American Specialty Aluminum Products, Inc. (ASAP) founded in 1996 is an OEM of turn key lineal fabrication production cells, known as the AutoFab Series Cell and built with a modular fabrication system concept. ASAP saw a need to consolidate multiple manual processes into a single automated process, while maintaining a modular design for continued production of about any type of lineal material to be produced into a CNC quality finished component at about the price of a single sawing operation. The AutoFab Series are engineered to ensure high production, precision and repeatability; and are of particular interest to the aluminum, steel, wood and plastics manufacturers and fabricators operating in the global ISO-9000 and ISO/TS-16949 (which has superseded QS-9000) quality environments.

The basic AutoFab Series Cell is comprised of a precision feeder, punch and saw module that can consolidate both operations into a single automated process. The AutoFab Cell can have the fabrication capabilities expanded to grow with the complexity of the finished components by adding other modular fabrication modules such as notching, dimpling, staking, riveting, drilling, counter boring, chamfering, reaming, tapping, light machining and inspection to consolidate multiple operations.

The AutoFab Series can also be used as a normal sawing operation to ensure the versatility of replacing multiple operations and many pieces of equipment. While the AutoFab Series Cell series was originally designed for high production processing of extruded aluminum profiles, ASAP has engineered cells to produce products from wood, plastics, and roll formed and tubular steel. They design components and modules using *Alibre DesignTM parametric solid modeling software, allowing team design in detailing and fully listed bill of materials to expedite both purchasing and production.

ASAP originally developed its core technologies for the Aluminum Industry and continues to service them. ASAP then marketed its AutoFab Series Cell to companies in other markets and has continually increased its knowledge base in applications.