Custom Slide Manufacturing for Military & Defense

MTS Forge operates under a comprehensive Quality Assurance Program certified to Mil I 45208, NCA 3800, and Mil Q9858. These certifications cover inspection system requirements, nuclear component quality assurance, and defense manufacturing quality programs respectively, providing the complete traceability and documented compliance that military and defense procurement contracts require.

MTS Forge works with a broad range of defense-grade materials including Monel K-500, 316-L stainless steel, Ferralium 255 duplex stainless steel, alloy steels, stainless steels, and high-performance alloys. Material selection is guided by the mechanical property and corrosion resistance requirements of the specific military application, with full material traceability maintained throughout.

Yes. MTS Forge maintains a large in-house inventory of tooling and the internal capability to design and develop new tooling, allowing production of custom slide geometries and complex contour profiles to exact customer specifications. Custom forgings are available for both small precision components and large structural parts, all made in America at the Coatesville, PA facility.

Yes. MTS Forge performs in-house normalizing heat treatment at its Coatesville, PA facility. Normalizing refines the grain structure created during forging, eliminates internal stresses, and improves tensile strength, toughness, and machinability — all critical properties for defense slide components that must perform reliably in demanding operational environments.

MTS Forge can produce upset forgings, rings, and cylinders up to 26 inches in diameter and up to 1,500 pounds per piece. Flanges are manufactured up to 14 inches in size. For closed die and custom forgings, specifications vary by geometry — contact MTS Forge directly to confirm capacity for your specific slide component requirements.

Closed die forging produces near-net shapes directly from the die, significantly reducing the volume of expensive starting material required and minimizing downstream machining time and cost. For defense programs managing tight budgets, this translates to meaningfully lower unit costs compared to machining equivalent components from solid bar stock, without any compromise to mechanical performance.

Yes. MTS Forge's Quality Assurance Program provides comprehensive traceability from raw material receipt through forging, heat treatment, and rough machining. This documentation chain is maintained across all defense and military orders, satisfying the audit and traceability requirements typical of Mil-spec contracts and nuclear-qualified procurement standards.

MTS Forge is headquartered at 151 Greenbelt Dr, Coatesville, PA 19320. The company primarily serves manufacturers and procurement teams in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Kentucky, and Texas, but supplies defense, aerospace, and military customers nationally. Being domestically manufactured in Pennsylvania supports Buy American and domestic content requirements common in U.S. defense contracts.