American Iron Sports, LLC is a premier builder of
innovative sporting equipment and training facilities for
leading organizations in a variety of sports. Thanks to our
experienced, highly skilled development team, and our nextgeneration technologies, AIS has established itself as an
industry leader.
What Makes AIS Great?
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Customer Driven – Business is based upon customer
requirements.
Flexibility – AIS is flexible and responsive to customer
needs and requirements.
Industrial Leader – AIS has a long standing relationship
with the top pitching machine manufacturers
Strong Vendor Partnerships – AIS has secured exclusive
partnerships with netting, turf, and pitching machine
manufacturers; allowing AIS to be cost competitive in
any market.
Management – AIS management is comprised of past
and current competitive baseball players. We know the
market and how to deliver what the customer wants.
Introduction to AIS Custom
Installation Services
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As you already know, American Iron
Sports, LLC manufacturers high quality
pitching machines. What you may not
know is that we custom build
baseball/softball facilities and Multi-Sport
Complexes across the country.
The following slides will introduce you to
some of our services.
Crew Arrival
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The American Iron
Sports, LLC
installation crew
arrives on site in
Texas to install a 4
stall, 8 machine
custom batting cage
facility.
Ready to go to work
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The crew surveys the
concrete, building
specs, and electrical
supply locations, to
begin planning out
the installation.
Ready for Installation
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An empty building
ready to be turned
into a baseball facility
complete with 4
softball/baseball
cages, 3
hitting/instructional
tunnels and 3300 sq.
ft of indoor baseball
turf.
Initial Machine Setup
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The AIS crew lines up
the pitching machines
for proper location
prior to beginning the
custom portion of the
facility.
Unloading Material and Taking
Inventory
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Master Fabricator,
Matthew Bixler and
Project Manager,
Matthew Garrabrants
carry a steel pipe that
will support the main
batting cage netting.
AIS takes initial
inventory to ensure all
materials have arrived
on schedule.
Central Ball Distribution System
Installation
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The AIS crew uses a
fork lift to assist in
the installation of a
1600 lb ball
distribution center.
Elevator and Central Distribution
System
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The elevator and
central distribution
system are installed,
aligned, leveled and
tested.
Elevator Anchors
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12 ft high, 800 lbs
elevator securely
mounted with
concrete lags into the
foundation of the
facility.
I-bolt Installation
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An I-bolt is securely
mounted into the
concrete with a lag.
The I-bolts are used
to connect the aircraft
cable netting system.
Wall Cable Systems
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The AIS crew are
experts in custom
cable system
installation and
fabrication, giving us
the ability to install
batting cages almost
anywhere.
Ceiling Cable System
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A custom ceiling cable
system is shown.
Custom Net Installation
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AIS makes custom
modules net systems for
all commercial
installations. This allows
the customer to save
money by replacing
sections of net one piece
at at time. This saves the
custom money and
creates customer loyalty.
Net and Cable Mount Point
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Once the nets are
installed and fitted
properly, AIS makes
sure the bottom of
the nets are held to
the ground with a
gold border rope.
Custom Fabrication
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Master Fabricator
Matt Bixler creates
custom ceiling drop
mounts for the
instructional cages.
Steel Fabrication
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Onsite welding and
fabrication allow AIS
to work around the
unexpected
challenges that
always arise on a
complicated
installation.
Custom Design
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Tension adjusting
turnbuckles mount to
the custom steel work
performed by AIS.
Allowing for cable
system tension to be
adjusted in the future.
Distribution System Setup
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The AIS crew runs
the distribution tubes
from the central
distribution system.
This enables the
machines to be fed
with the proper balls.
Backstop Netting
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The custom designed
#60 weight backstop
netting has prefabricated
doors/openings ready
to be framed with
fencing for an ultra
clean and professional
look.
Top View of Facility
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A view from above of
the nearly finished
batting cages.
Turf Stance Mats
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AIS installs custom
turf batting mats in all
the cages to ensure a
proper hitting surface
is presented to the
hitter for comfort,
safety and
professional appeal.
Turf Mats Close-up
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The Turf Mats come
with permanent
batters box lines and
home plate on the
turf.
Turf Quality
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AIS installs the
highest grade turf
available on the
market for long
lasting customer
satisfaction.
Turf Installation
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The AIS crew is fully
trained in synthetic
turf installation. A
custom turf seem is
shown.
Turf Seeming
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The AIS crew polishes
off the final seem of
the 3300 sq. ft of turf.
The AIS crew knows
how to make those
seems nearly
undetectable.
3300 sq. ft of Turf
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The AIS crew laid
3300 sq. ft of turf for
3 instructional cages.
All turf is installed
with seem tapes, and
border turf glue for a
long lasting, reliable
installation.
Instructional Cages
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Another view of the
instructional cages
and turf installed for
use.
Top View of Cages
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A top view of the
instructional cages
and batting cage turf
is shown.
Custom Pitching Machines
Configuration
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The crew of AIS installed
and configured a custom
pitching machine
configuration using Atec
and MasterPitch
machines. The two
different manufacturer’s
machines worked in
harmony wired into the
MasterPitch central
control panel.
Customized Dual Machine
Configuration
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Less than three
people or companies
are known to operate
in the US performing
custom machine
configurations. AIS is
the premier installer,
recommended by Atec
and MasterPitch.
Contact Information
Matt Bixler
 866-709-4189 tool free
 Direct Line 580-716-6670
 info@americanironsports.com
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