What is Metal
Spinning?: A metal disc blank or pre-form
that is produced by drawing or stamping is concentrically
clamped against the spinning mandrel/chuck by the pressurized
tailstock. The main spindle then starts to rotate while
a spinning roller makes frictional contact progressively
reforming the original blank or perform until the metal
lies internally on the spinning chuck (paraphrased; verlag
moderne industrie AG, Spinning and Flow Forming, 1994).
Benefits
of Metal Spinning:
Inexpensive tooling
Structural Integrity
Minimal Scrap
Shorter lead times
Metal Spinning
Capacities:
Up to 5/8" thick and 100"
maximum blank diameter for aluminum
Up to ¼" thick and 100"
maximum blank diameter for copper and brass
Up to 3/16" thickness and a 100" maximum blank
diameter for stainless steel and nickel