If your company is looking to order precisely manufactured turned parts, Flühs is your reliable and competent partner.
Flühs Drehtechnik was founded in 1926 as a turned parts manufacturer. We supply our high-quality turned parts to various industries and sectors, including domestic and sanitary engineering, electrical engineering, fire protection technology, the furniture industry and automotive.
We manufacture all types of turned parts in small, medium and large series, with quality always being our top priority. If you have any questions about our turned parts, please contact info@fluehs.de or call us on +49 2351 975-0.
Turned parts are workpieces produced through the machining process of turning. During the turning process, a workpiece is rotated using a lathe and shaped into the desired form using tools. Turned parts are used in numerous industries, such as mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, medical technology and the sanitary industry. Examples for turned parts include nuts, spindles, nipples, and housings, as well as valve assemblies made from several turned parts.
CNC automatic lathes or cam-controlled lathes are mainly used for the production of turned parts.
You will find an overview of all types of turned parts that are frequently used in an industrial context below.
The most important turned parts in all variants are described below.
Precision turned parts are turned parts with complex geometries and small diameters that are primarily used in control and measurement technology as well as in medical technology. Flühs manufactures complex turned parts in a single machining process on flexible turning centers.
Long turned parts are rotationally symmetrical, narrow turned parts with a ratio of length to diameter of at least 3:1, for example shafts or valve rods. Flühs uses special CNC Swiss type automatic lathes to manufacture long turned parts.
CNC turned parts are rotationally symmetrical components manufactured automatically on special CNC automatic lathes, which are usually produced in large quantities (such as union nuts, screws, valve components). Flühs uses state-of-the-art CNC lathes on a daily basis to produce high-precision turned parts in small, medium and large series.
Complex turned parts are turned parts that are characterized by complicated shapes and tight tolerances, such as turbine shafts in the aerospace industry. Flühs manufactures complex turned parts in a single machining process.
Diamond turned parts are turned parts that are produced by diamond turning and are mainly used in precision mechanics, aerospace and the automotive industry. Flühs has optimized the diamond turning process so that shape accuracies within 0.01 mm and a surface quality of Ra 0.2 µm can be achieved.
Brass turned parts are turned parts made from copper-zinc alloys, which are used, for example, to manufacture head pieces and spindles for valve components and other sanitary technology components. Flühs specializes in a variety of brass alloys and uses this durable material as the basis for many products.
Stainless steel turned parts are turned parts made of stainless steel that are used in the automotive industry as shafts or axles, for example, or in medical technology as implants or surgical instruments. Flühs mainly uses 1.4404 stainless steel for sanitary technology components for valves in special areas of application (like water filters and osmosis systems) and is active as a contract manufacturer for stainless steel turned parts in various industries.
Copper turned parts are turned parts with high corrosion resistance, conductivity and density, which is why they are often used in sanitary and electrical applications. Flühs uses various copper alloys with a copper content of >90% with and without lead content, which are used in valve technology.
Plastic turned parts are turned parts made of POM (polyoxymethylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) PEEK (polyether ketone) or PA (polyamide), which are mostly used as sheathing, bearings, plugs or similar.
Titanium turned parts are turned parts with high strength, corrosion resistance and low density, which are challenging to machine and are primarily used in medical technology. Flühs specializes above all in the sanitary industry, where the processing of titanium does not occur.
Aluminum turned parts are turned parts that are very light, corrosion-resistant and non-magnetic. They are mainly used in mechanical and plant engineering.
Flühs offers turned parts with surface treatment using a variety of processes. Surface treatment is a machining process that improves the aesthetic or functional properties of a material's surface. For example, it can optimize corrosion protection, wear resistance, or electrical conductivity. Other objectives of surface treatment are improved sliding and friction properties and the visual enhancement of the workpiece.
The following list describes the various processes for surface treatment of turned parts that are used at Flühs.
The turned part is coated with a metal layer during electroplating, which makes the turned part more resistant to corrosion. Common applications of electroplating are chrome plating, nickel plating, silver plating and gold plating.
Mechanical processes for surface treatment include grinding, polishing, brushing and diamond coating, whereby the surface quality is aesthetically improved.
Thermal processes for surface treatment include annealing, hardening and nitriding, which primarily improve the wear resistance of the turned parts.
Chemical processes for optimizing the surface quality include pickling, passivation and burnishing and PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), all of which improve the corrosion resistance of the turned part.
Powder coating, painting and anodizing are surface treatment processes that improve the visual appearance of the turned parts.
Flühs Drehtechnik has been producing high-quality turned parts of all types since 1926. We have a total of 130 CNC-controlled automatic lathes and cam-controlled lathes. Our turned parts are the result of decades of experience and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, which are rounded off by intensive quality control. We produce around 1 million turned parts per day.
Our formula for success remains unchanged: premium materials, precise state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, and an in-house quality-management system aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Over 200 patents are the result of our power to innovate, which has been with us for around a century. Flühs is a recognized training company for technical professions with diverse specializations. We are proud that most apprentices choose to stay with us after completing their training.
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