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Astro Machine Works will soon be installing a new Parpas Diamond Linear 30 gantry style 5-axis machining center, again expanding our large machining capabilities. With a 118” X axis x 102” Y axis x 47” Z axis travel, this will be the perfect complement to our existing gantry and bridge mill. The Parpas Diamond Linear […]

To our valued customers: Happy New Year to all as we bring on 2023! Each year as the calendar turns, we like to utilize this season as a time of reflection and communication with our customer base. This is a moment for us to offer commentary on the events and accomplishments of the preceding year […]

Metals are among the most durable materials on the face of the planet. As such, it has taken noteworthy developments in engineering to mold and shape metal into the machine parts and fixtures you see and use daily. One of the steps employed in metal construction is welding, a process in which a worker melts one piece […]

Table of Contents Understanding The EDM Process Benefits And Applications of Wire EDM Unique Advantages of Working with Wire EDM Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a manufacturing process that implements electrical sparks to form a metal shape. Because of these sparks, EDM is also sometimes referred to as spark machining. In this process, the desired […]

Table of Contents What is EDM? The Two Main Types of EDM Machines Capabilities and Applications Components of EDM Machines In the machining business, it’s often possible to use traditional cutting tools, like grinders and end mills, to create parts and other items with particular shapes. But what about when the usual cutting tools aren’t […]

A computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine is a mill that uses computer code to understand where to make cuts. Like all milling machines, a CNC mill produces a final piece by carving away from a block of material versus adding layers of material to a blank slate. However, unlike manual milling, CNC mills do […]

We have reached another milestone in our history at Astro Machine Works in that we are announcing the retirement of one of our original project managers & very first employee, Barry Weitzel as of December 2nd, 2021. We at Astro are both very sad at the thought of seeing Barry depart but at the same […]

Astro Machine Works in Ephrata, PA provides Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) Services.  Wire EDM machining offers a more budget-friendly alternative than many other machining processes; it is also an excellent choice if you routinely use “exotic” materials in your manufacturing processes, such as tungsten carbide, super alloys or medical-grade stainless steel, as these materials […]