MECHANICAL DESIGN

Nova’s background in mechanical design and drafting is wide ranging across many sectors. Our team of design engineers have backgrounds ranging from heavy engineering like steel rolling & plate mill lines to lighter fabrication and sheet metal design to service the food process industry……… so we are able to offer our customers a comprehensive mechanical design draughting skill set.

Below is a small sample of previous projects that Nova has been successfully involved with the design and drafting.

Automotive Handling Equipment Design

Nova has a large portfolio of various mechanical handling equipment throughout the motor industry. This has included overhead and floor chain conveyor design, powered roller beds, belt conveyors, skillet lines, lifters, turntables, underguarding and drop sections. The majority of these projects have involved our engineers conducting site surveys to assist with the outsourced mechanical design.
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metal processingMetal processing & Furnace design

Being based in the West Midlands, Nova are at the heart of the metal process and furnace industry. Collectively our team has got a wealth of experience working on rolling mill, strip process, bar & tube straightening equipment and furnace design.


nuclear power plantNuclear Engineering

From Nova’s beginning’s we have built successful long term relationships with a number of Nuclear Industry first and second tier suppliers. This has involved supplying design and drafting support services for Grapples, Park Stands, Lifting Beams and various other decommissioning plant.


machine designSpecial Purpose Machine design

We have experience in numerous special purpose machine design projects ranging from scrap metal & car shredders, high speed assembly line equipment, packaging machinery and friction welding equipment.




food process

Sheet metal and Light fabrication Design

Our team also has experience in lighter fabrication and sheet metal work. This has included design and drafting projects for a number of industries including, food process, tobbaco processing and automotive paint plant design.


mechanical design   production tooling design   process industry   structural/construction   finite element analysis   cad systems   additional services