What is the manufacturing process?
“Each and every Laurelhurst Fan is individually handcrafted using sustainable materials — aluminum and steel,” says John. “In a nutshell, our pattern maker creates or modifies one of our custom grille patterns which are then hand poured in a foundry. The housing units are partially assembled in a sheet metal shop. When they reach my shop I assemble the fan elements in their raw form, make adjustments, and disassemble. Then, housing units, grille, blade, nosecone, and thumbscrews are either plated or powder coated. After coating, I carefully re-assemble the fan to working order, perform required safety testing and apply all Extract Load Transform (EL-T) certified labels. It’s a bit of a tedious process, but that’s how I operate best — when I know it’s just right. It’s been wonderful working on something I am passionate about.” What are your plans – anything up your entrepreneurial sleeves? John answers with a smile, “Yes, as a matter of fact, we do have some exciting things happening. O
