Defense Machining Components
Hyperion has ISO 9001 certified facilities located across the United States and Europe, comprising a vertically integrated supply chain uniquely positioned to support customized defense manufacturing goals.
Hyperion facilities have the security and capacity required to reliably deliver armor piercing cores and penetrators and cold forming tooling for defense projects. As a supplier for the defense industry, Hyperion is a well-equipped partner in developing precision carbide components and tooling in a secure and confidential manner.
Products
Ammunition Cold Forming Tools
Type: Cold Forming Tools for Ammunition Components
Sizes: Custom pointed dies based on customer drawings
Description: Ammunition cold forming tooling, made in carbide or steel, for high-volume production of jackets and casings for the US and its allies
Bearing Raceways
Type: Tungsten Carbide
Tolerances: OD .0002 inches. ID .00003 inches. Surface finish .4 Ra
Description: Precision machined bearing raceways for smooth rolling of ball bearings within gyroscopes
Directional Precision Pins
Type: Gyroscopic and Directional Pins
Tolerances: OD tolerances of .000006 inches [.000152mm]. ID flatness tolerances to .000010 inches [.000254mm].
Description: Gyroscopic and directional precision pins manufactured by experienced machinists with specialized and custom-made tooling and fixturing.
Gages and Masters
Type: Pin, Ring, Tri-Lock, Master Setting Discs, Custom Solutions
Tolerances: A.G.D. standard dimensions in tolerance classes XXX, XX, X, Y, and Z.
Description: Standard gages are available with tight tolerances for manufacturing efficiency. Available in steel, ceramic and carbide. Production capabilities available for special gages and masters designed to custom prints.
Tungsten Carbide Penetrators
Type: Armor Piercing Cores & Penetrators
Calibers: 4.6mm to 12.7mm and 20mm to 50mm
Description: AP Cores & Penetrators, manufactured with tolerances as low as 0.005 mm, deliver dependable performance against ballistically protected targets.
Carbide Gaging
Precision Solutions supports manufacturers in confirming tolerances by offering a wide range of gaging solutions: plugs, rings, and trilocks. Gages are readily available in standard dimensions and configurations. Expert machinists develop custom solutions for precision defense component inspection: ring gages, gage pins, and concentricity plugs and rings. Gaging solutions are produced at the ITAR compliant manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Michigan with the capabilities to offer expert machining tolerances as precise as .000006 inches [.000152mm].
Precision Pins
The defense machining capabilities at Precision Solutions facilities create gyroscopic and directional pins to drive reliable defense instrumentation in aircraft, spacecraft, and more. Produced at the ITAR compliant facility in Bridgeport, Michigan, precision pins are manufactured with premium-grade stainless steel and carbide to micro finishes of 1RA micro-inch [.025 micrometer] or less. The in-house tooling and fixturing capabilities of Precision Solutions meets defense machining tolerance requirements between .0001 inches [.00254mm] and .000006 inches [.000152mm].
Raceways
For gyroscopes required at the smallest sizes, Precision Solutions delivers carbide raceways that ensure accurate and consistent performance in the extreme heat and cold experienced at varying speeds and altitudes. Raceways produced at the ITAR compliant facility in Bridgeport, Michigan meet demanding tolerances, so manufacturers can reliably deliver accurate assemblies efficiently. The accuracy of Precision Solutions’ raceways ensures bearings and pivots function seamlessly in the final component.
Tight Tolerances & Small Parts
In-house machinery drives the expert processing techniques that produce miniature parts for defense components. Tolerance levels achieved by Precision Solutions are unique for a defense machining supplier, giving manufacturers an advantage in finished defense components. The ability to achieve mirror-like surfaces on micro-components provides an added level of production efficiency for manufacturers. Based on customer requirements, machinists deliver exacting results for defense components to achieve ODs or IDs as small as .002 inches [.0508mm] and holes with a tolerance of .000050 inches [.00127mm] in roundness and size.
Armor Piercing Cores and Penetrators
Armor piercing (AP) cores and penetrators produced in tungsten carbide improve the performance of defense ammunition. Hyperion produces AP cores and penetrators with consistent material properties, so flight paths and penetration performance remain consistent and reliable in demanding environments.
Ammunition Forming Tools
Cold forming tools for ammunition suppliers are produced to tolerances of 0.005 mm. Hyperion’s ammunition forming tools are made with complex geometries and an internal mirror-like finish, leading to more accurate production of ammunition jackets and casings.
FAQs About Defense Machining Components
Yes. Precision Solutions offers ITAR Compliant micro-machining expertise for defense components from our facility located in Bridgeport, Michigan, USA. The facility is equipped to produce a range of products including gyroscopic and directional pins, raceways, gage rings, gage plugs, trilocks, and master setting disks.
Micro machining is the process by which exceptionally small parts are fabricated. While the machining industry varies on the level required to be considered micro machining, it is generally agreed that machining components at the micron level, which is less than a millimeter in size, qualifies as micro machining.
Yes. Precision Solutions collaborates with customers in all industries, including defense component machining, to deliver reliable and accurate precision components. As a defense machining supplier, Precision Solutions ensures confidentiality, security, and partnership to deliver items per the provided drawings. The Precision Solutions facility in Bridgeport, Michigan is compliant to the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Precision Solutions offers a variety of defense components to support the defense aerospace industry. The most requested defense components are gyroscopic and directional pins, produced at the ITAR compliant manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Michigan. Precision pins are used in advanced navigation systems in jets, space equipment, ships, and tanks. Precision Solutions also offers raceways and tight-tolerance gages to serve varying defense manufacturing needs.
Yes. All Hyperion facilities are certified for ISO 9001:2015 for Quality, ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Standards, and ISO 45001:2018 for Occupational Health and Safety Management.
The Hyperion plant in Epinouze, France meets EN 9100:2018 standards. The Hyperion manufacturing side in Bridgeport, Michigan, USA has AS9100D certification.
Security controls are in place at all facilities that manufacture components and tooling for the defense industry.
