping systems and tight deadlines, you need people who understand what's happening on-site. Not just what the drawings say, but what actually happens when tolerances stack up and nothing quite fits the way it should.

We've all been there. We know what goes wrong and why it goes wrong.
That's the foundation of how we work with our customers. We're not just quoting and delivering. We're in it with you when the project gets complicated.

So if you're looking for a supplier who sends you a price list and moves on to the next job, we're probably not the right fit.

But if you need a partner who understands the technical challenges because we've lived them ourselves, then we should talk.

The requirements for documentation is increasing which is why it is important to have a piping partner that is used to dealing with high documentation requirements. 

At Jack Foged A/S we have implemented multiple digital solutions that increases the efficiency of the documentation which in the end benefits our customers. 

Investing in processes and documentation is a must when you want to deliver at the highest quality possible. 

So if you are a tender manager or bid manager and you can see the projects has high demands on documentation, then maybe it is time we have an informal talk about how we potentially can help you and your company delivering the project on time and well documented.

We all make mistakes in life!
It is simple inevitable and it is okay. 
Just fix your mistake and get back on track. 

But let me tell you something that I have learned in my career that have been confirmed to me over and over again. 

There exist people out there that see their mistakes and then they don't fix them, simply because they think no one sees them or will discover it. careless behavior...

Like this guy who pissed on the floor without cleaning. you got NO excuse on this one... Every man who uses a urinal knows that you can't miss to see if you pissed on the floor. 

This type of person is the same person that doesn't clean the toilet after them. careless of other people. This type of person doesn't belong on a high performance team. 

Needless to say I cleaned the floor so I was hopefully the only one with shoes filled with yellow dirty water. 

If we all just care 1% more about each other then maybe just maybe it will make a big impact.

Someone asked me the other day: " how can I be more authentic" 
Without hesitation my first answer was:

Just start saying NO more. 
Way to many of us say yes to things that dont feel right, but we do it to be "polite" or whatever. 

When you start acting more in accordance to how you feel deeply, that is where you will find your authentic self in my opinion. 

What do you think? 
What makes someone authentic?

No amount of material possessions can you give you: real deep down status. 

Because the real status is when you look yourself in the mirror, that good feeling you get there....

That's status.

I like to share what I believe is also a great colleague:

Today is maybe the day where you tell that colleague of yours how much the mean to you. 

It got me reflecting on the question: " Are the best colleagues actually friends in disguise 🥸 "???? 

What do you think?

When the student is ready to learn the teacher will show.

Nogengange så kan en enkelt sætning ændrer vores humør eller perspektiv til det bedre. 
Måske en af disse kan være en hjælp for dig idag.

Linkedin is one of the most powerful tools in the world if you know how to use it correctly. 

I have been using the last month to sort out and unfollow so many people. 

The reason. 

I want to use it as an intelligence platform where I get info and speak to people where we can bring value in Jack Foged A/S. 

It has increased the quality of the platform sooooo much. 

Its seems that is the recipe for taking the "normal" social media out of linkedin and putting it back in to my arsenal as a powerful sales tool. 

Have you also been tired of the state of linkedin for a long time, maybe it is time for you to clean it like I have done. 

What do you think is the best thing about linkedin these days?

Building in stealth (for now). If you want a peek behind the curtain, DM me and I’ll show you.

Blaine Davis

Thanksgiving hit a little differently this year.

It wasn’t a big trip or a huge family gathering – just a small group: my grandma, my mom, Lauren, and me.

Simple, low-key, and exactly what I needed.

There’s something grounding about stepping out of the day-to-day chaos and hearing how everyone’s really doing. Just being present with the people who knew you long before titles or deadlines ever existed.

It also feels like the unofficial start of the holiday stretch – that window where you finally pause long enough to ask:

– How did this year actually go?
– What changed?
– What mattered?

For me, Thanksgiving always kicks off that reflection.

It makes the rest of the season feel more intentional – finishing the year strong, closing the loop on lingering goals, and getting excited about what’s ahead.

Back to work now, but still carrying that feeling with me.

A little perspective goes a long way.

My wife tells me that I say “yes” too often.

And she’s right.

Founders are asked to do a million things, and every “yes” quietly steals time from something that actually matters.

What I’ve learned (and heard over and over from mentors I respect) is this:

→ Your default answer should always be no.
→ Only say yes when you feel strongly about the yes.

Not “it could be cool.”
Not “I guess I have a free hour.”
Not “maybe there’s something here.”

A real yes should clear a high bar, because every yes has a cost. Whether it costs you time, energy, focus, or momentum. All of those are limited and expensive. 

So these days, my filter is simple:

If it’s not an obvious yes… it’s a no.

That’s the only way to protect your time – instead of drowning in obligations that don’t matter.

Our healthcare system is broken.

I’ve lived it.

As a cancer survivor, I’ve felt the chaos firsthand: the bills, the inefficiencies, the unnecessary friction that shows up at the exact moment you’re already overwhelmed.

And the crazy part is… everyone knows it’s broken.
Patients feel it. Doctors feel it. 

But the piece people don’t talk about enough is this:
We’re finally at a point where meaningful innovation is actually possible.

Over the next five years, I think we’ll see some major shifts:

1️⃣ AI making healthcare more efficient

Not replacing clinicians – but automating the administrative drag that slows them down. 

2️⃣ Remote patient monitoring becoming mainstream

Wearables are getting accurate enough to matter. Continuous data > once-a-year checkups. 

And for rural patients or people with chronic conditions, this could be life-changing.

3️⃣ Personalized care going from buzzword → to reality

Genomics, individual risk profiles, targeted interventions. Medicine that’s actually built for you, not for the average of millions of people.

4️⃣ Care moving closer to home

We’re long overdue for a world where more happens remotely or in-home instead of inpatient by default. It’s better for outcomes – and dramatically better for cost.

As an investor, this is one of the spaces I’m most excited about.

When a system has no choice but to evolve, that’s when founders build companies that reshape generations.

Everyone’s worried about robots replacing service jobs.

But I think it’s the opposite.

If anything, blue-collar workers are the safest – for now.

Elon said it best: the only people who’ll be safe are the ones moving atoms, not bits.

And it’s true.

Plumbers, electricians, farmers, contractors… any job that's physical will exist for a much longer time. Because robotics just isn’t there yet.

It’s the desk jobs that are in trouble.

AI is replacing repetitive, digital work faster than anyone expected. Most of what happens behind a screen can (and will) be automated.

If you’re in the business of physically building, fixing, or maintaining things, you’ll likely outlast a lot of us typing away on keyboards.

Wild to think that the safest jobs of the AI age might be the ones everyone used to overlook.

I’ll be honest – patience has never been my strong suit.

Everyone close to me knows this.
I’ve known it my whole life.

And the truth is… it shows up differently depending on the context.

At work, being impatient actually helps me.

I like to move fast, push hard, raise the bar, and keep momentum. It’s part of what makes me effective. (I doubt that side of me will ever change.)

But in my personal life?
That same impatience can be a problem.

Family, friends, my wife – they don’t need me moving at 100 mph. They need grace, forgiveness, and someone who can slow down long enough to actually listen.

That’s the part I’m actively working on.

So yeah… professionally, I’ll probably always be wired to go fast.

But personally, I’m trying to build more patience into my life, even if it doesn’t come naturally.

It’s a work in progress. But an important one.

The U.S. officially took the penny out of circulation.
And honestly… it says a lot about where we’re headed.

On the surface, it doesn’t change much. 
No one’s financial life hinges on a copper coin that costs more to mint than it’s worth.

But directionally?
It’s a pretty loud signal that we’re inching toward a fully cashless world.

Digital payments, tap-to-pay everything, micro-transactions, maybe even a central bank digital currency down the road – that’s all coming faster than people think.

From a fintech and infrastructure standpoint, it’s interesting.
For the average consumer, nothing really shifts today.

But it is wild to think there’s an entire generation of kids who won’t even know what a penny is.

Small changes like this always point to bigger trends. 
And the long-term trend is clear:

Cash is fading. Digital is default.

The real question is: what does a fully cashless economy unlock – and who’s ready for it?

Saying “yes” to every customer is one of the fastest ways to kill your business.

I’ve seen this as a founder and as an investor.

A customer asks for a “quick” feature tweak. 
Then another one does.
And before you know it…you’re running a services business instead of building a product.

I get it. The temptation is real.
You want to keep every customer happy. But the truth is, you can’t build everything for everyone.

My rule:
→ If one person asks for something, note it.
→ If a third of your customers (or your power users) ask for it, then build it.

Otherwise, you’ll spend your life chasing feature requests instead of building a company.

Some of the smartest teams I’ve backed got stuck in the loop of endless custom work.
They weren’t building products anymore. They were building whatever they heard that week.

Listen to all feedback.
But stick to your guns.

If you haven’t tried Obsidian for note-taking yet, you’re missing out.

I’ve used it for a couple of years, and it just keeps getting better.

Really love how quietly powerful it is.

It has a full plug-in marketplace (kind of like Chrome, but built for note-takers), and the community keeps shipping things that make it even better.

Also has a knowledge graph for visual learners.

I can highlight something I’m writing, and Obsidian instantly shows me every past note, idea, or pattern connected to it.

Years of scattered thoughts all feel organized now, and it’s saved me more time than any productivity app I’ve tried recently.

If you haven’t played around with it yet, it’s worth a shot.

Everywhere you go, there’s an app for something:
Parking. Coffee. Your gym. Your dry cleaner.

Half the time I feel like I’m downloading an app just to open the door.

We’ve seen this movie before.
First in the dot-com era, then again in the mobile boom – an explosion of tiny, niche products that eventually hit a wall.

Well, we’re at that wall again.

Customers are overwhelmed.
The market is fragmented.
And the sheer volume of apps is finally starting to feel like noise.

Now here’s the interesting part:
This is exactly when consolidation starts.

You’re already seeing it:

– Tech M&A is picking up.
– Early-stage app acquisitions are increasing.
– AI infra, cybersecurity, and point-solution rollups are accelerating.
– Lower middle-market PE is getting aggressive again.

Everything is moving earlier and faster than in previous cycles.

This is one of the most exciting parts of the ecosystem:
When the market is oversaturated, the smartest companies stop building more – and start building bigger.

✅ Consolidation brings clarity.
✅ Clarity brings better products.
✅ And better products are exactly what consumers want right now.

We’re heading into a cycle where the winners won’t be the 27th app in a niche…

They’ll be the ones who put the pieces together.

Personally? I think this shift is long overdue.

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