American Metal Specialties http://apiams.com/ams Official Website For American Metal Specialties Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:15:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Waterjet Cutting http://apiams.com/ams/services/waterjet-cutting/ http://apiams.com/ams/services/waterjet-cutting/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:50:32 +0000 admin http://apiams.com/ams/?p=55 waterjet1
Our WaterJet - Flow 20X Water Knife Cutting Capabilities by Material:

  • Steel .001″ - 4.0″ Thick
  • Stainless .001″ - 4.0″ Thick
  • Acrylics .001″ - 6.0″ Thick
  • Actual .001″ - 6.0″ Thick
  • Wood .001″ - 6.0″ Thick
  • Marble .001″ - 4.0″ Thick
  • Aluminum .001″ - 6.0″ Thick

Cutting kerf and minimum internal radius is .040″.
Waterjet Cutting Offers

  • Edge quality equal to or often superior to machined.
  • Burr and scratch-free parts usually requiring no secondary clean-up operations.
  • Consistent quality throughout each run, the last part is always the same as the first.
  • Cut almost any material in any size or shape, with minimal heat or stress alteration.
  • No tooling requirements.
  • Superior, precision cutting of a wide variety of materials, even thicknesses up to 4″
    (please call for specific tolerances on your jobs)
  • The ability to cut paper thin materials as well as heavy plate steel in any size up to 60″ x 120″ or longer depending on the part.
  • Unique combination of the cost effectiveness of a punch press (even with .125 diameter holes in .375 steel) and exceptionally smooth edge quality.
  • Capability of producing perfect parts from your computer files, dimensional drawings, sketches or even sample parts.
  • Competitive pricing on your prototype parts as well as large production runs.
  • High volume production runs or one off prototypes.
]]> http://apiams.com/ams/services/waterjet-cutting/feed/ Laser Cutting http://apiams.com/ams/services/laser-cutting/ http://apiams.com/ams/services/laser-cutting/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:49:45 +0000 admin http://apiams.com/ams/?p=53 Laser CuttingLaser cutting offers quicker production rates and a minimal cutting kerf (.015), which translates into less waste and more parts. machine1 Material Capabilities:

  • Steel .001″ - 0.500″ Thick
  • Stainless .001″ - 0.250″ Thick
  • Acrylics .001″ - 1.0″ Thick
  • Acetal .001″ - 1.0″ Thick
  • Marble .001″ - 1.0″ Thick
  • Aluminum .001″ - .250″ Thick

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  • Edge quality equal to or often superior to machined.
  • Burr and scratch-free parts usually requiring no secondary clean-up operations.
  • Consistent quality throughout each run, the last part is always the same as the first.
  • Cut almost any material in any size or shape, with minimal heat or stress alteration.
  • No tooling requirements.
  • Superior, precision cutting of a wide variety of materials, even thicknesses up to 4″
    (please call for specific tolerances on your jobs)
  • The ability to cut paper thin materials as well as heavy plate steel in any size up to 60″ x 120″ or longer depending on the part.
  • Unique combination of the cost effectiveness of a punch press (even with .125 diameter holes in .375 steel) and the exceptionally smooth edge quality of a laser.
  • Capability of producing perfect parts from your computer files, dimensional drawings, sketches or even sample parts.
  • Competitive pricing on your prototype parts as well as large production runs.
  • High volume production runs or one off prototypes.

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]]> http://apiams.com/ams/services/laser-cutting/feed/ Finishing http://apiams.com/ams/services/finishing/ http://apiams.com/ams/services/finishing/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000 admin http://apiams.com/ams/?p=11 Product Finishing Services

Chemical FinishClear & Yellow Chromate
Passivate
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24″ X 42″ X 30″ dp

Liquid Finish MIL Spec. Painting
Special Finishes
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Binks Class “A” Paint Booth
Electro-Static Powder Coating Texture Finishes
Gloss
Matte

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Baking Oven Capable of 600º
SilkScreen
Logos
Lettering
Multi-Color
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Professional Manual Screening
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Accu Print Semi Automatic Press
]]> http://apiams.com/ams/services/finishing/feed/ Processing http://apiams.com/ams/services/processing/ http://apiams.com/ams/services/processing/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000 admin http://apiams.com/ams/?p=9 Machines & Services

Much of the information listed on this page is a generalization of our capabilities. Each and every part and job is different, at times we are able to exceed some of the maximums depending on part size, material conditions, thickness and part configuration. The specifications and data here should help give you some guidelines as to our capabilities but are not always set in stone.
PUNCHING:All of our punches are 30 Ton.
Material Types and Maximum Thickness:

  • Aluminum: .188″ (7 ga)
  • CRS: .125″ (11ga)
  • Stainless: .106″ (12ga)

BENDING / FORMING:

Our brakes are 50 ton and capable of handling up to 72″ in length.

Material type, part size, and thickness all play a huge role in determining our capabilities for bending / forming parts. Please call (503) 652-5800 or email: Sales for more information regarding our abilities in this area.

]]> http://apiams.com/ams/services/processing/feed/ Design http://apiams.com/ams/services/design/ http://apiams.com/ams/services/design/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000 admin http://apiams.com/ams/?p=7 Design & CAD/CAM Services

With data exchange being what it is today we try to provide as many options as possible to communicate design information between customers, vendors and ourselves to expedite the process of design to product. We feel this concept gives all involved parties a huge lead in producing quality parts efficiently.
Current Version CAD Software:

SolidWorks
TekSoft

Available CAD Software:

CadKey 98
AutoCad LT 98
Optimum File Formats to Send Are:

3D Model Files: .IGES .SAT .SLDPRT file types
2D Print Files: PDF, DWG, DXF
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