Uptime
Improved uptime, reduced downtime and faster changeover. More of the shift spent making parts, and less of it spent getting ready to.
Precision manufacturing for defense suppliers
These manufacturers operate in demanding environments where extremely high precision, repeatable quality, reliability, durability, documentation, safety, and uptime matter.
The Industry
Built around the application, the facility and the tolerances
Because production needs may involve specialized parts, high-mix/low-volume work, heavy-duty components, or mission-critical applications, the right solution must be built around the customer’s application, facility, tolerance requirements, and production realities.
Controlled processes
Settings that hold from the first part to the last, and a record of what they were. Defense programs are audited on the process as much as on the part.
High-quality blanks
Flat, clean blanks cut to profile, so forming starts from a known quantity instead of correcting for the operation before it.
Repeatable forming
Tooling, feed and press control that hold tolerance across a run — and across the next run of the same part a year later.
Safe material handling
Coil, blanks and finished parts moved without manual lifting or exposure at the press, on equipment rated for the weights actually run.
Rugged components
Heavy gauge and hard material worked on a line sized for it, rather than one pushed past what it was specified to do.
Strict customer expectations
Tolerances, documentation and delivery written into the contract, where a missed one is a program issue rather than a scrap report.
Long-term serviceability
Parts, service and controls upgrades available for the life of the program, on equipment that stays supportable a decade after installation.
What this covers
The manufacturers this covers
Defense covers a wide span of programs and suppliers. These are the manufacturers and product categories VMS build production equipment for.
- Military vehicles
- Tactical equipment
- Defense infrastructure
- Munitions
- Naval shipyards
- Ground support equipment
- Power distribution
- Communications equipment
- Storage systems
- Enclosures
- Formed and fabricated metal components
What VMS does
We understand requirements and expectations
VMS supports defense and defense-adjacent manufacturers by helping evaluate, source, and coordinate production equipment for stamping, coil handling, feed lines, cut-to-length lines, blanking, roll forming, press controls, automation, material handling, conveyors, scrap management, cranes, rigging, electrical support, foundations, installation coordination, parts, service, repairs, retrofits, and equipment upgrades.
VMS brings value by understanding the customer’s product requirements, material type and thickness, tolerance expectations, production volume, part size, safety requirements, handling needs, facility constraints, controls requirements, downstream processes, service expectations, and long-term support needs before recommending a solution.
What that means
Throughput
Improved throughput and better line integration, so the press runs at the rate it is rated for rather than at the rate of the slowest thing beside it.
Consistency
Improved feeding accuracy, improved forming consistency and reduced scrap. The tolerance holds across the run, so fewer parts are made twice.
Safety and service life
Improved safety and longer equipment life. Material handled without exposure at the press, on equipment specified for the loads it actually carries.
OEM partners
Brands we deploy for this industry
How our customers win
Who we build for
GM Defense
Potential defense customer/proof point for military vehicle and defense mobility manufacturing.
General Dynamics
Potential defense customer/proof point for defense manufacturing and mission-critical equipment.
BAE Systems
Potential defense customer/proof point for defense manufacturing, tactical vehicles, and mission-critical systems.
Naval shipyards
Relevant defense proof category for shipyard, naval infrastructure, and heavy-duty metal manufacturing support.
Munitions manufacturers
Relevant defense proof category for high-precision, safety-focused, and tightly controlled production environments.
VMS product and vendor capabilities
Stamping, coil processing, cut-to-length lines, roll forming, controls, automation, cranes, material handling, conveyors, scrap management, parts, service, retrofits, and turnkey support for industrial manufacturers.
How our customers win
Case Studies
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What does VMS mean by defense?
Defense includes manufacturers supporting military vehicles, tactical equipment, defense infrastructure, munitions, naval shipyards, ground support equipment, power distribution, communications equipment, storage systems, enclosures, and related formed or fabricated metal components.
What equipment does VMS focus on for defense manufacturers?
VMS can support defense manufacturers with stamping, coil handling, feed lines, cut-to-length systems, roll forming, controls, automation, material handling, conveyors, cranes, parts, service, retrofits, and turnkey project coordination.
What production challenges does VMS help solve for defense suppliers?
VMS can help address extremely high precision requirements, improved uptime, improved throughput, improved safety, reduced downtime, improved feeding accuracy, improved forming consistency, reduced scrap, faster changeover, better line integration, repeatable quality, equipment serviceability, and long equipment life.
Can VMS support both new equipment and improvements to existing defense manufacturing lines?
Yes. Depending on the application, VMS can support new equipment, used equipment, retrofits, controls upgrades, service, repairs, replacement parts, preventative maintenance, equipment relocation, installation coordination, and project management.
What information does VMS need to recommend the right defense manufacturing solution?
Helpful details include the defense product or component being manufactured, material type and thickness, blank size or profile requirements, tolerance expectations, production volume, current equipment, safety requirements, handling needs, controls requirements, floor space, automation goals, downstream processes, documentation requirements, and whether installation, rigging, electrical, crane, startup, training, or service support is needed.