Learn how a U.S. military handgun manufacturer achieved extremely tight trigger-force tolerances, full traceability, and consistent weapon performance using a Promess EMAP equipped with a high-precision 10 lb load cell.
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Weapons maker Smith & Wesson announced last week that it will relocate its headquarters to Tennessee in 2023, citing the increasingly hostile political climate here.
ILION, NY—Remington Arms was cited for more than two dozen violations of workplace safety and health standards—and fined more than $200,000 as a result—after an employee’s fingertip was amputated while working at the company’s assembly plant here.
COLUMBUS, GA—Firearms and accessories manufacturer will invest $28.5 million to consolidate its New Hampshire manufacturing operations in a new 50,000-square-foot assembly plant here. The project will create 84 new jobs over the next two years.
Firearm manufacturing has come a long way from the days when a room full of gunsmiths was needed to ensure accurate, quality weapons. Nonetheless, manufacturing parts for firearms still requires a deep understanding of how the many small parts work together to create a successful weapon.
MAYODAN, NC—Firemarms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. plans to open a new assembly plant here that could employ more than 470 workers in Rockingham County.
