AST’s in-house processes and onsite technology will improve your component’s material performance, eliminate costly welds and help you scale efficiently.
With everything handled under one roof, we meet your mission-critical demands faster and more reliably.
If your component supplier doesn’t forge in-house, you’re paying for unnecessary third parties.
Managing multiple suppliers leads to delays, miscommunication, and missed deadlines.
Inferior grain structure and mechanical properties are killing your component’s strength and durability, resulting in failed tests and costly rework.
Rotary forging is a specialized process that uses both rotational and axial forces to shape metal with extreme precision.
Unlike conventional forging, where the material is simply compressed, rotary forging carefully controls the grain flow, significantly increasing the strength and durability of the component.
Rotary forging creates a strong, consistent base before moving to other critical steps of producing a seamless part; spinning, flow forming, heat treating, and machining.
This method is ideal for producing rocket “thrust” components like combustion chambers and motor cases, where both weight reduction and strength are critical.
With over 15 years of experience in rotary forging for space applications, AST stands apart as the only U.S. company offering rotary forging, flow forming, and metal spinning all under one roof.
We handle everything in-house, from material selection to final quality checks. This means less delays, fewer miscommunications, shorter lead times and more dependable delivery schedules.
With AST’s in-house forging, you avoid the extra expenses of outsourcing to third-party providers. By managing everything from forging to final inspection under one roof, we streamline production, reduce unnecessary supplier costs, and pass those savings on to you.
Our precision rotary forging process enhances the grain structure to produce stronger, more durable components. By applying both compressive and rotational forces, we achieve a refined grain flow that significantly boosts strength, ensuring your parts meet the space launch industry’s most rigorous testing standards.
Rotary forging offers significant advantages over conventional forging methods, especially for the high-stakes needs like the space launch industry. Here’s why:
Rotary forging controls the grain structure of the metal, improves mechanical properties and results in stronger, more durable thrust components that can withstand the extreme conditions of rocket launches.
By minimizing material waste, rotary forging allows for greater efficiency in production. This not only reduces costs but also optimizes weight, which is critical for space launch applications.
The rotary forging process delivers higher dimensional accuracy and improved surface finish, reducing the need for secondary machining and ensuring consistent quality with every part.
By forging the initial billet ourselves, we eliminate the need for external suppliers, allowing us to move directly to spinning, flow forming, and machining with zero delay.
Our rotary forging process produces critical rocket components like combustion chambers and motor cases with superior strength, durability, and precision – all tailored to meet the rigorous demands of space launch applications.
Our rotary forging machines are designed to handle complex and large-scale rocket components, with precision.
With cutting-edge equipment capable of producing the space industry’s largest diameter components, we ensure consistent quality and superior mechanical properties for every part.
As one of the few companies in the U.S. offering this capability, we provide the reliability and scale your project needs.
Perfect for tubular components, flow forming provides precise wall thickness control, optimizing material use and strength for applications in space and defense industries.
Designed for cone-shaped components, metal spinning offers cost-effective and flexible shaping, ideal for creating complex forms quickly and efficiently.
At AST, quality is paramount. We are an ISO-certified company, ensuring that every step of our rotary forging process meets the highest industry standards.
From initial consultation to final testing, we work closely with you to select the best process for your needs—whether it’s rotary forging, flow forming, or metal spinning.
By keeping everything in-house, we maintain complete control over quality and lead times, ensuring your project stays on schedule and meets the most stringent specifications.
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!
Ready to elevate your rocket components?
Reach out to AST today and schedule a consultation. Our expert team is ready to guide you through the rotary forging process and deliver components that meet your exact specifications, on time and within budget.
Contact us now to discuss how our rotary forging services can help you meet the demands of the space and defense industry.
Yes, that is our specialty.
All rotary forging is done hot in order to facilitate the forming of the material.
Rotary forging is best suited to round parts in various thicknesses and diameters.
Yes, we make all our tooling.
Rotary forging does not produce a surface finish per se. The finish is done through subsequent machining operations.
Yes, we specialize in short lead-times and small production runs.
We forge parts for the automotive, space and aerospace markets.
We preform both in process and first part inspection of the product to ensure it meets both dimensional and quality requirements.
We provide heat treating, spinning and machining operations post forging.
