GLOCK MANUFACTURINGPRODUCTION PROCESSES
GLOCK MANUFACTURINGPRODUCTION PROCESSES
HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS –
HIGH-END PRODUCTION PROCESSES
In pistol manufacturing, the precise, holistic interaction among people, material and machine is a prerequisite for meeting the highest requirements for safety and quality without compromise.
Being prepared always to give one’s best is and remains
GLOCK Perfection in practice.
GASTON GLOCK
FOUNDER | INVENTOR
Being prepared always to give one’s best is and remains GLOCK Perfection in practice.
GASTON GLOCK
FOUNDER | INVENTOR
HIGH VERTICAL INTEGRATION WITH
LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
Since all manufacturing is done in our own production facilities, GLOCK’s know-how and the associated vertical integration of manufacturing are unmatched worldwide in every single phase of production. An additional advantage is that GLOCK can respond to special customer orders and can also react timely to short-notice requests and large orders.
All customer orders are implemented using leading-edge technologies. These include high-end manufacturing processes such as CNC turning and milling (slide, barrel, small parts), cold hammer forging barrels, plastic injection molding (frame), metal injection molding / MIM (including the locking block), various surface engineering technologies as for example vacuum and salt bath hardening, physical and chemical deposition processes (nPVD and nDLC) as well as punching and bending (magazines and small parts). The final manufactured parts combine the advantages of steel with those of polymers and guarantee the highest strength alongside high elasticity and damping of the forces arising resulting in a reduced felt recoil.
TESTING ACCORDING TO
STANDARDIZED GUIDELINES
One reason for the international success of the GLOCK pistol is its suitability for a wide range of pistol applications in various climatic zones. Extensive trials and tests are carried out in our factories as early as the development phase. Law enforcement and military customers and independent testing institutes are regularly testing our products, which sometimes leads to further refinement of GLOCK pistols.
TEST FIRING PRIOR TO DELIVERY
In Austria, the United States and Slovakia, each assembled pistol is tested in accordance with CIP or SAAMI standards, as applicable, which involves a proof test with overloaded rounds and function and precision testing. The proof marks are engraved on the main components of the pistol. To test the accuracy of the pistol, a dedicated device with electronic hit pattern recognition was specially developed. GLOCK pistols are also hand-fired at the factories. GLOCK customers can be sure that what they are getting "out of the box" is a pistol, factory-tested for safety, reliability and precision.
40.000
An endurance test involves at least
40,000 fired rounds.
40.000
An endurance test involves at least
40,000 fired rounds.