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The recent coverage by The New York Times has highlighted one of the most significant ammunition production initiatives launched in the United States in recent years: the new General Dynamics artillery shell facility in Mesquite, Texas. As part of this strategic expansion, Repkon’s advanced flow-forming systems — including the HF905 — play a central role in enabling high-volume, high-precision shell manufacturing.

Within this state-of-the-art plant, our FlexScan automated measurement solutions have been integrated to support the production workflow by providing precise 2D/3D geometric validation, surface inspection, and tolerance verification for artillery shell bodies. The FlexScan units ensure that every projectile produced on the line meets the required dimensional standards before proceeding to downstream operations.

The Mesquite facility represents the Pentagon’s first major ammunition production investment since the start of the Ukraine conflict and is designed to reach an output capacity of 30,000 artillery shells per month. With Repkon’s manufacturing technology and our automated quality-control infrastructure working in tandem, the plant delivers unmatched consistency, repeatability, and production speed.

At LASS Technology, we are proud to contribute to this milestone project by delivering the measurement capabilities required for a modern, data-driven, Industry 4.0-ready defense production environment. Our systems are engineered to operate 24/7 with minimal operator dependency, ensuring full traceability, reduced inspection times, and increased efficiency across the production line.

This collaboration marks another important step in our mission to develop advanced measurement technologies for critical industrial and defense applications worldwide.