Modular insulated panels for cold-storage and building systems
Norbec manufactures modular insulated panels for walk-in coolers, freezers, and building envelopes across North America. The tech stack—AutoCAD, Inventor, Epicor, .NET, React—reflects a traditional manufacturing operation with CAD-heavy design workflows and ERP-backed production planning. Active projects cluster around thermal simulation, certification compliance, and planning-tool development, while pain points center on production bottlenecks, inventory control, and supply-chain risk—typical constraints for a 200–500-person maker scaling product lines and facility footprint.
Norbec, founded in 1982, designs and manufactures insulated metal panels and modular walk-in systems for food retail, cold-chain logistics, hospitals, and data centers. The company operates two complementary divisions: Norbec System Inc. (focused on cooler and freezer units) and Norbec Architectural Inc. (focused on building-envelope panels). The customer base spans supermarkets, restaurants, food processing, refrigerated warehousing, and research facilities. With 201–500 employees based in Boucherville, Québec, Norbec operates an in-house engineering, manufacturing, and logistics operation serving North American markets.
Norbec's stack centers on AutoCAD and Inventor for design, Epicor for ERP and production planning, and .NET/C# for custom tools. They also use Jira for project tracking and SharePoint for document management.
Current projects include thermal simulation analysis, fire and structural certification, advanced planning-tool development, and supply-chain optimization. Work also covers test-bench assembly, calculation tools, and training-content creation.
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