Acme Metal Spinning completes 60-in. hemisphere pendants for lighting project

Acme Metal Spinning, Minneapolis, has completed a short-run metal spinning project for six 60-in. aluminum hemispheres to be installed in a commercial building lobby and connecting hallways. Acme produced temporary, low-cost tooling for the small-lot run and completed the entire project from tooling build to delivery in three weeks.

The hemispheres were spun from 0.249-in.-thick 3003H14 aluminum and spun to accomplish the required designed contour. The hemispheres were hand-finished to a brushed surface. Each completed product weighed 94 lbs. before installation.