Government and Military Contracting

MAST Technology has a long history in contracting to the US Government and Military dating back to Brass Extrusion Labs Ltd. in Bensenville, IL from 1973-1988.  These contracts, R&D projects, testing and Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP) mainly focus around ammunition and weapons.   We are currently ISO 9001:2000 third party certified at our facility.   We are a small business, incorporated in Nevada.

Lake City Facility: CAGE #:  3aza1, DUNS: 115419769                       

NV facility (closed): CAGE #:  0PD33        DUNS: 621286939  

Sales and Marketing:  Jay Bell 816 796 0480 

 

Capabilities:           

1)     Tight tolerance ammunition loading - +/- .0008 grains, i.e. sniper

2)     Ammunition manufacturing equipment – new, rebuilt, used, i.e. loading and tracer charge

3)     Ballistic Testing

4)     Ballistic Equipment Setup and Sales

5)     Tracer Ammunition 

6)     Specialty Ammunition –40mm

7)     Ammunition - Load, Assemble Pack – (LAP)                  

8)      Assembly processes – various hand/automated  processes

9)      Future plans – Flares and Flare ammunition

Current & Past Contracts

ITEM #1         NSN - 1305-01-157-2460      NOMENCLATURE -  9mm SMAW MK 217-0

Customers: LAP of USMC Spotting Cartridge for Naval Surface Weapon Command-Dahlgren Division and the Army's Operational Support Command-Rock Island, IL.

Description: This round is part of the Shoulder Mounted Assault Weapon (SMAW) an 83 mm rocket family.  The cartridge is used to match the trajectory of the rocket and is used to 'sight in' the rocket.  The cartridge is a 9mm rifle cartridge with a High/Low system to have the cartridge arc more like the rocket path. 

ITEM #2         NSN -  1310-01-211-8073     NOMENCLATURE -  40mm M781 Training Practice

Customers: LAP of 40mm M781 for OSC Rock Island and other government agencies.

Utilizing ARMS funding we have re-activated building 139 to assemble this training and practice round.  The round has a plastic blue nose cone that contains an orange 'talc' powder for report upon contact with the ground or target.  MAST will use automate 95% of the LAP using two machines.

Building 139 at LCAAP was formerly used to assemble 20mm HEDP rounds. It has 26 load bays and access to several magazines for propellant storage. The NATO approved ballistic range will be used for testing and Lot Acceptance Testing.  We look forward to many future contracts at this facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM #3         NSN -  1375-01-442-0939 Marines    

                NSN -  1375-01-415-1235 Army

 

NOMENCLATURE -  M81 Igniter Time Blasting Fuse with Shock Tube Capability

             

Customer: LAP of M81  for U.S. TACOM-ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

Description: This item is part of the Modernized Demolition Initiative (MDI).  This item is nearly identical in use and function to the M60 Igniter.  The M81 is compatible with Shock Tube or M700 Time Blasting Fuse. 

 

Manufacture of Custom Ammunition for Armed Services

Our unique ability to manufacture almost any small caliber brass cartridge and/or bullet gives us the ability to perform very specialized operations.  Theses type of contracts include manufacture of 14.5 mm projectile and 7.62 * 39 ammunition.

Previous Subcontractor relationship with McDonald Douglass, Primex/CMS-DS/HITECH, General Dynamics, and Alliant Techsystems

Future plans include expansion into more 40mm contracts; other pyrotechnic LAP projects and other government related sub-contracting.

 Product Innovations

40mm tracer– Plans to manufacture a Tracer version of the 40mm M781 TP (-T), for night training.  Looking for interested parties now. 

40mm night – Several possibilities for other night training scenarios

40mm low cost- Have lower cost version of M781.  Call for inquires.

 Key Personnel   

Gerald Pickens CEO/President   Education & Training: Dual BS, Industrial Tech and Voc Agr., Sam Houston State Univ. DoD contractor Safety, SPC, ISO 9000, Internal Quality Auditing, Risk Management   Years of Experience: 34	2004–Present:  CEO/ President at MAST   2001-2004 Director Of Operations MAST Lake City Operations – 40mm project ramp up and production 2001-1995 Operations Manager, Day & Zimmerman, Camden Operations  1994-1968 D & Z, Texarkana Facility, Deputy Program Manager, 120mm program & fuze boosters, LSAAP Senior Mechanical Engineer – for Detonator, Primer, Powder Prep manufacturing areas & OAT DZI, LSAAP
Jim Bell Director and President of the Board of Directors   Education: BS, Mechanical Engineering, SIU, 1967 MS,  ME, NIU, 1971   Years of Experience: 30	1990–Present:  Owner, Principle, and Sales at MAST. Engineering time in Ballistic consulting, machine design & development   1988–1990:  Program Manager R&D, PMC Eldorado Cartridge Corporation 1973–1988:  Owner and Principle at Brass Extrusion Labs Ltd.  Various DoD ammo contracts, including pyrotechnical mixing and propellant mixing/blending
Jay Bell VP Sales & Mkt   Education: BS, USC, 1994 Entrepreneur Development Program, UNLV-SB, AMA Financial Mgt., SPC- ASI   Years of Experience: 21	2004–Present:  VP Sales & Mkt 1998-2004: CEO/ President at MAST   1996–1998:  Sales and Marketing at MAST for Govt and commercial 1994–1986:  Production Manager deep draw brass cartridge cases.  1978 –1988: Production line assembly and custom cartridge loading at B.E.L.L.
Scott Smith M781 Production Manager   Education & Training:  Basic Supervision AMA, Statistical Thinking for Mgt (SPC),ASI   Years of Experience: 10	1999-Present: Production Manager  for MAST 1998-1999:  Lead Trace operator & mixer MAST NV 1995-1998:  Lead Supervisor packaging, shipping dept. at Calcom, Inc. 1992-1995:  Lead Supervisor circuit board assembly for Cray Research 1992-1994:  Retail Manager
Steve Smith Quality Manager   Education & Training: Machine Technology, 1983, Lean Manufacturing, 2001   Years of Experience: 11	2001-Present Quality Manager at MAST LC 1999-2001:  Production Mgr at MAST NV 1998-1999:  Mold Production Mgr/CNC Programmer 1996-1997: Production Supervisor, R&D manufacturing processes.