About Us

A.S.T., Inc. was founded in 1978 to support the engineering and manufacturing requirements of our parent company Universal Data, Inc. By 1979 we were producing “Our terminals have come to be known as the 'Sherman Tank' of handheld computers...” lightweight handheld computer terminals on an exclusive and private label basis. The success of our early models led to the development of an entire family of portable handheld terminals, industrial computers, and associated software to meet a wide range of data collection needs. Our terminals have come to be known as the "Sherman Tank" of handheld computers due to their ability to withstand harsh industrial and environmental conditions. Today we continue to engineer and manufacture the highest quality and most durable handheld data collection terminals available, as well as providing engineering and manufacturing services to our Client/Partners.