Flex-Hones Improve Surface Finish Quality, Employee Safety and Productivity

Gunsmiths and hobbyists are not the only ones using Flex Hones in the firearms industry.  A recent article in Modern Machine Shop entitled, "Brush Hone Boosts Safety, Productivity, Finish Quality" explored how a large US manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment improved their entire process by implementing various Flex-Hone® tools into their processes. 

Founded in 1940, RCBS (a supplier of ATK’s Civil Ammunition Systems Group) is one of the largest manufacturers of reloading equipment in the world. RCBS specializes in dies and other products used to recycle spent brass casings by replacing the primer, powder and bullet. With the help of BRM supplying various samples and trials, we able to customize a solution to improve inconsistencies in surface finish and eliminate extensive manual labor.  Tim Taylor, an RCBS engineer said, “the new automated process is a real game-changer.  We realized efficiency gains of approximately 60 to 70 percent compared to doing it by hand."  To learn more about how RCBS is using Flex Hones in their facility to improve their production process, click here.