UAV Manufacturing Services

Northwest UAV Aviation Grade American Made UAV Propulsion Systems

UAV Production & Manufacturing

NWUAV is your One-Stop UAV Shop for the production and manufacturing of unmanned propulsion systems. With our team of professionals and well-equipped facility, we can assist you with various production and manufacturing services. We'll help you discover the cost-effective, reliable solution you've been searching for. Whether you're interested in one of our COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) UAV engines or need a custom or build-to-print engine, we have the expertise and AS9100D|ISO9001:2105-certified facility to produce and manufacture the engine that fits your application.

Utilizing a high-volume production management system and our team of experts at NWUAV, we can develop and manufacture propulsion systems using LEAN manufacturing techniques. LEAN manufacturing ensures we can produce large volumes of engines with strict quality control oversight within our AS9100D|ISO9001:2015 certification. Whether you're looking for COTS, build-to-print, or custom propulsion systems, we have the tools and expertise to manufacture them efficiently and effectively.

Utilizing a high-volume production management system and our team of experts at NWUAV, we can build your propulsion system using LEAN manufacturing techniques. LEAN manufacturing allows us to produce more than 500 engine modules and associated subsystems monthly for various unmanned systems. With a diverse team of engineers and R&D capabilities, we can assist with design modifications for a more efficient engine for your application. We can quickly and easily transition design modifications into production. Whether you need COTS, COTS with modifications, or a completely custom-built engine, our full-scale production AS9100-certified facility will quickly produce and deliver your engines, ready for deployment.

Our machine shop is equipped with various CNC and CMS milling machines, software, and experienced artisans to ensure that our components are accurate and durable. We have worked hard to develop a reputation for precision and reliability. Having an in-house machine shop allows us to maintain dependability and meet or exceed your quality and turnaround time.

Our electrical and wire harness shop can efficiently and effectively manage the electrical component needs for your unmanned system. Our experienced team designs manufactures, and tests temperature sensors, simple and multi-leg harnesses, timing sensors, lighting assemblies, fuel pumps, and more. As a FOD and ESD-sensitive operation with AS9100D certification, you can rely on our team and our facility for clean, thorough electrical work to get you flying fast.

Rely on our CMM team for unmatched precision. Our experienced operators ensure your CAD file or CMM report is returned to you quickly and accurately. Our Zeiss Contura® G2 RDS coupled with Zeiss' CALYPSO CAD-based software ensures high-speed scanning of large quantities of data and accurate measurements, swiftly provided in CAD programming. From first-article inspection to reverse engineering to laser scanning and more, we have the CMM solution you need with the precision and reliability you want.

Northwest Rapid Manufacturing is a sister company to Northwest UAV. NW Rapid Mfg. is committed to designing and fabricating high-quality production and prototype parts by continuously improving its rapid manufacturing process to meet its customers’ aggressive delivery schedules. Meeting the requirements of its customers is their top priority. They monitor the output of their process continually and implement improvements accordingly.

 

UAV Production/Manufacturing Focus

  • ERP / LEAN Manufacturing
  • Aviation grade specifications
  • Prototypes
  • Build-to-print
  • Contract systems manufacturing
  • Custom component design
  • Custom fuel tanks
  • Fuel injection systems
  • Permanent magnet starter/generator systems
  • Muffler design (patented)
  • Electrical components
  • Circuit card design
  • Silicon mold design