Aluminum Shapes

Have you thought about why you should use aluminum in your metal shaping project? Aluminum is lightweight, has a great appearance and is easy to shape. You will find aluminum in use today in many different types of products such as cars, bicycles and architecture. Aluminum shapes can be created in a broad array of fashions, sizes and styles. Aluminum alloys can also be used to create stronger metals and shapes.

Aluminum is a great material to make and create custom metal products because aluminum shapes can be created much easier than other types of metal. Using a variety of different metal forming techniques, aluminum has the ability to be easily casted and forged. Slight disadvantages of aluminum are that it is more difficult to weld, however most aluminum shaping techniques will create a complete product during the production and will not need to be fabricated or welded. Aluminum shapes can be custom designed by our engineers or from your own calculations. We will have the ability to work out a perfect shape prior to the actual product of the aluminum shape. We recommend using aluminum because it is a strong, lightweight alloy, that is also aesthetically pleasing.

Aluminum shapes can be asymmetric shapes created by hydroforming or metal lathe spinning. These type of aluminum shapes are created from a round hollow tube and can have intricate curves. A great example of this type of aluminum shape would be a bedside lamp. The lamp is asymmetric and shape but may also have complex rounded curves. Aluminum shapes using this technique can also create complete spheres or hemispheres.

The process of creating aluminum shapes will start by using our customers custom designed shape and material preference. We highly recommend aluminum for custom shapes because of it's ability to be manipulated and shaped using less force. Occasionally shapes will not be able to be created because the metal can not withstand the force being applied to it, or the method will not allow us without damaging the shape. Working through these design flaws, our engineers will be able to translate the process into a structural shape that can withstand the force applied by the machinery. The production will consist of our industrial metal shaping machinery applying force and pressure to mold, shape and cast the aluminum. The aluminum shape can be created using any number of our metal shaping methods, and once produced will be checked for precision. The final product is a customized metal shape that you can use commercially, industrially or even for home remodeling. We hope you choose Metal Spun Products to create your custom aluminum shape. If you are interested in learning more about our company and the aluminum shaping process please contact a representative today.