{"id":18425,"date":"2026-03-10T07:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=18425"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:58:43","slug":"planta-de-autopartes-de-pierburg-en-alemania-cambia-a-la-produccion-de-proyectiles-de-artilleria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=18425","title":{"rendered":"Planta de autopartes de Pierburg en Alemania cambia a la producci\u00f3n de proyectiles de artiller\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"

La planta de Pierburg en Berl\u00edn detiene la producci\u00f3n de componentes para autom\u00f3viles y comenzar\u00e1 a fabricar carcasas para proyectiles de artiller\u00eda de 155 mm. El\u00a0IG Metall Berlin\u00a0inform\u00f3 sobre este asunto. El propietario de la planta, el grupo de defensa Rheinmetall, tom\u00f3 la decisi\u00f3n en medio de una crisis en la industria automotriz y una creciente demanda de municiones. En lugar de producir bombas y v\u00e1lvulas para motores, la planta mecanizar\u00e1 cuerpos de acero. La direcci\u00f3n ya ha transferido a casi 300 empleados a la reci\u00e9n creada divisi\u00f3n de defensa, Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH.<\/p>\n

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The Pierburg plant in Berlin is halting the production of automotive components and will begin manufacturing casings for 155-mm artillery shells.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0IG Metall Berlin<\/a>\u00a0reported on this.<\/p>\n

The plant\u2019s owner, defense group Rheinmetall, made the decision amid a crisis in the automotive industry and rising demand for ammunition.<\/p>\n

Instead of producing engine pumps and valves, the facility will machine steel shell bodies. Management has already transferred nearly 300 employees to the newly created defense division, Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH.<\/p>\n

The plant will become part of the company\u2019s global production network, which manufactures ammunition in several countries and is one of the largest producers of 155-mm artillery shells.<\/p>\n

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DM121 shells manufactured by the Spanish Expal. Photo from the web<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rheinmetall is rapidly expanding production capacity and plans to reach an output of 1.1 million shells by the end of 2026. This would be roughly 10 times the company\u2019s pre-war capacity, when annual output was about 100,000 units.<\/p>\n

The main industrial hub remains the plant in Unterl\u00fc\u00df (Lower Saxony), where the company has invested hundreds of millions of euros in a new production line known as \u201cWerk Niedersachsen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The site is expected to produce up to 200,000 shells annually, covering all stages of production \u2014 from manufacturing the casings to filling them with explosives and conducting quality control. The Spanish asset Expal, acquired by Rheinmetall, also plays a significant role, adding capacity to produce about 300,000 rounds per year.<\/p>\n

Production is also expanding beyond Germany. In 2026, a new plant in the Hungarian city of V\u00e1rpalota is expected to become fully operational, and production is also set to begin at a newly built facility in Lithuania.<\/p>\n

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Expal Systems projectiles. Photo from the company\u2019s website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Within this network, the Berlin Pierburg plant will function as a specialized machining facility. There, steel billets will be processed into high-precision projectile bodies, which will then be transported by rail to Unterl\u00fc\u00df or other European facilities for final assembly.<\/p>\n

Militarnyi previously reported that Rheinmetall and the Romanian company Pirochim Victoria signed an agreement to establish a gunpowder production plant.<\/p>\n

The facility will be built in the city of Victoria, Bra\u0219ov County, and is expected to create about 700 jobs in the region.<\/p>\n

Production is scheduled to begin in 2028 and is aligned with the investment schedules of both companies.<\/p>\n

Fuente<\/strong>: https:\/\/militarnyi.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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