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SheetMetalSpinning
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MetalSpinning
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Metalspinning,alsocalledconventionalspinningorjustspinning,istheformingofan
axissymmetricpartoverarotatingmandrel.Forceisdeliveredbyatoolwitharounded
endoraroller.Aflat,orpossiblypreformed,workpieceisheldbetweenamandreland
tailstock.Astheapparatusrotates,thetoolapplieslocalizedpressuretotheworkwhile
itgraduallymovesupthemandrel.Thiscausesthesheetmetalworktobewrappedover
themandrel,thustakingitsshape.Metalspinningiscommonlyperformedcold,butin
somecasespartsmaybesubjecttowarmorhotspinning.Spinningiscapableof
producinglargepartswithdiametersashighas20feet.
Thetoolinginametalspinningoperationisgenerallymadefromtoolsteel.Themandrel
insomecasesmaybemadeofwood.Containerswithbottleortaperedneckscanbe
manufacturedoncollapsiblemandrels,thataredisassembledandremovedfromthe
formedparts.Setupcostsformetalspinningareusuallylow.Conductingaspinning
operationisrelativelyexpensiveonaperunitbasis.Deepdrawingisusuallythemain
alternativemanufacturingmethodtometalspinning,forproducingparts.Incontrast,
deepdrawingoftenrequiresahighinitialinvestmentforsetup,whilethecostof
productionperpartislow.Forthesereasons,deepdrawingismoreusefulformass
productionofparts.Spinningisemployedforsmallnumbersofparts,unique,curved,or
variedpartsandlargeparts.Operatorskillisimportantinmetalspinning.CNC
machineryisnowreplacingtheoperatorinmanycases.CNCspinninggivesahigh
qualityconsistentproduct.
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ShearSpinning
Shearspinningisaprocessrelatedtoconventionalspinningandisalsoknownasflow
turningorspinforging.Inaconventionalspinningoperationtheworkisessentially
formedbybending.Thereisusuallynotmuchchangeinthethicknessofthesheetmetal.
Thediameteroftheworkinconventionalspinningmustbelargeenoughtoaccountfor
thesizeofthefinalpart.Shearspinninginvolvesformingtheworkoverthemandrel,
causingmetalflowwithinthework.Thismetalflowwillacttoreducethethicknessofthe
workasitisformed.Theinitialdiameteroftheworkcanbesmallerinshearspinning.
Limitstotheamountofreductionofworkthicknessexistinordertopreventfracture.
Coolantsarenormallyusedinshearspinning,sincethismanufacturingprocesscan
generatealotofheat.Oneortworollers,(tools),maybeused,twowillprovideabetter
balanceofforcesduringtheoperation.Shearspinningofsomematerialswillbe
conductedatelevatedtemperatures.
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SheetMetalSpinning
TubeSpinning
Tubespinningisperformedoncylindricalparts.Tubespinningissimilartoshearspinning
inthatmetalflowoccurswithinthework.Thismetalflowactstoreducethethicknessof
themetal.Whileusingtubespinningtoreducethethicknessofthetube,thetube'slength
willbeincreased.Thismanufacturingprocesscanbeperformedexternallywiththetube
overamandrelorinternallywiththetubeenclosedbyadie.Thetoolcanalsoinsome
casesbemovedduringtheoperation,inordertocreatecontoursorfeaturesontheinsideor
outsideofthetube.
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