Norwest Engineering

Norwest Engineering Limited, established in 1952 and based in Carlisle, Cumbria, is a specialist in sheet metal work and light engineering. The company offers a comprehensive suite of manufacturing processes, handling both single prototypes and large production runs, with components made to sample, sketch, or custom requirements. They maintain a large in-house stock of materials to facilitate rapid response and offer local and national delivery.

Their extensive capabilities include advanced cutting technologies such as laser, waterjet, plasma, and flame cutting, alongside precision machining with milling and turning services, including 4th axis CNC milling. Norwest also provides CNC punching for high-volume blanking and CNC press breaking for complex bending. They work with a wide array of materials including steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper, plastics, and exotics like titanium, and their fabrication and welding services can produce fabrications up to 5 tons using T.I.G., M.I.G., and M.M.A. welding processes.

Norwest Engineering possesses in-house computing facilities for prototype development and their fabrication and welding services include coded welding and Lloyd's approval. Key differentiators include the speed and absence of tooling costs for laser cutting, the versatility of waterjet cutting for a wide range of materials with minimal heat-affected zones, and the high-definition precision of plasma cutting. They are equipped to handle diverse project needs from initial concept to full-scale production.