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Overview
Advanced Structural Technologies specializes in in-house advanced metal forming to create seamless, complex parts. It uses rotary forging, metal spinning, and flow forming to shape aluminum, copper, titanium, and nickel alloys into single-piece components such as rocket engine chambers, nozzles, liners, and hypersonic parts. It differentiates itself by offering all three forming processes under one roof, which shortens lead times and minimizes the need to coordinate multiple suppliers. Its goal is to be a dependable partner for high-performance metal components across aerospace, defense, automotive, and energy sectors.
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What believers are saying
- AST won an $8.56 million Army extension on January 14, 2026.
- The 2024 Oxnard expansion added capacity for aerospace, defense, and automotive production.
- Federal records show active DOT status and six contract actions through 2025.
What critics are saying
- OSHA opened complaint 1858312.015 on November 5, 2025; case remains open.
- Cal/OSHA cited AST for five violations and two repeats after the November 2025 complaint.
- Heavy Army concentration risks a 2026 contract cliff if Abrams work ends unreplaced.
What makes Advanced Structural Technologies unique
- AST is one of few U.S. shops combining rotary forging, flow forming, and metal spinning.
- AST’s Oxnard facility and 2024 expansion support in-house production for complex aerospace parts.
- AST has delivered over 50,000 M1 Abrams wheels, proving defense manufacturing depth.
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