Military Track Pin Machining at
Specialty Bar Products Company

A supplier to the U.S. military and the militaries of allied foreign governments, Specialty Bar Products Company (SBP) machines high quality bar stock into superior tank pins and complementary nut and bolt hardware. SBP adheres to military standards to produce parts and components of extremely close tolerances that perform to the highest standards in the field. Our machining, non-machining, and non-destructive testing (NDT) processes utilize CNC machining technology, drilling, induction hardening, and magnetic particle, fluorescent, or penetrant testing methods.

part: Tank pins, nuts, and bolts
materials: 5160-H, 8650-H, 4140, 4352 according to AMS, ASTM,
DIN specifications; 1045, 1137, 4349, 8650, 5160, and more

All of Specialty Bar Products Company’s track pins for tanks are manufactured meet to high levels of performance. SBP also provides the necessary nuts, bolts and bushings to complete the track pin sets. Materials are selected based on customer requirements or the weight and speed of a tracked vehicle as well as what terrain it must cover. SBP machines track pins to maintain a high level of strength but also to retain ductility or flexibility.

Specialty Bar Products in Action:
Machining High Quality Tank Pins

Tank pins are critical to the success and the protection of a tank crew. Tanks dominate land battlefields with superior firepower but require exceptional parts to maintain mobility and avoid mechanical failure over rough terrain and open road. The tracks are wide for dispersing the heavy weight of a tank, however, this weight renders the track relatively weak, especially at higher speeds.

Specialty Bar Products uses high grade steel to machine tank pins that in over 50 years of unsurpassed service to TACOM have yet to have a reported field failure. SBP tank pins are utilized in vehicles such as the U.S. ’s Abrams tanks and the Danish M109L47, a version of the US M109 self-propelled Howitzer. The Israeli Army’s Merkava Main Battle Tank and the Centurion Main Battle Tank also utilize SBP’s tank pins. Call Specialty Bar Products Company today for the superior pins that help tracked vehicles perform through rugged terrain, during hostile fire, and at elevated speeds.

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