From Los Angeles Business Journal · Zhiyu Luo · · 50s
Salient Motion Builds Missile Part Factory
Salient Motion cuts missile actuator wait from years to eight weeks with new precision screw division.
In brief
Salient Motion cuts missile actuator wait from years to eight weeks with new precision screw division. Salient Motion Inc. reduced custom missile actuator production time from years to eight weeks by creating an in-house precision ball screw manufacturing line. Originally reported by Los Angeles Business Journal.
Salient Motion Launches Precision Division
Hawthorne-based Salient Motion Inc. debuted a precision parts division to expand its defense business.
Missile Actuators Need Precision Ball Screws
Controlling flight paths requires four electromechanical actuators that use precision ball screws for high efficiency.
Ball Screw Shortage Crisis
A single missile ball screw costs over $1000 and takes a year to make, with China controlling 90% of the market.
Salient Motion's New Facility
Salient Motion's Saginaw plant will produce 50,000 ball screws yearly by 2027 to cut actuator wait to eight weeks.
What it means
Salient Motion Inc. reduced custom missile actuator production time from years to eight weeks by creating an in-house precision ball screw manufacturing line.
