TURBON ENGINEERING & CO – Metal Spinners, Metal Fabricators & Product Manufacturers
Turbon metal spinners are based at Coorparoo, 5 minutes South of the Brisbane city heart, and occupy 1800 square metres of factory space.
We employ an average of 30 staff, many of whom have been long term employees and are skilled metal spinners and tradesman. We have been established since 1959 and pride ourselves on the collective experience of our trade.
Turbon Engineering & Co. metal spinners and specialised metal fabricators have interests in several other businesses and have experience in a broad variety of business management and manufacturing processes.
Specialist Manufacturers of Symmetrical Holloware
Metal spun components can bee seen all around us, from Nose Cones for aircraft to Light Shades and Cookware, Wheel Rims, Trophies and Decorative Chalices, Bin Lids and many other items. The picture above shows the finials which are mounted on the old Qld Museum building at Bowen Hills. When this building was undergoing restoration work we were asked to replicate these parts. Still using pure zinc material to retain authenticity we successfully re-manufactured all these features.
Specialist Metal Spinners and Fabricators Since 1959
We have been spinning metal since 1959 and over the years we have seen many changes in the industry. While there will always be a place for “hand spinning” Turbon has increased it’s metal spinning capabilities with CNC controlled metal spinning lathes. Turbon now offers a greater capacity to service its customers with;
* Thicker Materials
* Competitive Pricing
* Even more Complex Parts and Tolerance Repeat-ability.
Only Limited by Your Imagination
Turbon has manufactured many props used in the movie industry, medieval helmets, blunderbuss spouts, steam train funnel bonnets, shields etc. Turbon has been involved with the manufacture of many components used in public artworks, be they steam punk or modern contemporary and seen in Australia, Taiwan and Singapore etc. Turbon has manufactured trophies and or components for many prestigious, car races, horse races, football and netball games. Turbon has manufactured components destined to, US Coast Guard, Arianespace, London Underground, Parliament House, Dep. of Defence etc.