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Ammunition Manufacturing Lines & Equipment

Neometrix engineers equipment for ammunition factories: presses and furnaces for shell forming, turnkey small-arms cartridge case lines, composition filling and packing lines, proof-pressure and ballistic test equipment, and demilitarisation and weapon disposal plant. Pick the stage of your line below, or start with the bomb shell 1,800 bar pressure testing machine.

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Neometrix robot-served 155 mm base-bleed shell finishing line

Fig · 01 155 mm base-bleed shell finishing line — robot-served crimping and hydrostatic proof cell

Standards referenced:

CIA 4204 IS 17051:2018 NIJ 0106.06 MIL-spec

Products

16models

Case Plant

15,000cases / hour

Shell Proof Test

1,800bar

Base-Bleed Line

60shells / hour

Billet Reheat

1,250°C

The range

Ammunition equipment by production stage.

Every item below has its own page with full specifications and photographs. Choose by the stage of the line you need to equip.

Shell forming

Copper Band Press for Ammunition Shell

Hydraulic press that fits copper driving bands onto artillery and tank shells.

1,000 ton · 12 cylinders

Shell forming

Vertical Nosing Press

Vertical hot-forging press with induction heating and robotic loading that forms the tapered nose of heavy shells.

600-ton class

Shell forming

Billet Reheating & Heat Treatment Furnace

Gas or oil-fired rotary-hearth and chamber furnaces. Engineered to order.

Re-heating to ~1,250 °C

Shell forming

Hydraulic Press Machines

Presses bought for tonnage and judged by cycle. Engineered to order.

C-frame · H-frame · four-column

Shell forming

155 mm Base-Bleed Shell Finishing Line

Robot-served band crimping and hydrostatic proof cell that keeps one record per shell.

300 t crimping · 600 bar proof · 60/hour

Small arms

9 mm Cartridge Case Manufacturing Line

Turnkey 9×19 mm plant for Boxer and Berdan cases on one line, with 100% gauging.

15,000 cases/hr · 8 processes

Small arms

7.62 mm M13 Disintegrating Belt Link

Metallic belt links, load and hinge tested and live-fired with zero stoppages.

CIA 4204

Small arms

Small-Arms Ammunition Components

M13 belt links in service with the Indian Navy, plus turnkey 9×19 mm case lines.

Belt links · cartridge case lines

Small arms

Double-Acting Blanking & Cupping Press

Blanks gilding-metal strip and deep-draws bullet cups in one stroke.

5.56–9 mm bullet cups

Filling & packing

Composition Filling & Assembling Machine

Multi-station automatic lines that clean the store body, dose a measured composition and assemble.

Gravimetric dosing

Filling & packing

Ammunition Packing & Container Line

The last stations of an ammunition factory, including automatic carton packing for small-arms calibres.

Carton packing lines

Proof, test & disposal

Bomb Shell 1800-Bar Pressure Test Bench

Automated hydrostatic testing of artillery and mortar shell bodies, built to MIL-spec.

Up to 1,800 bar · 155 mm, 105 mm, mortar

Proof, test & disposal

1000 Bar Hydraulic Proof Pressure Test Bench

Static proof testing for defence and aerospace components, including K9 Vajra applications.

1,000 bar · auto / manual

Proof, test & disposal

Ballistic Evaluation Testing Laboratory

Twin-gate velocity measurement from 50 to 1,800 m/s, with V50 and drop tests.

IS 17051:2018 · NIJ 0106.06

Proof, test & disposal

Ammunition Demilitarisation Plant

Access-cutting cells, high-pressure washout and recovery, with feed and handling lines.

Abrasive waterjet · washout

Proof, test & disposal

Weapon Disposal System

Dual-stage automated destruction: blade shredding then induction melting.

H13 shredding · 1,700 °C melting

Production stages

What each stage needs.

An ammunition factory is a chain of stages, and each stage needs its own machine.

Forming and heat treatment	Billets are re-heated, forged and nosed, and driving bands are fitted. See the billet furnace, the vertical nosing press and the copper band press.
Small-arms components	Bullet cups, cartridge cases and belt links are made on dedicated lines. See the 9 mm case line, the blanking and cupping press and the M13 belt link.
Filling and packing	Compositions are dosed by weight and the finished rounds are packed for storage. See the composition filling machine and the packing line.
Proof testing	Every shell body is pressurised above service pressure to prove it will hold. See the bomb shell test bench and the 155 mm finishing line.
Ballistic testing	Velocity, yaw and V50 are measured to a national or NIJ standard. See the ballistic evaluation laboratory.
Demilitarisation and disposal	Old stock is cut open, washed out and destroyed safely. See the demilitarisation plant and the weapon disposal system.

Choosing

Planning an ammunition line.

Five questions settle most selections.

Start with the round, the output and the stage — the machine follows.

Which round? Small arms, mortar, artillery or tank rounds use different lines.
What output? Give the hourly or yearly volume, for example 15,000 cases an hour.
Which stage? Forming, filling, packing, proof test or disposal each use a different machine.
Which standard? Tell us the specification, such as CIA 4204 for belt links or IS 17051:2018 for ballistic testing.
New plant or upgrade? A turnkey line and a single machine are scoped differently.

For general proof testing, see our pressure testing machines.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Plain-language answers, drawn from the individual product pages.

Q · 01 What ammunition equipment does Neometrix make?

Neometrix engineers shell forming presses and furnaces, small-arms cartridge case lines, composition filling and packing lines, proof-pressure and ballistic test equipment, and demilitarisation and weapon disposal plant.

Q · 02 Can you supply a complete cartridge case line?

Yes. The 9×19 mm cartridge case plant is turnkey, with 8 integrated processes, 15,000 cases an hour, Boxer and Berdan cases on one line and 100% gauging.

Q · 03 How are shell bodies proof tested?

Each shell body is filled with water and pressurised above service pressure. The bomb shell machine reaches 1,800 bar for 155 mm, 105 mm and mortar shells, and the 155 mm base-bleed finishing line performs a 600 bar hydrostatic proof at 60 units an hour.

Q · 04 Do you supply ballistic test equipment?

Yes. The ballistic evaluation laboratory is built to IS 17051:2018 and NIJ 0106.06, with twin-gate velocity measurement from 50 to 1,800 m/s, a motorised target table and V50 and drop tests.

Q · 05 Can you destroy old ammunition and weapons?

Yes. The demilitarisation plant uses abrasive waterjet cutting and high-pressure washout, and the weapon disposal system shreds with H13 blades and then melts the pieces by induction at 1,700 °C.

Q · 06 Can the equipment be built to order?

Yes. Most of this equipment is engineered to order. Send the round, output, stage and the standard you work to, and we will propose a configuration.

Q · 07 Do you supply bomb shell manufacturing equipment?

Yes. For bomb shell manufacturing Neometrix supplies the billet furnace, the vertical nosing press, the copper band press, the 155 mm finishing line and the 1,800 bar pressure test bench.

Q · 08 Do you make a firearm shredder?

The heavy duty automatic single row weapon disposal system destroys weapons in two stages: H13-blade shredding, then 1,700 °C induction melting, PLC-controlled.

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