Getting ready to order your first custom metal parts? At Stuecklen Manufacturing Company, we provide custom metal spinning services throughout the United States and Canada. We’ve put together 5 tips to help you optimize your metal spinning design for the best possible component creation.
- Select Materials Carefully
- Think About Material Thickness
- Keep Both Form & Function In Mind
- Think About The Cost-Effectiveness Of Your Process
- Consider Material Tolerances
1. Select Your Materials Carefully
Will you choose stainless steel, aluminum, copper, or brass for your parts? Different metals are going to have different properties that will influence your end product. Do you need superior strength, lightweight parts, chemical resistance? We can create components for a wide variety of industries, from government to automotive to medical manufacturing and commercial kitchen use.
Each of these industries will have different needs and specifications for parts that are going to look good and perform well.
2. Thickness Matters
Once you’ve decided on the shape and materials you want, you’ll have to decide how thick your custom parts need to be. Will your products be under a lot of pressure, be purely decorative, need to conduct heat evenly, etc. The materials and metal spinning techniques you use will also affect how thick or thin you can make each component.
3. Consider Material Tolerances
As you are making decisions about which metals to use and thickness, you’ll also want to think about the tolerance of the materials you are considering. How much change will the metal tolerate? Neglecting this detail can result in custom parts that fail more easily.
4. Keep Both Form & Function In Mind
As you can see, it’s crucial to keep the function of each object in mind as you make each design decision. The final purpose of the parts you are designing will guide many of your other manufacturing decisions. By clearly defining the function of the object, you can save time, money, and materials.
5. Think About The Cost-Effectiveness Of Your Process
Some metal spinning processes are less cost-effective at low volumes. Others can save you on tooling and finishing costs, especially if you have to make multiple adjustments. You can use prototype short runs to figure out the best methods.
We enjoy working with designers one-on-one and would be happy to help you weigh the pros and cons of the metal spinning techniques you are considering, so you can optimize cost-effectiveness.
Order Custom Parts With Metal Spinning
Contact us at Stuecklen Manufacturing Company for precision metal forming and high-quality custom parts. We’d love to show you how we can put CNC metal spinning and hydroforming to work for you.
