Spun and Stamped Lamp Cups

Spun Cups are parts for lamps, lighting fixtures, or candelabras that hold or cover the base of a light source. Metal spinning, also known as spin forming, spinning or metal turning most commonly, is a metalworking process by which a disc or tube of metal is rotated at high speed and formed into an axially symmetric part. Spinning can be performed by hand or by a CNC lathe. Conventional spinning also wastes a considerably smaller amount of material than other methods.

Stamped Cups are parts for lamps, lighting fixtures, or candelabras that hold or cover the base of a light source. Metal Stamping is a process that use dies to transform flat metal sheets into shapes. Odds are you have a product in your home that has parts created through metal stamping because it is a process used in everything from your household appliances to automotive industries.