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The Leading Metal Spinning Company – Serving the Space Launch Industry

AST: Precision Metal Spinning Solutions for Space Industry Pioneers

Why Choose AST for Your Space Industry Metal Spinning Needs?

AST sets the benchmark for metal spinning in the space industry. Our process specializes in seamless production of large rocket components unmatched in material efficiency and structural integrity.

We excel in handling significant sizes, over 80 inches in diameter – crucial for complex shapes for space applications.

AST’s metal spinning process isn’t just meeting today’s demands… We’re innovating for the future of metal spinning in space industry components manufacturing.

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The Benefits of Advanced Metal Spinning for Rocket Components

AST’s advanced metal spinning techniques are perfect for manufacturing large, complex rocket components. This method offers several advantages:

Metal spinning ensures parts comparable to forged metals, improving hoop strength and overall durability, crucial for space applications.

This method uses material more efficiently compared to subtractive processes, leading to significant cost savings and reduced waste.

Eliminating processes like welding rings together, metal spinning offers a quicker production time.

Metal spinning allows for the creation of intricate designs and complex shapes with high accuracy, essential in the space industry.

The process produces consistently round parts, maintaining uniform metal properties and high levels of precision.

The method provides flexibility in flaring and closing ends, adaptable to various aerospace applications.

AST’s capabilities include making parts over up to 80 inches in size, surpassing the limits of methods like 3D printing.

Compatible with various alloys like aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel alloys, and stainless steel, metal spinning meets diverse aerospace manufacturing needs.

Check out our Full Guide on Metal Spinning for Spacecraft Components for more info.

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Materials We Work With

AST’s metal spinning services are adaptable to a wide array of alloys, ensuring flexibility and high performance in aerospace applications. 

We’re the world’s expert in Titanium, Copper, Aluminum and other metals used in the launch industry.

Utilizing titanium in metal spinning enables the creation of premium components that benefit from both the unique properties of the alloy and the metal spinning technique itself.

But spinning titanium presents distinct challenges compared to other metals, since elevated temperatures are required to effectively shape the material. That’s why you need the expertise of a metal spinner skilled in handling this specialized material.

AST boasts considerable experience in manipulating titanium and various high-performance metals, delivering durable, uniform, and high-quality components for diverse uses.

Copper’s properties frequently make it a preferred material for metal spinning, suitable for creating everything from visually appealing vessel sinks to durable, perfectly cylindrical pipes. Its resistance to tarnishing and corrosion, combined with excellent malleability, enables the creation of a diverse array of outstanding components.

AST has the skills and knowledge to manufacture impeccably crafted, high-quality copper components for a variety of rocket component applications.

Given that aluminum alloys tend to be more affordable and lighter than stainless steel, they frequently represent a superior option for metal spinning, particularly in cases where the unique properties of stainless steel aren’t required.

A wide variety of aluminum alloys are available, offering unique traits suitable for a broad range of uses. AST can spin aluminum parts up to 1.5” thick.

Often found in high temperature environments, nickel-based alloys offer high strength and corrosion resistance, in addition to having superior heat resistance.

These material properties, while uniquely suited to their intended application, result in a reduction in the number of metal spinners that have both the expertise and equipment to properly form nickel-based alloys, such as Inconel. AST is a trusted partner when it comes to nickel-based alloys, due to an abundance of both experience and equipment capabilities. 

Industry Leading Metal Spinning Equipment

AST is 100% committed to tackling the launch industry’s largest and most complex component projects, and for that, we need the most powerful metal spinning equipment. 

We continually invest in the world’s highest horsepower and finest built machines for our in-house metal spinning operations.

AST’s newest spin machine has dual 100 ton slides and a 500 hp spindle motor, making it the most powerful spin machine in the United States.

With this newest addition, we will have capabilities of manufacturing even larger rocket components for the launch industry.

A Metal Spinning Quality Assurance Process You Can Rely On

AST adheres to stringent quality control processes, ensuring that every component meets the highest standards.

 1. Precise measurements of dimensions and temperatures
2. Material tests and sampling
3. Thorough preparation
4. Equipment maintenance and upgrades

Our QA process is highly collaborative.

Working with customers, we reduce unnecessary steps, combine operations and optimize designs.

Our focus is on making the manufacturing process simpler, more reliable, and as efficient as possible for the client’s operation.

ISO Certified Metal Spinning Provider

AST is proud to be an ISO Certified provider, showcasing our commitment to quality and excellence in metal spinning.

More than Just a Metal Spinning Service – it’s a Consultative Process

We believe in working closely with our clients at every step. The process includes…

You provide specifications: size, shape, requirements.

Your AST manufacturing expert Assesses project feasibility and potential challenges.

We share designs and your expert advice on ideal outcomes.

Compare the advanced metal spinning process to other options on cost, speed and performance.

Once we determine advanced metal spinning is the ideal process for you.. We kick off the project!

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For inquiries or to discuss your project requirements, contact our sales and customer service team here. Get in touch for a quote or more information on our services.

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FAQ's

Yes, we produce many complex shapes that would normally be made from multiple welded together assemblies.

Yes, we specialize in small to medium size orders.

Yes, we make our own tooling and prototyping.

Email or call us with our information and we will provide a quote.

Metal spinning is a very economical method to produce complex shapes.

We do not do welding, polishing, finish machining or assembly. We specialize in forming and rough machining.

We can make parts greater than 80″ in diameter, and more than 100″ in length.

In addition to spinning or shear forming, we also flow form tube. Our process would be done at high speed.

Yes, we can do complex shapes in multiple directions.