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maximum blank size of 14 in., two medium-sized machines for blanks to 26-in. dia. and one large machine capa- ble of spinning blanks to 38-in. dia.
“The machines generally run two shifts per day five days per week,” Dorsky says. “They’re our workhorses, the cornerstones of what we do, and the XU2 wheels have noticeably reduced our costs.”
Reflek purchases the XU2 product in 14- to 16-in.-long cylindrical slabs from Boedeker, and cuts its spinning wheels from the slabs on a lathe in its inhouse machine shop. Most blanks are either 6-, 8- or 12-in. dia., and each size requires
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a different spinning-wheel size. Wheels range from 2 to 2.5 in. thick.
The material is easily machinable, Dorsky notes, “so we can quickly trim a wheel down to satisfy a custom radius on the outside, for specific or unique applications, rather than using our standard 3⁄16-in. edge radius. And, it’s easy to recut the radius as the wheels wear.”
Productivity Plus— Quality Also a Bright Spot
As often is the case when fabricating aluminum sheetmetal, surface finish sits high on the list of customer con-
Due to the trend toward LED lighting in commercial and residential applications, aluminum reflectors (shown here) tend to be circular. That makes metal spinning the manufacturing process of choice at Reflek Manufacturing, where “the combi- nation of our high-quality spinning machines and the Boedeker polymer wheels are the only way we can achieve the consistency of surface finish we and our customers desire,” says Reflek’s Alan Dorsky.
cerns for Reflek. And, the XU2 wheels don’t disappoint.
“Lighting companies—our cus- tomers—market their ability to throw light better than others,” Dorsky explains. “And, since LED bulbs sit higher up in the reflector than do incandescent bulbs, any surface imper- fections in the reflector tend to show up. The combination of our high-qual- ity spinning machines, designed to exert a lot of pressure on the parts, and the Boedeker polymer wheels are the only way we can achieve the consis- tency of surface finish we and our cus- tomers desire.” MF
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