Capital

The detail shows a column capital in the Tuscan Order, with gaps between the circle segments.

Forging the Ring

For the capitals, we weld sections of the circle together.

Arcs

The metal is shaped and held in its final position during the welding process.

Size Matters

As you can see, these are fairly large pieces.

Grinding and Polishing

All exposed seams are ground before final finishing.Here you can see a part of the column itself.

Growing the Ring

The capital is a stepped structure, made up of many split circles. These layers need to be joined securely.

Joins

On the inside, segments are clipped together (and these are tack-welded).

Clip Detail

Here's a detail of one of these clips.

The Columns

Columns are formed and have to carefully measured to ensure straightness and conformance to mate with the capitals and bases.

More Measurement

During the rolling process, the desired arcs are used to ensure accuracy.

Capital One

Here's the initial mating of the anodized pieces.

Architecural Elements

Columns, bullnoses, pillars, add grandeur and beauty to any building. To see more examples of Formaspan™, go to the Gallery page.

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Columns and Capitals

The process above describes some of the steps in producing SpandrelTech's Formaspan™  products.