AGILE HARDWARE
Complex Parts.Multiple Processes.One Solution.
Your team focuses on the next decision and iteration.
brings prototyping & mass manufacturing together to meet all your needs.
01Project alignment
02Manufacturing
03Quality
04Packing
05Freight + delivery
AMES / MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES
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AMES / PRODUCTION SUPPORT
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One AMES route.
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From material
to finished part.
Manufacturing processesCasting, forming, machining and joining
Casting
- Silica-sol investment casting (lost-wax steel casting)
- Sand-faced permanent mold casting
- Vacuum casting (steel)
- Coated-sand casting
- Resin-bonded sand casting
- Shell mold casting
- Casting with 3D-printed sand molds
- Automated sand molding
- Centrifugal casting
- Die casting
- Low-pressure die casting
- High-pressure die casting
Forming & polymers
- Forging
- Hot heading
- Cold heading
- Stamping, including precision stamping
- Deep drawing
- Rod forming
- Thread rolling
- Extrusion
- Injection molding
Machining & joining
- CNC turning
- Milling
- Drilling
- Grinding
- Robotic welding
- CO₂-shielded arc welding
- Circumferential seam welding
MaterialsAluminum, steels, nickel alloys, cast irons and polymers
Aluminum alloys
- 2024
- 5052
- 6061
- 6063
- 6082
- 7050
- 7075
- A356.0 — Casting alloy
- MIC-6 — Cast tooling plate
Carbon steels
- SAE 1018
- SAE 1020
- SAE 1045
- SAE 1215
- ASTM A36
Alloy steels
- SAE 4130
- SAE 4140 / 4140 PH (pre-hardened)
- SAE 4340
- 42CrMo
Tool steels
- A2
- O1
Stainless steels
- 300 series — 304 · 316 / 316L
- 400 series — 410 · 416 · 420 · 440C
- 15-5 PH
- 17-4 PH
- 18-8 — General designation; exact grade by drawing
Fastener grades
- SAE J429 — Grade 2 · Grade 5 · Grade 8
- ISO 898-1 — Class 8.8 · 10.9 · 12.9
- ISO 3506-1 — A2-70 · A2-80
- ISO 3506-1 — A4-70 · A4-80
Nickel alloys
- INCONEL — Grade specified per project
Cast carbon steels
- ASTM A27 — 60-30 · 65-35 · 70-36
- ASTM A216 — WCB · WCC
- ASTM A352 — LCB · LCC
Cast low-alloy steels
- ASTM A217 — WC6 · WC9
Cast stainless steels
- ASTM A743 — CF3 · CF8 · CF3M · CF8M · CA15 · CA6NM
Cast irons
- Gray iron
- Ductile iron
- Austempered ductile iron (ADI)
Plastics & elastomers
- PP — Polypropylene
- ABS — Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- PC — Polycarbonate
- PU — Polyurethane
- PA — Polyamide (nylon)
- TPE — Thermoplastic elastomer
- TPU — Thermoplastic polyurethane
Machining & production equipmentMachine tools, forming equipment and production lines
Machining centers & turning
- Horizontal machining centers
- Vertical machining centers
- Gantry CNC machining centers
- CNC lathes, including precision turning
- Conventional lathes
Milling, drilling & sawing
- Vertical milling machines
- Horizontal milling machines
- Double-sided milling machines
- Vertical drilling machines
- Bench drilling machines
- Radial drilling machines
- CNC sawing machines
Forming, welding & finishing lines
- Rod-forming machines
- Thread rolling machines
- High-speed precision stamping presses
- Robotic welding equipment
- CO₂-shielded welding equipment
- Circumferential seam welding machines
- Heat-treatment furnaces and lines
- Automatic electroplating lines
- Automatic painting lines
Inspection & testingDimensional checks, material testing and automated sorting
Dimensional & sorting
- Coordinate measuring machines (CMM)
- Optical sorting machines
Material properties
- Spectrometry
- Hardness testing
Non-destructive testing
- X-ray inspection
- Ultrasonic testing
- Magnetic particle testing
- Automated eddy-current testing
Surface finishing & heat treatmentPreparation, protective coatings and thermal treatments
Preparation & uncoated options
- Shot blasting
- Bare / uncoated finish
Plating & conversion coatings
- Zinc plating
- Zinc-nickel plating
- Nickel plating
- Galvanizing
- Phosphating
- Composite sherardizing
Paint & functional coatings
- GEOMET zinc-flake coating
- Cathodic e-coating (KTL)
- PFA coating
- Painting
- Powder coating
Thermal treatments
- Heat treatment
- Surface hardening
The capabilities above are examples, not limits. Manufacturing methods, materials, surface condition, part size, process fit and inspection scope are defined by your requirements.
WHY AMES
Every detail connected.
One coordinated program.
Choose AMES when the manufacturing program is complex.
| Program need | High-touch coordination | Digital online Marketplace | Direct factory Single-process relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast prototype options | Strong advantage | Strong advantage | Not supported |
| Multiple processes through one source | Strong advantage | Not supported | Not supported |
| One lead across multiple factories | Strong advantage | Strong advantage | Not supported |
| Mixed-part work coordinated to one milestone | Strong advantage | Not supported | Not supported |
| Hands-on coordination across revisions | Strong advantage | Not supported | Strong advantage |
| Prototype-to-production planning | Strong advantage | Not supported | Not supported |
| Specialized metal-process routing | Strong advantage | Not supported | Partial support |
| Fast quote | Strong advantage | Strong advantage | Not supported |
| Target-volume economics | Strong advantage | Not supported | Strong advantage |
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to build?
Bring the drawing, the constraint and the decision your team needs to make. We will help you make it a reality.