There are a couple different types of cremation urns and there are also different course used to manufacture all types. This section consist an overview of each one, including advantages or disadvantages.

 

Fabricated or Wrought

This is a construction approach using bending, welding, or hammering to produce a bronze, copper, or stainless steel cremation urn. It's a cost-effective approach of manufacturing due to the fact that it's not as labor intensive as other approaches.

Another asset to this approach is that these urns are simply personalized due to their finish. The only detriment is that they're available only in a satin finish.

 

Spinning

This approach of manufacturing cremation urns is used to make a round shape starting with a sheet material in either stainless steel, bronze, copper, or pewter. The material, while spinning on a lathe, is forced by a collapsible mandrel that's the round shape of the final product.

This is done at high pressures of about 6,000 pounds per square inch (PSI). This is a cost-effective way to make a part from a sheet of metal, and again, these cremation urns are simply personalized because their satin finish.

Assets of spinning: cost, urns are simply personalized.

Detriment of spinning: urns are available only in a finish.

 

Casting

This is the process of reducing bronze to a liquid state and pouring the liquid into a mold. The mold is made by sand that has been compressed at 20,000 PSI.

• The pattern is a positive image
• The mold is a  reverse image
• The final casting or product is positive

The pouring temperature of molten bronze is 2,300 Fahrenheit. This is an extremely labor-intensive process and therefore expensive, however, detailed and intricate designs can be achieved using this approach.