Northwest Aerodynamic
Models Ltd

1 Woodside Street
New Mills
High Peak
Derbyshire
SK22 3HF
United Kingdom


T: +44 01663 747397
F: +44 01663 746864
E: info@nwaerodynamics
W: nwaerodynamics.co.uk



The personnel within NAM Design department are all vastly skilled detailed draughtsmen with a flare for design.


Wind tunnel model and tunnel equipment design is a highly specialised area. Knowledge of wind tunnel testing is an important attribute to creating components capable of withstanding the loads induced by the various methods of testing.


CAD has become the most important tool in the design department and NAM has a variety of CAD systems to help develop the drawings required, including Solidworks, AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop


With the aid of these systems we develop the design work required and also interact with an exchange of electronic information with our customers.


Drawings, Surface Geometry, Solid Models and FEA are all services and design techniques we utilise for design and presentation.


Our design services are offered as an integral part of a “Design and Manufacture” package, or as a “Design Only” service.


For all our services a detailed procedure is adopted for each project.

1. Interactive customer
communication & liaison.

2. Regular Design Reviews.

3. Submission of detailed
drawings.

4. Full stress report.

5. Hard copies of all
completed drawings.

6. CD with all surface work, solid models and detailed drawings.

7. Confidentiality and
secrecy.


A close partnership is formed with all our customers, ensuring understanding and satisfaction. NAM is a leading model making company, resulting from the skills and experience gained in designing and manufacturing many types of models in a variety of materials. All models are constructed for reasons submitted within the initial specification and all are designed to suit the tunnels in which they are to be tested.



We are a small company that is built on experience gained in past employment at "British Aerospace" in respective wind tunnel departments. Most of our team are ex-employees of British Aerospace and all have at least 5 years experience within the model build industry. Although we have two distinct sections of design and manufacture we work very closely as a team and all play a part in the design and development of models.



Experiences in all elements of model build are present within the company from the "FEA" analysts required for "CRYOGENIC" testing, to the hands of experience of "CARBON FIBRE" mould manufacture. Experts in these fields we are not but practical model build experience makes us the better choice for this work because we know enough to produce accurate, functional and dependable models. "NAM" is a company that wants to be used at the beginning of model projects, where the savings in build costs can be better achieved.

 


We are regularly used by companies such as:-
BAE Military Systems
BAE Civil Aircraft. DERA Farnborough
DARE Bedford


In the early stages of a proposed test where our experience in testing and the differing types of models can play a major roll in the eventual cost of the entire project. We offer this service totally free of charge, as we see the benefits of sharing our experience gives our potential customers confidence in our actual abilities.

 

We are regularly asked to assist in the creation of geometric surfaces, and work in partnership with our customers in this roll. The company has been in existence from "May 1993" and within that time we have been involved in a large number of wind tunnel models and tests for a growing number of companies.


NAM holds the following certification:

    ISO9001:2008