Are you a manufacturer in need of compression springs for your products? Or maybe just a consumer or entrepreneur looking to learn more about compression springs?
In this article, we provide an overview of compression springs, their styles, their common uses, and why Spring Dynamics should be your compression spring maker of choice.
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Compression springs supply a pushing force. The helical bodies of these springs can be either left or right-hand wound and are generally cylindrical in shape. In addition to cylindrical bodies, other shapes such as tapered, barrel, and hourglass are also possible.
Compression springs are generally made from round spring steel, but can also be made from square or rectangular spring steel for higher efficiency designs. There are several different end configurations that can be applied to compression springs.
With open ends, the coil pitch is the same throughout the body and end coils of the spring. In a compression spring with open, ground ends, the end coils are ground flat, perpendicular to the body’s axis.
For a compression spring with closed, unground ends, the coil pitch is reduced to zero at each end. For compression springs that have closed, ground ends, the coil’s pitch is reduced to zero at each end, and the ends are ground flat perpendicular to the body’s axis.
There are various types of compression springs, and the type determines the use the spring is put into:
Compression springs can be found in nearly every industry, including:
The automotive industry makes extensive use of compression springs. As do manufacturing and aerospace. Any industry that needs to absorb force needs compression springs.
Here are common manufacturing uses of compression springs:
On the consumer side, compression springs are used in items such as:
Spring Dynamics manufactures compression springs for many industries and applications. Each spring is engineered to function in whatever assembly you need. We work to understand the end-use for your springs so we can incorporate that knowledge into your design.
Your product development team is welcome to work with our engineering group to identify which compression spring will work best for your application. You might be surprised — in many cases, we are able to suggest advantages not previously considered.