The year was 1993. A long-time customer approached us needing specific OEM components that were no longer in production. Instead of letting them turn to another company in the hope of obtaining these parts, we rose to their aid and engineered appropriate parts based on the current parts they were using. Thus, our reverse engineering […]

It’s been an exciting time here at Astro Machine Works! As part of our ongoing commitment to investing in relevant technology to keep ahead of customer needs, we’ve added a Hurco VMX 84 to our equipment list. An increasing demand for larger vertical milled parts was keeping our existing equipment near capacity, and this new […]

U.S. manufacturing and reshoring. Surely, the issue of reshoring, or bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., is something you have heard about by now. Although we at Astro have always been proud to manufacture domestically in America, many other companies throughout the industry are beginning to bring production back from offshore. In fact, according to […]

Ephrata, PA (8/6/12) Astro Machine Works completed upgrade of its Quality Management System to the AS9100C standard in July 2012 and is now certified to both ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100:2009. Previously, Astro Machine Works had been certified to ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100B since December 2009. The assessment was performed by TÜV SÜD America, Inc. in accordance […]

The word “forte” is defined as one’s strong suit, or one’s highly advanced characteristics and talents. Every company has a forte—a process or product that defines them and is the highlight of what the company stands for. Why should Astro Machine be any different? Our specialty lies in our custom machine building process. Although our […]

Delivering exceptional value. In its simplicity, this phrase comprises the nuts and bolts of Astro Machine Works. Here at Astro, we strive to provide our customers with the highest quality services and products. It has worked well for us in the 28 years we have been in business—our very first employees are still with the […]

(Ephrata, PA) 5/2/12 – Astro Machine Works adds a Romi E280 High Performance Multi-Tasking Turning Center. This machine allows us to perform turning, boring, milling and tapping – all in a single setup. This is a true multi-tasking machine, efficiently performing difficult and complex machining processes. The Romi E-Series machine is designed to fit the […]

“Moving Forward in Reverse” by Modern Machine Shop Senior Editor, Derek Korn This versatile shop leverages portable CMM technology to steadily grow the reverse engineering portion of its business. Astro Machine Works has achieved record annual sales in each of the last five years. Eric Blow, company president, credits this in part to the shop’s […]

(Ephrata, PA) 12/20/2011 – Astro Machine Works has added a new Fryer Easy Turn CNC Lathe (ET-40) for increased Turning and Milling capacities. This machine features 40” swing, 160” between centers and live tooling. The ET Large Capacity lathe is designed for applications where high rigidity is required and can be custom configured for the […]

From left to right: Scott Alleman, Machinist, Astro Machine Works; Bill Youndt, Vice President, Astro Machine Works; Tom Dennes, Machine Technology Instructor, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology; Eric Blow, President, Astro Machine Works. (Ephrata, PA) 1/17/11 – – Employees of Astro Machine Works, a leading products and solutions provider of custom machinery, automation equipment, fabricated […]