Historically, the steel picket fence has been viewed as the pinnacle of beauty, strength, and prestige. The high cost of this superior craftsmanship made ownership of truly artistic ironwork impossible for most consumer budgets. For decades, fabricators and manufacturers have attempted to attain the much sought after "wrought iron" look without utilizing the skilled artisans and prime materials necessary to achieve the quality of the original.

At Ameristar®, a new generation of craftsmen and a new era of advanced manufacturing technology have been combined to create the new standard of quality for "ornamental" steel picket fences.

Aegis® fences employ the ForeRunner™ rail, a specially formed high strength double-walled shape that provides far greater load-bearing capacity when compared with fence systems using normal channel. The surface of Aegis® components is protected by PermaCoat®, the thermally bonded double layer of zinc-rich epoxy and ‘No-Mar’ polyester that far exceeds other coatings in all measurable performance characteristics (adhesion, corrosion resistance, UV resistance and abrasion resistance). The cutting edge in powder coating technology now costs no more than paint or PVC.