Whitehorse Industries have been specialising in stainless steel spinning for over 50 years.

There is a certain art to forming/spinning stainless steel and we think we have mastered the art of it.

There are pro's and con's in choosing whether or not you will need stainless steel spinning for your application/usage.

Pro's would be:
It does not rust, corrode or stain as easily as ordinary steel.
Greater hardness and strength and durable to higher temperatures.

Con's would be:
More expensive compared to other materials, workability eg. work hardening/pitting - which makes for longer lead times.

We spin many different grades and finishes of stainless steel, eg;

304/316/316L/321
No. 4 - Brushed finish
No. 8 finish
SAF2205
LDX 2101
445 m2
253MA
Titanium

We have also spun Inconel, but this material doesn't have great drawability, so it is not able to be spun/formed very far, eg. no deeper that 75mm to 90mm.

With spinning stainless steel, we’re accustomed to the steel becoming ‘work hardened’, therefore there will be a yield point where the material will start to stress and deform, so the 1st operation is stopped and then the material is vacuum annealed, a process of heat treatment that stress relieves/normalises the material back to a workable material. Sometimes a spinning may require 4 to 5 of these processes.

Thickness of these different grades and finishes of stainless steel can be from .55mm up to 5mm thick. In the end, the product will always finish to the customer’s requirements specifications.