Defense

Mission-Critical Metal Components for the Defense Industry

MetalTek helps the defense industry push the limits of performance through high-quality metal castings that ensure the safety of the military and those they protect.  Our metal casting capabilities include centrifugal casting, investment casting, sand casting, and a broad selection of alloys.  We comply with International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) and are accredited by Nadcap, AS9100, ISO 9001:2015, and a range of other certification programs.  You cannot be in defense halfway.  MetalTek has the technical expertise and experience to help our defense customers and the military do their jobs and keep us safe.

To learn more about MetalTek's defense industry solutions you can contact us, find a Defense Key Account Manager, or consider a TekSession.

Missile launch and ballast system components for the Virginia-class submarine
Missile fins and structural components on surface-to-surface missiles, and hydraulic controls on mobile launch systems
Hub bodies and shaft sleeves for the propulsion systems of a range of naval ship classes, including the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Combustor covers and bearing carriers for the drive system and actuator cover caps for the targeting system of the M1 Abrams tank
Aircraft catapult components for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Targeting and piloting system components for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
Structural system components for autonomous/unmanned vehicles

Typical Defense Applications

  • Aircraft loading system

  • Autonomous / unmanned vehicles

  • Bomb racks

  • Fluid handling

  • Missile systems

  • Mobile missile launchers

  • Naval Nuclear

  • Ship-to-ship material transfer

  • Steering systems

  • Submarine propulsion

  • Surface ship propulsion

  • Tracked vehicles

  • Turbine heat exchangers

  • Weapons handling

  • Weapons systems

  • Wheeled vehicles

Typical Defense Products

  • Bearing shells

  • Clutch winch drum assemblies

  • Controllable pitch propeller hubs

  • Hatch rings

  • Launcher components

  • Missile components

  • Pump and valve components

  • Seal housings

  • Shaft sleeves / shaft liners

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Solutions

The confidential nature of the defense industry prevents MetalTek from disclosing images of many of the components that we manufacture. Below is a sample of the solutions that we provide.

Hub Body For Propulsion System

Hub Body For Propulsion System

Complex centrifugal casted hub body replaces fabrication.

Shaft Sleeves

Shaft Sleeves

Propulsion shafting for ocean-going Military and Commercial vessels is a critical and expensive part of the propulsion system.

Exhaust Manifold

Exhaust Manifold

Tight tolerance capability and the introduction of internal structures through cores make investment casting a logical choice.

Propeller Hub

Propeller Hub

Some of the largest centrifugal castings manufactured by MetalTek.