What We Do · Capabilities
Heavy manufacturing, under one roof.
A fully integrated production chain — forging, precision machining, heat treatment, engineering, and logistics — inside 267,000 square feet on a 48-acre site in Anniston, Alabama.
The site at a glance
| Manufacturing | 267,000 sq ft |
| Office | 43,000 sq ft |
| Site | 48 acres |
Core capabilities.
Forging
Closed-die, hot, domestic. Forged components to print on a 3500-6000 ton National Maxipress line.
Precision Machining
Engineering-led CNC turning, milling, drilling, grinding, gear shaping and broaching.
Heat Treatment
Induction hardening, normalize, quench & temper, stress relieve and salt bath — all in-house.
Engineering & Design
Die design, tooling, design for manufacturability (DFM) support and light sub-assembly across every line.
Torsion Bar Production
The only domestic producer of every U.S. Army torsion bar variant in active service.
Track Design & Manufacturing
Full track-shoe assembly to platform drawings, with proprietary in-house die design.
Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
Warehousing, readiness support and aftermarket spares through AMZ Defense Systems.
Packaging, Kitting & Light Assembly
Bulk and single-item packaging to DLA / TACOM Mil-Std, plus production-line kitting and light assembly.
Forging
Closed-die. Hot. Domestic. Forged components to print on a 3500 – 6000 ton National Maxipress line — from track shoes and road arms to OEM and commercial forgings.
| Press line | 3500 -6000Ton closed-die · National Maxipress |
| Processes | Upsetting · Closed-die forging · Shot blast |
| Materials | Alloy & carbon steels to specification |
| Finish | Shot blast · in-house inspection |
| Output capability | National mobilization surge demonstrated |
Precision Machining
Engineering-led CNC. Lathes, mills, drills, centerless grinders, gear shapers and broaches — backed by in-house engineering, tooling and die design.
| Turning | CNC lathes · centerless grinding |
| Milling | CNC 3 & 4 axis · gear shapers |
| Drilling | Multi-spindle · deep-hole capable |
| Broaching | Horizontal · vertical |
| Inspection | CMM · in-process · first-article |
Heat Treatment
Metallurgy in-house. Induction hardening, normalize, quench & temper, stress relieve and salt bath — controlled and inspected on site.
| Hardening | Induction hardening · case & through |
| Thermal | Normalize · quench & temper |
| Stress | Stress relieve · salt bath |
| Control | Metallurgical inspection · hardness testing |
Engineering & Design
From print to production. In-house engineering supports die design, tooling, DFM and light sub-assembly across every line — the backbone of both new work and sustainment.
| Design | Die design · tool design · DFM support |
| Development | Track-system design & development |
| Sub-assembly | Light assembly · engineered kits |
| Quality | Engineering-led inspection & acceptance |
Torsion Bar & Track Production
The running gear. Torsion bars, road arms and full track-shoe assembly to platform drawings — the only domestic producer of every U.S. Army torsion bar variant in active service.
| Torsion bars | All U.S. tracked-vehicle variants |
| Road & support arms | Forged · machined · assembled |
| Track assembly | T-158LL · T-161 · T-157I |
| Track assembly | T-150 · T-130 · T-142 · T-154 |
| Die design | In-house · proprietary to AMZ |
Third-Party Logistics & Sustainment
AMZ Defense Systems. Third-party logistics (3PL), readiness support, packaging to DLA / TACOM Mil-Std, and production-line kitting for whole-vehicle requirements and light assembly.
| Logistics | Third-party logistics (3PL) · warehousing |
| Packaging | Bulk & single-item to DLA / TACOM Mil-Std |
| Kitting | Whole-vehicle · production-line |
| Assembly | Light assembly · in-house engineering |
| Spares | Aftermarket parts for supported platforms |
| Obsolescence | Obsolescence management |
Surge & mobilization.
AMZ has mobilized for national defense surge twice since 1990 — during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm, and again during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Anniston campus has demonstrated the capacity to scale to wartime volume without outside tooling or offshore supply.
200,000
Tracks per month at peak OIF surge
~900
Employees at surge headcount
2×
Mobilizations since 1990
20M+
Track shoes manufactured to date
Ancillary processes.
Supporting operations run in-house alongside the primary forging and machining lines.
| Surface | Shot blast · shot peen |
| Forming | Upsetting · closed-die forging |
| Cutting | Broaching · gear shaping |
| Turning & milling | CNC lathes · mills · centerless grinding |
| Thermal | Heat treat · induction hardening · salt bath |
| Assembly | Light assembly · engineered kits |
Forge product lines.
Forged track produced at Anniston, by track type and the platforms each supports.
| Track | Platforms supported |
|---|---|
| T-158LL | M1 Abrams |
| T-161 | PIM · AMPV · Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| T-157I | AAV · Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| T-154 | M109A6 |
| T-150/T-130 | M113A3 |
| CV90/T-142 | M60/International platforms |