In 2022, the Swedish government estimated a total of 40,000 new jobs in the Norrbotten and Västerbotten region, in the northern territory of Sweden. This growth is a result of the big industrial establishments in the area. The City of Skelleftea Municipality predicts that “Perhaps it will be precisely here that growth and population growth will be greatest in Sweden until 2030.” A growth that also creates new business opportunities for the existing industry. 

Norrsken Metall has been a well-known contract manufacturer in the Skelleftea region for many years. Their specialty is materials processing in different dimensions, mainly iron, aluminium and stainless steel, but also other materials such as copper and plastic. They offer cutting, machining, welding, bending, surface treating, assembly and delivery.

Image: From left: Christian Svensson, Water Jet Sweden, Patrik Flodin, Norrsken Metall and Niklas Fällman, Norrsken Metall.

The company has been waterjet cutting since 2000. Their existing machine was worn out with recurrent operational problems, so they decided it was time to switch to a new and more reliable machine solution. That’s when Patrik Flodin and Niklas Fällman, owners of Norrsken Metall, got in touch with Christian Svensson, regional sales manager at Water Jet Sweden. 

Christian who has more than 25 years of experience in waterjet cutting and of waterjet cutting machines said,”Together with the customer, we have developed a machine solution that provides both increased capacity and better reliability.”

The new Grand model machine is a robust and powerful machine system for machining all types of materials, as well as being capable of handling large or odd dimensions. Thanks to Water Jet Sweden’s ingenious patent, the machine has the same high precision regardless of machine size. The 3.2 x 7.7 metre working area has been divided into two working zones to allow loading and unloading while the machine is running.

Christian explains,“There are many improvements, for example the systems for abrasive supply and sludge handling are extra powerful to handle cutting without interruption, and the machine is equipped with a more powerful pump for faster cutting.” 

Thanks to the new investment, Norrsken Metall now has both the capacity and reliability to meet the growing demand for waterjet cutting in the region, something they had already noticed having received several assignments from, amongst others, the new battery factory being built in the area.

Stefan Olsson, specialist from Waterjet Sweden introducing Panel One® control system.

Norrsken Metall operators inspect the outcome of their first waterjet test cut.

Water Jet Sweden develops, manufactures and markets advanced solutions for water jet cutting and provides a quality aftermarket offer with service and parts. Since 1993 they strive to be the obvious first choice for customers worldwide who seek solutions in water jet cutting of high quality and high technical content.

For more information on how we can increase your throughput and reduce your processing costs with our world-leading water jet cutting technology or to get a quote on any of our waterjet cutting machines just call us on 01937 845499 or send us an email to info@wjsuk.com