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Advanced Metal Forming for Rockets & Vehicles

Looking for a trusted, made-in-America forging and metal spinning expert to build liners for domes, nozzles, pressure vessels, or rotary forged wheel blanks?

AST delivers high-precision components from aluminum, copper, titanium, and other alloys — flexible, to spec, and at scale.

  • One-piece combustion chambers and rocket nozzles engineered for aerospace-grade performance.
  • Seamless liners, cylinders, and pressure-vessel components for high-pressure and space applications.
  • Rotary-forged wheel blanks produced for military, off-road, and racing performance demands.
  • Cylindrical, conical, parabolic, and spherical shapes formed from forged pre-forms in aluminum, copper, titanium, and other advanced alloys.
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What AST Does

Rocket Engine Components

  • Precision-formed liners for nozzles, combustion chambers, domes, and other propulsion system components engineered for demanding space applications.
  • Proven expertise producing complex spun geometries in aluminum, copper, titanium, and other high-performance alloys.
  • Trusted by space-industry partners for high strength forgings and spun parts that meet rigorous aerospace specifications.

Pressure Vessel Liners & Tank Components

  • Manufacturing of liners, cylinders, and domes for high-pressure and space applications.
  • Deep experience forming durable, high-integrity pressure vessel components engineered for extreme operating conditions.
  • Flexible production capacity — ready to build to your design specifications with precision and consistency.

Rotary Forged Wheels

  • Industry-leading producer of rotary forged wheel blanks engineered for strength, weight reduction, durability, and performance.
  • Manufacture of high strength road wheels for military applications; monoblock wheels for trucks, off-road/beadlock, and drag race applications.
  • Supplier of the industry’s largest selection of center forgings, including Program Starter Centers with no minimum order requirements for the automotive aftermarket.

Why Choose AST

Custom Forgings

Precision, Efficiency & Large-Scale Capacity
  • Large format forging capacity with a rotary press capable of producing parts up to Ø56” (1.42m) — ideal for space/aerospace, automotive and military applications.
  • Near-net forging with exceptional material efficiency using 2 state-of-the-art CNC rotary forging presses — reducing waste and lowering total part cost.
  • Faster tooling setups and higher spindle utilization, enabling shorter lead times and reliable delivery for both low- and high-volume programs.

Spin/Flow Forming

Custom Forming for Complex & Large Parts
  • 8 spin/flow forming machines, including a 65-ton system that produces large diameter tubes, rocket nozzles, oversized wheels up to 27”, and 30” truck wheels.
  • High-precision forming of cylindrical, conical, parabolic, and spherical shapes from forged preforms, up to Ø110” (2.8m) and 200” (5.1m) length. 
  • Multiple CNC-controlled rollers shape the material over custom tooling, creating highly consistent ID/OD surfaces with excellent mechanical properties.

Machining

Fully Integrated CNC Capability for Tight-Tolerance and Large Parts
  • Large vertical turning with live tooling up to 120”
  • 65 lathes and 8 milling machines
  • 8-10 vertical turning lathes from 34-120”
  • Ø80 milling and up to 120” in height
  • CNC shop with over 60 machines for lathe turning and milling up to Ø120” (3m) and 300” (7.6m) in length
  • Large swing machining capability (Ø40+) supports oversized space/aerospace, pressure vessels components, and wheel blanks.
  • Optimized workflow layout enables rapid changeovers between product segments, reducing downtime and accelerating delivery schedules.
  • Sampling of machining forgings: aluminum alloys, copper, Haynes, Inconel, Stainless, Titanium

How does AST ensure quality in every component

Heat Treat

Heat Treat

Certified, Controlled, and Consistent
  • To in-house heat treat systems (continuous belt furnace and drop-bottom furnace) certified and surveyed for most aluminum alloys.
  • Continuous monitoring of temperature and process control ensures uniformity and repeatable thermal profiles.
  • Rigorous post-heat-treat validation, including hardness checks and mechanical property sampling, verifies material performance for every production run.
Quality Assurance

Testing & Monitoring

Precision You Can Trust
  • Comprehensive quality assurance workflows audit every stage of manufacturing, from raw material receipt to final inspection.
  • Defined engineering control plans with first article, in process, and final inspections ensure each part meets the exact specifications on its drawing.
  • Advanced inspection tools, including laser measurement systems and metallurgical analysis by an on-staff metallurgist, confirm dimensional accuracy, grain structure, and mechanical properties.

Tooling

Built In-House for Accuracy and Efficiency
  • All forging and spin/flow forming tooling is designed and fabricated in-house, ensuring precision, cost control, and predictable production schedules.
  • Standardized tooling families allow shared use across components of similar diameters and styles, reducing setup time and minimizing required dedicated tooling.
  • Optimized tooling strategies enable shorter lead times, greater product variation, and improved overall value for customers.

AST’s work reflects the ingenuity of American engineering in Space & Defense.

We are honored to support our customers who are pushing technology to new frontiers.

Contact our team to discuss your next mission-critical program