With more than 25 years of expertise, AST delivers high-quality components utilizing specialized rotary forging, metal spinning, and flow forming. We provide custom-engineered solutions to solve complex manufacturing challenges across diverse industrial applications.
Our Custom Forging & Forming Capabilities
Near Net Shapes
CNC rotary forging presses offer near net shape forgings up to 56” diameter.
Rotationally Symmetric Shapes
Spin/flow forming machines, creating a wide variety of rotationally symmetric shapes with a high degree of material efficiency up to 60” diameter and 130” length.
Large Diameter Tubes
Our machines can create large diameter tubes and nozzles for high profile space applications, oversized military wheels up to 35” in diameter, and forged wheels up to 34” in.
Superior Machine Shop Capabilities
Conventional and CNC machine shop with over 60 machines for lathe turning and milling up to 90” diameter and 80” length.
What We Offer for Metal Forming
Rotary Forging
- Rotary forging integrates simultaneous rotational and axial compression to achieve precise metallurgical forming and component shaping.
- Benefits: Enhances mechanical properties through superior grain refinement. This high-efficiency process minimizes secondary machining and welding while reducing overall cycle times.
Metal Spinning
- Our CNC metal spinning process secures a preform against a rotating chuck, using specialized rollers to achieve the final geometry and a refined surface finish.
- Benefits: Maximizes material utilization and cost efficiency. Offers high design flexibility and low-cost tooling for rapid, short-run production.
Flow Forming
- Flow forming is a precision process where tubular preform is compressed over a mandrel by high-pressure rollers. This method is ideal for wall-thickness reduction while increasing the tensile strength of tubular components.
FAQ's
Forgings for the automotive aftermarket, space and aerospace industries.
Aluminum, copper, Inconel, titanium, steel and others.
Yes, most forgings are based on our customers specific requirements.
We have plenty of open capacity.
Yes, many staff members with years of forging experience.
Yes, we can meet very demanding specifications
Yes.
We do heat treating in house, finishing services are outsourced.
Potential customers are welcome to visit in order see our processes.
We have many customers who have been ordering for over 15 years.
Axially symmetric parts.