Quality
ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified, registered by TÜV SÜD. Coordinate measuring machines and portable probes check parts against your drawing before they leave.
Learn morePrecision parts and custom machines, built in Ephrata since 1984.
Astro Machine Works is a 100% employee-owned machine shop and machine builder in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Send us a drawing for anything from one prototype part to a 50-foot machine.
A contract partner since 1984
Astro builds custom machinery and machines precision parts for start-ups and Fortune 500 companies alike. We still have our first customer, and we’re proud to count GE, Hershey Foods, DuPont, Bayer, SAIC and the U.S. Government among the companies we work for.
1984Founded in Ephrata, Pennsylvania
72,000Square foot manufacturing campus
25,000+Custom projects completed
Machined parts and custom machines, from one shop
Our work comes in two halves: machining precision parts from prototype to production, and building custom machinery from the first drawing to the crate. Welding, wiring, repair and reverse engineering support both, so your whole project stays under one roof.
CNC milling and turning
Thirteen CNC vertical mills and CNC lathes with live tooling, for a single prototype or a full production run. Our new seven-machine turning cell has open capacity now, for parts up to 28″ in diameter and 38″ long.
Made for industries where tolerances matter
Medical device makers, pharmaceutical and food plants, aerospace and defense programs and energy producers send us their drawings. So do the U.S. Army, Navy and Coast Guard.
The standards behind every part we ship
Certified quality and security systems, certified welders and inspectors, and the room and lifting capacity for very large work. Here is what stands behind a quote from Astro.
Cybersecurity
CMMC Level 2 certified after an independent assessment by McKonly & Asbury, and NIST SP 800-171 compliant, so controlled drawings and defense work stay protected.
Learn moreWelding
AWS D1.1 and ASME Section IX certified welders, with a Certified Welding Inspector on staff who oversees every weld from planning to final check.
Learn moreSize
Turning up to 40″ in diameter and 160″ long. Milling up to 118″ × 236″. Machines built up to 50 feet and 75,000 pounds, under overhead cranes rated to 10 tons.
Learn moreInspection and testing
ASNT-TC-1A certified nondestructive testing. Visual and liquid penetrant in house; ultrasonic, magnetic particle and radiography through qualified partners.
Learn moreDelivery
Our own vans, a 20′ flatbed and a 24′ cargo truck make deliveries five days a week, and any job can be expedited, whatever its size.
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Custom machines, built start to finish
We work with your engineers or your engineering firm, then handle every phase of the build in our plant. One project manager stays with your machine from the first drawing to final checkout.
- Base and frame welding and fabrication
- Machining of every component part
- Raw materials and purchased components
- Plating, anodizing and other secondary work
- Painting and special finishes, including CARC
- Complete mechanical assembly
- Pneumatic and hydraulic plumbing
- Control cabinet, PLC and operator station wiring
- Debugging, testing and checkout
- Skidding, crating and shipping
