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, 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, Forida. The company says the expansion is a sign of significant growth as it comes less than two years after the facility launched Tampa operations in mid-2023.

The new site will provide 28,000 square feet of space primarily dedicated to machine and systems integration for the customized, precision-engineered solutions. Norwalt’s engineers design, construct, validate and install production equipment with functionalities that include packaging and product assembly, postmold automation, modular automation cells, robotics systems and more.

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The company says it has experienced rapid growth in recent years, prioritizing additional space to continue meeting expedited equipment delivery time frames.

“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,” says Ron Christaldi, chair of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council, 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 and beverage applications to personal care and household items. The 2023 Tampa facility was largely earmarked for food, beverage and medical device and diagnostics projects — two sectors which require pristine, tight-tolerance plastics components and products manufacturing. The company says the new space will likely focus on similar 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,” says Keith Harman, director of ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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.”