Astro – The Leading Metal Fabrication Firm has a New Address

We at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. have recently moved to a brand new address. With our booming metal fabrication business and our continued machinery procurement, we needed more space for our operations. Astro’s new facility in Hanover, Minnesota gives us enough space to accommodate all of our new and exciting projects.

Our phone and fax numbers have changed too. The details of our new facility are as follows:

Address: Astro Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. 11059 Lamont Ave NE, Hanover, Minnesota, 55341 Telephone: 763-777-8087 Fax: 763-777-8088.

Astro’s address is the only thing that’s changed. Our top-of-the-line metal fabricated products continue to carry the quality and cost-effectiveness that is unique to all Astro products. Here’s a glance at our areas of specialization in metal fabrication:

• Precision Metal Fabrication – Our precision metal fabrication expertise is much sought after by OEMs that need high-quality fabricated metal parts such as frames, brackets, enclosures, and heavy industrial equipment.
• Stainless Steel Fabrication – Our decidedly superior stainless steel fabrication services have been a specialty since 1987. Our suite of services is enabled by a squad of metal shears, CNC turret punch presses, CNC press brakes, laser cutting machines, and machining capabilities. Our certification in stainless steel TIG welding makes us a one-stop source for all your steel fabrication needs.
• Laser Cutting Services – Having upgraded to a new Mazak Super Turbo Laser less than a year ago, we have scaled up our custom laser cutting capabilities to handle large volume production in surprisingly short turnaround times. We recently honored a requirement for nearly 8000 laser and formed parts with a turn-around time of just over 2 weeks.
• Screw Conveyors / Machine Augers – We are the undisputed specialists in the design and manufacture of auger and screw conveyors systems. Astro offers fully customized auger solutions, with lead times of 3-4 weeks or shorter.

Should you need more information, we would be glad to speak with you at 763-777-8087. Please take a moment to visit our website at www.astroeng.com.

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Over 7000 Laser Parts Shipped – In Just Over 2 Weeks of Receiving Order

Recently Astro Engineering was contacted for a large order of laser and formed parts that needed to be shipped in a tight time frame. The customer supplied the prints for the job which consisted of nearly 8000 parts made of 16 gauge mild steel. There were 8 different parts needed, with quantities ranging from 40 to 2000 parts of each.

For this large laser job, the auto load/unload system on the laser was well utilized. Several press brakes were used to complete all of the forming. At the customer’s request, we also removed the laser scale from all edges to ensure good success of the parts being powder coated. Our staff did a great job at keeping it moving quickly and to spec.

Within 2 weeks of receiving the order, we began shipping. It was 5 truckloads of outgoing product finished in less than 3 weeks of receiving the order. 100% of the parts were correct and accepted.

While our custom laser cutting services is beginning to fill up as more are finding out about our new capacity, we still have time available and pride ourselves on getting your parts turned quickly. Call 800-959-0850 Astro for your next laser needs.

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Astro Enhances its Capacity to offer Best Laser Cutting Services

Astro Engineering and Manufacturing deals with high quality metal fabricated products like mild steel, aluminum and stainless steel. Our custom laser cutting services and capabilities measures up to: ¾” Mild Steel, ¼” Aluminum, and 3/8” Stainless Steel. We have been catering our customers across the country with our engineered equipments and highly skilled craftsmen for over 20 years. Our role is to ensure that every job is rendered with utmost precision, quality, and timeliness to ensure the success of our customers.

For decades, laser cutting has been an integral part of metal fabrication at Astro. Laser cutting services quickly provides quality metal parts with clean and smooth edges from metal sheet stock. We laser cut stainless steel and mild steel for food processing equipment, OEM’s, auger flighting, decorative metalwork, and many more industrial applications.

Astro Now Houses the New Mazak 2500 Super Turbo Laser

In the fall of 2012, Astro upgraded to a newer and powerful laser cutting machine called the Mazak 2500 Super Turbo Laser. This particular piece of equipment is equipped with an excellent cost-efficient load/unload system which can laser cut plate and sheet metal with utmost performance, efficiency and reliability.

We, at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. are highly excited about delivering high-quality services to our customers. We also offer complete in-house metal fabrication services so you can expect superior quality products at competitive prices. Visit us at www.astroeng.com. 

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Enhanced Laser Cutting Services with the new Mazak 2500 Super Turbo Laser at Astro

Astro Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. has always been the first choice of various industries for laser metal cutting services. Now, our customers have an added reason to team with us for their project requirements. Astro recently augmented its laser cutting capabilities with a Mazak 2500 Super Turbo Laser machine with a load/unload system. We can now handle higher work capacities with this new addition to our fabrication facility.

While this laser cuts thickness up to ¾” mild steel, 3/8” stainless steel, and ¼” aluminum, we have found this machine to be most efficient in both speed and cut quality in the ranges of 20 to 7 gauge stainless steel, and 20 gauge to ¼ inch mild steel. This enables us to offer cutting in these ranges at extremely competitive rates.

Here’s what our customers can expect from our enhanced laser cutting capabilities:

• Clean, high-quality cuts even on the most intricate contours. Eliminates the need for secondary finishing operations, thus saving time and costs.
• Less sheet metal wastage as a result of computerized nesting of parts. This naturally leads to increased custom sheet metal fabrication efficiencies.
• Zero mechanical contact between sheet metal and cutting machine as the laser beam carries out the cutting task. This means zero machine damage to parts.
• Repeatable, consistent runs allowing us to produce up to thousands of parts in short lead times.

The benefits don’t end at that. Speak with us for cost-saving offers on our laser cutting services.

Astro Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. is a leading provider of high-quality metal fabrication services. Precision stainless steel fabrication services are the backbone of our existence. To see our full-range of capabilities and services, please visit www.astroeng.com.

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Offering 20% Off Laser Cutting and Quick Turn-Around

For first time new orders for a limited time, up to $1500 off

Our New Laser Up is and Running! Are you experiencing a 2 -3 week wait for your laser parts? Right now we have time available on this laser, so we can offer a short lead time AND a great price. Our new software, Radan, is installed, our programmer, Tony, is programming parts. The guys are ready to cut, and also form parts. And in case you weren’t aware, we are 51% woman owned and can help you fulfill your diversity goals. Call or send your prints today to find out how you can save money, and get your parts faster.

Don’t need custom laser cutting now? CLICK HERE to enter a drawing for $500 of FREE LASER CUTTING! For more information please visit us at http://www.astroeng.com

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Astro Engineering Increases Laser Cutting Capacity

We are excited to announce the purchase of a Mazak Super Turbo 2500 Laser with a load/unload system

Faster cutting + Thicker metal =  Lower cost laser parts, Faster turn-around, Larger variety.

This increases our capacity for laser cutting services both in volume due to higher speed cutting, as well as increased thickness of metal that can be cut with the added power. We now can cut thickness of up to 3/8" Stainless Steel, 3/4" Carbon Steel, and 1/4" Aluminum. The photo of the laser parts shows a few laser cut pieces we have done in the past. Our newer laser is in the final stages of installation and we plan to be cutting parts on the new machine by the second week of September. The automated load/unload system greatly enhances our volume output and allows lights-out operation for more cost savings. Send us your project for a free quote today!

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