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Flat & strip springs

Springs formed, wound or stamped from flat strip, for when you need rotation, a steady pull, a thin axial spring or an electrical contact. Strip from 0.1 mm thick, formed and heat-treated in-house.

Scroll / power Constant-force Wave Leaf springs & contacts

Scroll / power springs

Also called flat spiral or clock springs

Strip wound into a flat spiral that stores energy as it's turned and releases it as rotation. Because many turns fit in a small housing, they store a lot of energy for their size. Typical jobs are retracting a cable, a cord or a tape.

Section: Rectangular strip or round wire
Process: Wound on a spiral mandrel, then heat-treated
Typical uses: Spring balancers, cable and hose reels, counterbalances
To quote, send: Torque, number of turns, housing size

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Constant-force springs

Pre-stressed strip coils that pull with a steady force

A tightly rolled strip that exerts an almost unchanging force as it's pulled out. The force is set by the strip's width and thickness and by the coil diameter, so it can be tuned closely to the load it balances.

Force set by: Strip width, thickness and coil diameter
Mounting: Partly or fully extended, many mounting styles
Typical uses: Medical equipment, counterbalances, door closers, fitness machines, furniture
To quote, send: Target force, extension length, space available

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Wave springs

Flat wire formed into waves around a ring

Waves formed into flat wire give the same axial load as a coil spring in much less height. That makes them useful for preloading bearings and seals where space is tight. Single-turn, multi-turn and stacked designs are possible.

Why choose it: Same load, up to half the working height
Design points: Working height(s), stacking tolerance, temperature, fatigue
Typical uses: Bearing preload, valves, compact assemblies
To quote, send: ID/OD, load at working height, environment

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Leaf springs & spring contacts

Also called spring plates, shrapnel or metal dome contacts

Stamped and formed strip parts that flex to hold, push or make an electrical connection. They're found in connectors, switches, battery terminals and grounding clips. This is one of the factory's core specialities, and it can supply the part plated and ready to assemble.

Materials: Stainless steel, spring steel, copper alloys (bronze for low resistance)
Finishes: Tin, nickel and other plating; passivation
Typical uses: Connectors, switches, battery contacts, EMI/grounding
To quote, send: Drawing, thickness, material, plating, quantity

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