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To Our Valued Customers & Clients, Throughout this unprecedented pandemic, we have committed to exceptional communication with our customers both openly and often. Today we are responding to recent customer inquiries about our Disaster Recovery Plan, Coronavirus Preparedness Plan and/or the robustness of our risk mitigation efforts. In short, customers are inquiring as to our […]

Astro Machine Works, located in Ephrata, PA, has developed a new infographic to illustrate it’s Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) Services. Wire EDM machining is ideally suited for situations requiring low levels of residual stress, minimizing the risk of damage to the workpiece. By enabling hard materials to be wire cut, wire EDM machining eliminates […]

Astro Machine Works is excited to celebrate its 8th annual Manufacturing day for four days this year, celebrating top initiatives in empowering manufacturing, changing negative public perceptions regarding manufacturing and introducing young people to manufacturing careers. This year we are hosting students from 6 local schools. The students are currently enrolled in coursework including Engineering, […]

Austin Jones, Welding Supervisor at Astro Machine Works, has achieved the AWS (American Welding Society) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification. The American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification involves great responsibility and remarkable skill demonstration in the determination of weld quality according to applicable codes. Welding inspection goes way beyond simply looking at […]

The 18th Annual U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) small business forum & Expo will take place this April 16th-18th in Pittsburgh, PA. DOE2019 will focus on how we can strengthen and sustain energy independence. Charlie Smith, the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for the U.S. Department of Energy will open the ceremony and presentations […]

Astro Machine Works, in Ephrata, PA, is set to expand their large vertical machining services with this latest investment; the VTech NF 2223-5223/30 Series Double Column Vertical Machining Center. The machine includes a Fanuc 0iMF Control, has a 6,000 RPM Spindle, with capacities of 126 inch (X-Axis), 90.8 inch (Y-Axis) and 40.2 inch (Z-Axis). The […]

Astro Machine Works has now achieved an upgrade of its Quality Management System by TUV SUD America to ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D effective 5/9/2018. The 2015 version of ISO 9001 is less prescriptive than its predecessors and focuses on performance. Some of the key changes include: High-Level Structure of 10 clauses is implemented. Now all […]

Ephrata, PA – Astro Machine Works, an industry leader in the manufacturing of custom automation machinery and CNC machining is now 100% employee owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trust, giving all current and future employees full ownership of the company. Astro Machine will continue to operate under its existing Open Book Management […]

Astro Machine Works, located in Ephrata PA, continues to grow and expand to meet customer demand. We will be adding an additional 10,125 feet to our current building #2 in order to expand our Machining, Fabrication and Welding Capacities. This additional space will be split into two 62.5’ wide x 81’ long sections with 30’ […]

Every December, we author a press release to recap our accomplishments with our customer base and offer commentary on the events of the preceding twelve months. In retrospect, 2016 proved to be another monumental year in both achievement and improvements aimed at future organizational health and prosperity, as well as additional service offerings for our […]