Founded in 1971, Astro Shapes is your single source for the very best in aluminum extrusions and fabrication. Additional services include finishing, operations management, and quality control. Over the years, we have proudly supported and specialized in transportation, machinery, electrical, medical, and many other markets. It is our mission to manufacture superior, custom-finished aluminum extrusions that are a cut above the rest. Our team works tirelessly to be a recognized leader in our industry--through employee empowerment, exceptional customer service, and continuous process improvement.
Anodized aluminum is aluminum that has undergone an anodizing process to create an exceptionally durable, corrosion-resistant, and highly aesthetic surface. Anodizing creates a stable aluminum oxide layer fully integrated with...
Types of Metal Finishing
Metal finishing describes various procedures or processes that can be as simple as buffering to adding a special type of coat to the substrate. Included in the description of metal finishing are a number of cleaning...
Types of Metal Plating
Metal plating is a process where a thin layer of metal coating is applied on the surface, or on the substrate of a metal part, product, or component. The process of metal plating can consist of electroplating...
Extruded Aluminium
Extruded aluminum is a continuous piece of aluminum that usually has a constant profile or cross-section throughout its length. It is made by forcing a block of aluminum, called a billet, through a die opening which is smaller than the original cross-sectional area of the billet...
Types of Aluminum
Aluminum is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust but rarely exists in elemental form. The various forms of aluminum and its alloys are valued for their low density and high strength-to-weight ratio, durability, and corrosion...
Aluminum Tubing & Piping
Aluminum piping and tubing is silvery-white, soft, and ductile. The metal belongs to the boron group. Aluminum is the third most abundant element present on earth. Aluminum has low density When exposed to corroding environments...
Aluminum Coil
The term "aluminum coil" describes aluminum that has been flattened into sheets where their width is significantly higher than their thickness and then "coiled" into a roll. Stacks of individual aluminum sheets are difficult to...
Types of Aluminum Extrusions
Aluminum extrusion, or the extrusion process, owes its beginnings to three men – Joseph Bramah, Thomas Burr, and Alexander Dick. Each of them advanced and perfected the process so that inventors from the industrial revolution...
Industrial Coatings
Industrial coatings are a type of substance that is spread over a surface of various derivatives like concrete or steel. They are engineered chemically to give protection over industrial products that include pipelines and...
