ATK Begins Full Rate Production at New Medium Caliber Facility in West Virginia
ATK Incorporates State-of-the-art Manufacturing Technologies
Dec 17, 2004
Minneapolis, December 17, 2004 – Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), in cooperation with the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, has established a new medium-caliber production facility at its Rocket Center, W. Va. manufacturing center of excellence. The new line will produce components for 20mm, 25mm, and 30mm medium-caliber ammunition. In addition, the new facility will produce mechanical fuzes for medium caliber ammunition as well as warhead liners for Hellfire, Brimstone, Javelin, and 120mm tank ammunition. ATK estimates that the new facility will produce approximately five million components annually and employ 60-75 employees.
The grand opening of the facility culminates a year-long effort to plan and execute the construction of the medium-caliber line. The new facility includes state-of-the-art machining tools to enhance overall quality and was designed using Six Sigma/lean manufacturing processes.
ATK is a $2.4 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing 13,700 people in 23 states. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.
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