Aalberts Surface Technologies – Paulo St. Louis Division
About the AST-Paulo St. Louis Division
The first division opened, AST-St. Louis began operations in 1943. Today the division offers one of the most diverse mixes of equipment and capabilities across the AST-Paulo system. ISO 9001, IATF 16949 certification, and accolades from the automotive industry are a testament to our St. Louis division’s continued commitment to quality.
AST-Paulo St. Louis Division Information
Office Hours: Office Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 am–5:00 pm Production Hours: 24/5
5711 West Park Ave St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: Phone: (314) 647-7500
Fax: Fax: (314) 647-7518
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AST-Paulo Equipment
AST-St. Louis features over 150 pieces of equipment to support a broad range of thermal processing services. To help you determine whether we are a good fit for your program, browse a few key pieces of our St. Louis division equipment and their specifications.Â
continuous belt furnace
Our belt furnaces in St. Louis can perform gas carburizing, carbonitriding, and neutral hardening processes.
- Number of Furnaces: 2
- Working Area Size: 60″(w) x 6″(h)
- Minimum Temperature: 1,450°F
- Maximum Temperature: 1,750°F
- Maximum Capacity: 4,000 lbs / hr (loading is part and process dependent)
- Atmosphere: Endothermic Gas
batch integral quench furnace
Our integral quench furnaces in St. Louis perform stress relieving, annealing, neutral hardening, carburizing, carbonitriding, and ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) processes.
- Number of Furnaces: 7
- Maximum Working Area: 48″ x 36″ x 36″
- Minimum Temperature: 1,400°F
- Maximum Temperature: 1,750°F
- Maximum Weight: 3,500 lbs
- Atmosphere: Endothermic Gas
- Brand: AFC
vacuum furnace
The vacuum furnaces in St. Louis have IATF and CQI-9 certifications for the automotive market; they can perform vacuum hardening, solution treating,, and vacuum tempering processes.
- Number of Furnaces: 6
- Maximum Working Area Size: 60″ x 36″ x 36″
- Minimum Temperature: 300°F
- Maximum Temperature: 2,450°F
- Maximum Capacity: 8,000 lbs @ 2,400°F
- Atmosphere: Nitrogen
continuous belt furnace
Our belt furnaces in St. Louis can perform gas carburizing, carbonitriding, and neutral hardening processes.
- Number of Furnaces: 2
- Working Area Size: 60″(w) x 6″(h)
- Minimum Temperature: 1,450°F
- Maximum Temperature: 1,750°F
- Maximum Capacity: 4,000 lbs / hr (loading is part and process dependent)
- Atmosphere: Endothermic Gas
batch integral quench furnace
Our integral quench furnaces in St. Louis perform stress relieving, annealing, neutral hardening, carburizing, carbonitriding, and ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) processes.
- Number of Furnaces: 7
- Maximum Working Area: 48″ x 36″ x 36″
- Minimum Temperature: 1,400°F
- Maximum Temperature: 1,750°F
- Maximum Weight: 3,500 lbs
- Atmosphere: Endothermic Gas
- Brand: AFC
vacuum furnace
The vacuum furnaces in St. Louis have IATF and CQI-9 certifications for the automotive market; they can perform vacuum hardening, solution treating,, and vacuum tempering processes.
- Number of Furnaces: 6
- Maximum Working Area Size: 60″ x 36″ x 36″
- Minimum Temperature: 300°F
- Maximum Temperature: 2,450°F
- Maximum Capacity: 8,000 lbs @ 2,400°F
- Atmosphere: Nitrogen
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