Stainless Steel Cable Railing for Light Rail Train Stations

This photograph shows the cable railing fabricated by our welders and fabricators at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing installed at a transit station. 

In 2011 we were awarded the contract to fabricate the stainless steel railing for the stations of the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) system running between Minneapolis and St Paul.  For the past 2 years we’ve been field measuring, drafting, saw cutting, polishing, and welding thousands of feet of railing of which the last of it was recently installed.

Astro has been fabricating cable railings for years for both commercial and residential uses.  The posts and top rail can be made of a variety of metals.  Stainless steel, due to its corrosive resistance, is considered the top of the line product, requiring no coating for a great looking product for years and years.  Aluminum posts and rails are lower cost, but needs paint or anodizing to keep it looking in top shape. 

Astro Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. is primarily sought-after for its stainless steel fabrication services. We are equipped with metal shears, CNC turret punch presses, CNC press brakes, and CNC laser cutting and machining. Astro is certified for its stainless steel TIG welding capabilities. As leading stainless steel fabricators, we customarily work with: architects, building contractors, food and beverage units, industrial machinery manufacturers, and more.

Here are the three key differentiators make Astro the preferred stainless steel fabricators across continental United States and beyond:

• Customized, responsive service: We are known for our outstanding customer support as we provide value engineering, custom solutions, superior workmanship, and on time delivery.  
• Technical acumen: The best tools and equipment become even better in the hands of our able and experienced technical team. We are customarily called on to build high-quality thermal augers for the food and bio-energy industries. These capabilities are accentuated with our leading-edge software capabilities.
• Comprehensive service capabilities: In addition to its proven expertise as stainless steel fabricators, Astro provides a wide range of services such as contract manufacturing, laser cutting, certified welding, engineering and design, and more.

We encourage you to visit our website www.astroeng.com to learn more about our full array of services. We are an all-American firm that provides fabrication and engineering services at highly competitive prices.

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Thermal Augers

Thermal augers are especially important to the food industry and the bio-energy pioneers.  They are most often built with stainless steel fabricators, but sometimes carbon steel. The purpose of thermal auger to bring the material moved by the auger to a desired temperature. Thermal auger systems can be made to eitherheat or chill the product going through it. Food processors often like to keep their ingredients to a semi- frozen state, so a chilled conveying system is found most beneficial, however cheese manufacturers find a heated auger useful for moving and compressing cheese as it’s made.

Those companies involved in the production of bio-energy are looking to us to help on both their heating and cooling needs. At this time, Astro is able to provide augers that can attain temperatures between 32 and 500 degrees F.  and a diameter range of 6” to 24”.  We can also provide variable pitches, a variety of jackets and other components of a screw conveyor system.    

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Stainless Steel Fabrication Services. How You Can Gain from Us

So, you would like to know about our stainless steel fabrication services and how you can benefit from them? Well, at Astroeng, we have metal fabrication facilities that are results of more than 20 years of experience. We have exclusive specialization in making stainless steel fabricated products that are used for residential, commercial as well as industrial purpose.

Here is a list of industry sectors that has benefitted from our fabrication services:

• Food processing units
• Construction industry (from architecture fixtures to full-scale building components)
• Electronic industry
• Home appliances manufacturing
• Manufacturing industries that need steel parts etc

So, if you are in any of these industries and are looking forward to superior metal fabrication services, you can contact us. Another area where we specialize in steel stainless fabrication is manufacturing perforated metal panels/sheets/tubes. They are used in a wide range of application areas like venting, louvers, heater covers, enclosures, belting, screens, decorative panels etc. you can visit our website to get special information on our products and services. And if you do not find your needs in our standard catalogue, then you can contact us at http://www.astroeng.com/contact-us.html to get customized services tailor made only for you.

We also have exclusive services in contract manufacturing for fabricating parts that are required for small to large machining parts. You can come to us for the following metal fabrication services:

• Forming
• Punching
• Laser Cutting
• Shearing
• Machining
• Welding
• Design

Come and be a part of our loyal list of customers (like Adolfson-Peterson, Eureka Construction, PCL Construction etc.), who have benefitted from our superior quality servicers. We can handle even the most complex geometries of your projects, and offer you high quality level of finish. As your reliable metal fabrication service provider, we utilize the latest versions of 3-D modeling to assure a perfect fit in the first time.

So, you would like to know about our stainless steel fabrication services and how you can benefit from them? Well, at Astroeng, we have metal fabrication facilities that are results of more than 20 years of experience. We have exclusive specialization in making stainless steel fabricated products that are used for residential, commercial as well as industrial purpose.

Here is a list of industry sectors that has benefitted from our fabrication services:

• Food processing units
• Construction industry (from architecture fixtures to full-scale building components)
• Electronic industry
• Home appliances manufacturing
• Manufacturing industries that need steel parts etc

So, if you are in any of these industries and are looking forward to superior metal fabrication services, you can contact us. Another area where we specialize in steel stainless fabrication is manufacturing perforated metal panels/ sheets/tubes. They are used in a wide range of application areas like venting, louvers, heater covers, enclosures, belting, screens, decorative panels etc. you can visit our website to get special information on our products and services. And if you do not find your needs in our standard catalogue, then you can contact us at http://www.astroeng.com/contact-us.html to get customized services tailor made only for you.

We also have exclusive services in contract manufacturing for fabricating parts that are required for small to large machining parts. You can come to us for the following metal fabrication services:

• Forming
• Punching
• Laser Cutting
• Shearing
• Machining
• Welding
• Design

Come and be a part of our loyal list of customers (like Adolfson-Peterson, Eureka Construction, PCL Construction etc.), who have benefitted from our superior quality services. We can handle even the most complex geometries of your projects, and offer you high quality level of finish. As your reliable metal fabrication service provider, we utilize the latest versions of 3-D modeling to assure a perfect fit in the first time.

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Cable Railing for Enhancing Your Home Décor

Cable railing has become a hot favorite amongst architects and interior designers for its usability as well as for its ability to offer high level of aesthetics. These offer an organized look and provide unobtrusive view (especially ideal if you stay amidst nature’s beauty). They can be used just everywhere in a residential setting, both indoors and outdoors.

These are available in various materials, but the one in stainless steel and aluminum are the most widely used. They are maintenance free and gel with all kinds of home decor. Moreover, you can also paint them as per your individual choice and liking. At Air Technical, we have metal railings for various purposes that include balconies, walkways, stairways, and more. Apart from that, we also have

excellent capabilities for offering you cable railings for your customized requirements. Just state your design and we would provide you railings of your exact specifications and style.

If you are planning to install cable railing in your interiors, we suggest that you go for 304 steel variety, they offer an attractive appearance and is known for superior endurance capacity. However if you wish to go for colored versions, then aluminum is the best option, as it can be effectively painted. And, the cost incurred in installing them is almost similar to that of 304-stainless steel. For external applications, the 316 stainless steel variety is more popular with higher nickel content, as it has excellent resistance to corrosion or salt contamination. Stainless steel is the most opted choice for cable railing and fences at home, as it is cost effective for smaller installations.

You would be amazed with the variety we offer in our standard catalogue. We are also welcome with customized orders for other metal fabricated products as food processing equipment like spiral let-down chutes, sinks, screw conveyors, conveyor belting, vibratory conveyors, and many more.

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Perforated Metal Sheets from Astro Engineering and Manufacturing

Perforated metal sheets are required for different industrial purposes. We at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing ensure to deliver high end perforated sheets that can meet industrial requirements. We are dealing in metal business over decades, our rich heritage of delivering customer satisfaction continues in today’s technology. Perforated metal sheets are required for venting, louvers, screens, decorative panels, enclosures and belting purposes. Perforating metal is an important operation conducted in the process of metal fabrication.

We have high end fabrication tool like Trumpf 260 CNC Turret Punch, it ensures to satisfy the wants of a growing organization. The machine delivers top notch perforated metal sheets which have around 400 hits per minute. Custom design is one sector which is very important for us. We believe in customer satisfaction, it is attained when reliable services are delivered at an affordable cost. Catering to custom demands is one of the oldest traditions involved in metal business.

Metal fabrication requires the right set of tools that can yield out beauty of the element. With the use of updated technology we have mastered the art of stainless steel fabrication. Meeting the wants of developing companies drives us to the edge of metal fabrication and engineering. We ensure to deliver high end products which match their requirements and exceed their satisfaction level.

stainless steel fabrication services requires hours of man power, we at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing do the same job in less time. It is only possible with the use of automated machines and skilled engineers which are working for new designs and layouts. Perforated sheets can be used to beautify structural surroundings too. Pressing of metal sheets can be done in any size and shape; design can be according to custom requirements. Get in touch with our service engineers and we will guide you towards a bright future. We at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing ensure to fabricate your engineering needs.

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Stainless Steel Fabrication at Astro for Guaranteed Quality

Stainless steel fabrication is an important process carried out in all metal fabrication firms. The reason behind this is the huge demand for stainless steel parts and components in various industry sectors. Of these, mention is to be made of the food processing, architectural and construction firms, where stainless steel implements are of utmost importance. Stainless steel products are especially popular for having the inherent traits of this metal alloy like resistance to corrosion, durability, high ductile strength, resistivity towards oxidation and many more.

custom metal fabrication of stainless steel products are of special importance in food processing units where maintaining hygienic conditions is a high priority. This include fabricating of products like stainless-steel spiral let-down chutes, stainless-steel custom sinks, stainless-steel conveyor belting, stainless-steel vibratory conveyors, heated stainless-steel screw conveyors, and stainless-steel augers to name just a few.

Why Astro for Quality Stainless Steel Fabrication Needs?

Stainless Steel Fabrication Services is our forte at Astro Engineering and Manufacturing. Indeed, we have more than 24 years of experience in this field! We are equipped with the right tools to offer you precision metal fabricated products namely metal shears, CNC turret punch presses, CNC press brakes, laser cutting and other machining capabilities. We also have certification in stainless steel TIG welding that takes metal fabrication to newer heights. We are endowed with the necessary resources to build replacement parts for older food processing machinery that needs repair, or has become dysfunctional.

Our asset lies on our skilled team of metal fabricators that are trained for delivering you quality. We can also take orders for customized fabrication products to perfectly fit our clients' specified needs. Our strong capabilities with SolidWorks™ 3-D design, along with laser, machining, forming make us the one stop destination for high quality standards in the manufacture of stainless steel parts and equipment. Just rely on us and we will go back satisfied!

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