NORBIT wins NOK185 million order after Norwegian factory expansion

NORBIT has received a contract manufacturing order worth approximately NOK185 million from an undisclosed European defence and security customer, with most deliveries scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. It follows about NOK100 million in earlier orders for delivery during the same quarter, bringing the two disclosed amounts to approximately NOK285 million.^[1]

The new award sits within Product Innovation & Realization, or PIR, the part of NORBIT that develops and manufactures electronics for external customers. NORBIT has not identified the equipment or customer behind the contract, and the announcement does not allocate the work to a specific factory.^[1][2]

Defence and security already generated NOK289.6 million of PIR’s NOK367.1 million revenue in the second quarter of 2026, approximately 79% of the segment total. PIR’s revenue rose 25% from the equivalent quarter of 2025, with NORBIT attributing the growth to defence and security manufacturing deliveries. The November award therefore extends an established production stream into early 2027.^[3]

NORBIT has been investing in the capacity needed for that workload. Its expansion at Selbu was completed in December 2025, increasing the factory’s floor capacity by 70%, according to the company’s full-year presentation. Across the wider manufacturing operation, it reports nearly €25 million invested in advanced production systems since 2020.^[2][4]

Røros and Selbu serve different production needs. Røros houses highly automated surface mount assembly for volume work, while Selbu handles flexible production, rapid reconfiguration and complex assemblies, from populated circuit boards to complete systems. NORBIT’s manufacturing services also cover testing and box build, allowing a contract to extend beyond placing components on a board.^[2]

Engineering support sits alongside those factories, with more than 100 R&D engineers across electronics, software, RF, signal processing and test. PIR offers development, prototyping and industrialisation as well as contract manufacturing, so its production business can include work on how an electronic product will be built and verified before volumes increase.^[5]

Chief executive Per Jørgen Weisethaunet attributes the latest order to continued demand for technology manufactured in Europe and close work with strategic customers. NORBIT is due to report its third-quarter results on 12 November, providing the next scheduled update on manufacturing activity.^[1][6]

Automated component placement on a circuit board. Illustrative photograph. Photo: Shixart1985 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Image source. CC BY 2.0.