Compression springs are the least expensive coil spring to produce they are also the most durable form of coil spring available. Compression springs are designed to resist linear compressing forces or pushing forces. The ends can be ground flat so that force is applied squarely to each end of the spring, reducing the tendency to buckle, or to accommodate accurate seating requirements and a reduced solid height that may be imposed by particular applications. We can produce a wide variety of compression springs in a large range of shapes and sizes to meet customer requirements.
Our specialization in compression springs allows us to manufacture in exotic materials, in small to large volumes, with tight tolerances – capabilities not found with other spring manufacturers.
We provide our customers diversity in spring design manufacturability producing standard compression springs or special types such as conical, barrel, hourglass, variable pitch, rectangular wire, and nested springs. Our fabrication equipment can work with any of these designs creating a spring with many load requirements or dimensional constraints.
Many factors are considered when we design a compression spring. Some examples include the type of material, spring index, free length, type of ends, number of coils, solid height, direction of coiling, squareness, spring rate, stress, loads, rate, buckling, packaging, and number other factors.
Ultimately the customer’s planned application for a compression spring decides these values, and most importantly, the type of material the spring uses. We can fabricate springs in common materials, such as stainless or music wire, as well as exotics such as Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, copper alloy, and other materials for your designs working environment.
It is not just the numbers that add up to a good plan, it’s also the knowledge and experience we offer in manufacturing our products. Feel free to contact us directly for more information.