Randolph, NJ – Norwalt Automation Group, a specialist in custom-built automation and line integration machinery for complex manufacturing applications, has moved to a new, more expansive production facility in Tampa, FL. A sign of the Randolph, New Jersey-based company’s rapid growth, the initiative comes less than two years after Norwalt’s original Tampa facility commenced operations in mid-2023.
The new facility will provide 28,000 square feet dedicated primarily to machine and systems integration for the customized, precision-engineered solutions for which the company has become known. Norwalt’s engineers design, construct, validate and install premium production equipment whose functionalities include – but are by no means limited to – packaging and product assembly, post-mold automation, modular automation cells and robotics systems. Norwalt has experienced exponential growth in recent years, prioritizing additional space to continue meeting expedited equipment delivery timeframes.
“We always love to hear when a company that expanded here from another market has found so much success that they continue to invest in our community and create more jobs,” said Ron Christaldi, chair of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council and Shumaker Partner/President and CEO of Shumaker Advisors Florida. “Norwalt has been an excellent addition to the Tampa area’s manufacturing sector, and the Tampa Bay EDC team looks forward to continuing to support the company’s growth here.”
Norwalt serves customers in a wide array of sectors, from medical devices and food & beverage applications to personal care and household items. While the 2023 Tampa facility was largely earmarked for food, beverage, and medical device and diagnostics projects – two niches requiring pristine, tight-tolerance plastics components and products manufacturing, per Norwalt’s core engineering skillsets – this newest space will likely see parity in projects for the various sectors Norwalt services.
“With the company continuing its encouraging growth pattern and the initial Tampa facility proving to be a wise decision both economically and geographically, this new, larger Tampa-area site was an easy decision to make,” said Keith Harman, Director of Business Development for Norwalt. “In an ever-evolving manufacturing environment, demand continues to surge for automation and line integration machinery that minimizes downtime, maximizes efficiency, and tackles otherwise labor-intensive tasks.”
