Benefits of Metal Spinning

Metal Spinning offers numerous advantages over other metal forming processes such as casting, forging or machining. Those that convert to metal spinning from these processes have achieved substantial cost savings in the form of: Increased material yields - Components manufactured from castings and forgings are typically produced with a thick cross sectional profile. To produce the final component contour and thickness from these processes usually requires extensive and expensive machining. Metal Spinning allows the use of "off the shelf" thinner plate material to manufacture the pre-form to a ‘near net shape’. As a near net shape, the spun metal profile requires little or no machining to produce a finished component. Material waste and secondary operation costs are kept to a minimum, enabling customers to realise significant savings on raw material input costs as well as the reduced cost of production of components and sub-assemblies. Tooling - The tooling required for metal spinning is inherently more cost effective than processes such as forging and casting. Eliminating the need for expensive tool, die or pattern makers, converting to spinning can often make significant savings on the cost and introduction of the initial tooling investment. Reduced lead times - Through the use of CNC and PNC lathes, standard sheet and plate materials, metal spinning can reduce the lead time to market on the production of both standard and complex parts considerably, consistently outperforming lengthy processes such as casting or forging. Increased Component Integrity - The spinning process itself, through the pressures and forces exerted on the material being spun, can lead to an improvement in the metals tensile properties. This provides a more reliable, robust component, increasing the functional life of a spun metal part, while also offering the potential to reduce component thickness and weight.