Defense Forgings

Nuclear submarines, surface warships, terrestrial weapons systems....

They all use some extremely sophisticated custom forgings. Lenape is the source that major contracts to the federal government use for the specialized forgings needed for these critical weapons systems. Lenape has the skills, equipment and all-important knowledge necessary to produce these forgings that must meet the exacting metallurgical and production requirements for military hardware.

At Lenape we are proud of our role as supplier of custom forgings to the U.S. Navy.

Our work includes:

  • Custom manways
  • Reactor forgings for ships and submarines
  • Special rings
  • Artillery, missile and torpedo components
  • Cylinders and one-off custom designed parts

Our vast die inventory, together with our unique die system, allows rapid production of these forgings at competitive prices. We also supply the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and other agencies. Lenape is MIL-I-45208A certified and can meet all military specifications.