Metal spinning forms a flat disc into a hollow, round shape without cutting it. The blank is clamped against a mandrel that carries the finished profile, the assembly rotates, and a roller presses the metal progressively onto the mandrel until it takes the shape. The result is a one-piece cone, dome, bowl or cylinder, with no weld and no joint — the way lamp shades, dished ends, planters and decorative domes have been made for a century, now driven by a program so every piece is the same.
What gets spun
- Lighting components — shades, reflectors, cones and canopies in aluminium, brass and stainless steel.
- Dished ends, cones and reducers for small vessels, hoppers and ducting.
- Architectural elements — domes, finials, planters, bollard tops and decorative caps.
- Cookware, urns and hospitality ware in stainless steel and copper.
Why spin rather than fabricate
A fabricated cone has a seam; a spun cone does not. There is no weld to grind and polish, no distortion from heat, and the metal is work-hardened into shape, so the part is stiffer than a rolled and welded equivalent. Tooling is a single mandrel rather than a matched die set, which keeps the cost of a new shape low and makes short runs and one-off architectural pieces practical. The CNC program repeats the roller path exactly, so a batch matches piece for piece.
Spun parts feed straight into our polishing, PVD and fabrication shops, so a shade can be spun, mirror-polished and coated in gold under one roof.
From your profile to a spun part
- Send the profile — a section drawing or a sample — with the material, thickness and quantity.
- We confirm feasibility, the mandrel and whether trimming, beading or a rolled edge is needed.
- Blanks are cut, spun, trimmed and inspected against the profile; the first piece is approved before the run.
- Parts are packed — or polished, bead finished or PVD-coated in the same order.