Lacks Enterprises / Military & Defense
High Volume Automotive Manufacturing for Defense
Six decades of proven manufacturing scale, now built for the speed and precision defense programs demand.
Six decades of proven manufacturing scale, now built for the speed and precision defense programs demand.
Lacks Enterprises brings six decades of Tier 1 automotive manufacturing expertise into the defense and military space. Our team spans CFRP component design, automation, robotics, and full IT/software development — backed by in-house subject matter experts in coatings, electroplating, and advanced composites.
Every discipline a drone platform requires — structures, coatings, finishing, and testing — already exists under one roof at Lacks. That means defense partners can move from prototype to full-rate production without ever handing off to a second vendor.
Full drone manufacturing, from raw materials to finished, flight-ready assemblies
The same volume capacity that supports 60 years of automotive production, now purpose-built for unmanned systems
One partner, one point of contact, for the entire program
Every product is manufactured in-house at our Grand Rapids, Michigan facilities — giving defense partners speed, quality control, and full accountability from concept to delivery. We have never outsourced production.
One team owns the full lifecycle, so nothing gets lost in translation between vendors.
Engineering and materials expertise shape the solution from day one.
Move from design to physical parts fast, with no outside vendors in the loop.
Every component proven out in-house before it reaches production.
Scale to program volume without switching partners.
Finished, ready-to-field product delivered directly to you.
Industry-leading CFRP solutions, including exclusive U.S.-based OEM production of composite wheels at 12,000+ annual capacity.
115+ machines across 7 Grand Rapids facilities, with Class A and 2-shot molding expertise.
Trivalent and hexavalent chrome plating across 4 facilities, with integrated traceability and water/waste treatment.
High-volume line and cell painting — 60,000+ parts/day — with robotic application and in-house coatings development.
Full-spectrum testing including CT/X-ray scanning, NDT, tensile and environmental testing (thermal shock, salt spray, UV).
Final assembly and integration of components into complete, flight-ready systems, with in-house quality checkpoints at every stage of the build.
Industry-leading CFRP solutions, including exclusive U.S.-based OEM production of composite wheels at 12,000+ annual capacity.
115+ machines across 7 Grand Rapids facilities, with Class A and 2-shot molding expertise.
Trivalent and hexavalent chrome plating across 4 facilities, with integrated traceability and water/waste treatment.
High-volume line and cell painting — 60,000+ parts/day — with robotic application and in-house coatings development.
Full-spectrum testing including CT/X-ray scanning, NDT, tensile and environmental testing (thermal shock, salt spray, UV).
Final assembly and integration of components into complete, flight-ready systems, with in-house quality checkpoints at every stage of the build.
Ready to bring proven, high-volume manufacturing to your next defense program? Let's talk.
