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Business is exploding for Elk Grove firm

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Bob Walter, president of Airtronic USA, holds an RPG7-USA rocket propelled grenade launcher that is manufactured in the Elk Grove Village facility.

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Employee Cheng Cheng Zong feels the recoil from the grenade launcher at Airtronic USA.

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Employee Cheng Cheng Zhong gets instruction on the assembly of a grenade launcher from Mike Conidi, quality assurance manager at Airtronic USA.

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Barrels for the RPG7 that have been plated will receive a matte black finish at Airtronic USA.

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Checking an accessory rail are Eric Jozaitis, left, program manager, and Dwayne Thorp, shop foreman at Airtronic USA.

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If you rank your movies by how many explosions there are, you'll want to take a look behind the scenes at Airtronics USA in Elk Grove Village. The small-arms manufacturer produces rocket-propelled grenades, etc for military use.