Product designers and engineers responsible for specifying springs, wire forms, metal stampings, fasteners or other precision metal components for their products will now have access to an industry-first, web-based service that can guide them to the right solution in as little as an hour. “With thousands of products to choose from, engineers find themselves challenged…
Introducing the Smallest Wave Springs on the Market
The question you are asking should not be how many miles did I ride or how many steps did I take, but “how did someone make a wave spring that small?” As engineers around the world design smaller and smaller assemblies, the question becomes, where can I find the compact components to support my designs?…
Lee Spring Announces 2017 Catalog Release and Product Expansion
Lee Spring today announced the release of their expanded 2017 product line in conjunction with the release of the 2017 Lee Spring Catalog. Lee Spring adds over 1,800 new products for 2017 and now offers more than 25,000 stock spring designs. These products are available in stock and ready to ship from Lee Spring locations…
Top tips for proper spring selection
Edited by Mike Santora Evaluating spring components for an industrial application can be a challenge. A spring needs to improve the performance of a product in a cost effectively. Here are a few considerations for choosing the best spring for a given application. Quality Depending on the application, less expensive materials might be an option.…
Ingenious, Innovative and in Stock – Now in Germany
Of particular interest to Europe-wide design/manufacturing companies is the recently announced Lee Spring sales, engineering and distribution center in Germany, adding to the company’s existing distribution and engineering locations around the world. Explained M.D. Dejan Unger: “We can offer customers across Europe expert distribution links with next day delivery to the majority of regions from…
Accurate Screw Machine achieves AS9100 REV C Certification
New Jersey-based manufacturer demonstrates its continual dedication to producing the highest quality, custom hardware, fasteners and machined components for the aerospace market. CHICAGO, IL – Accurate Screw Machine (ASM), a division of MW Industries, Inc., is pleased to announce its achievement of AS9100 Rev. C certification for its Fairfield, New Jersey manufacturing plant. AS9100 registration…
First Vectis Shipment sent to China for Kamado Joe Assembly
Counterbalanced hinges made in Jamestown, NY Shipped to China for Assembly and Sales in US Weber Knapp shipped its inaugural shipment of Vectis™ counterbalances hinges to China for assembly in the popular Kamado Joe® smokers to be sold in the US. More than 2,600 units were sent. The Kamado Joe ceramic smoker has become a…
Ace Wire Spring & Form Co., Inc. Hires New Engineering Sales Manager
Ace Wire Spring & Form Company, Inc., a manufacturer of custom precision springs, announced that Rose George has joined the company as the new Engineering Sales Manager.Engineering Sales Manager Ms. George brings to the position a diverse background of experience – including engineering, sales, supply chain, and customer service – in the manufacturing industry. Previously,…
New solder cup spring-loaded pins
Mill-Max is proud to announce a new addition to its spring-loaded pin selection with the introduction of the 0973-0-15-20-77-14-11-0. This new offering has a solder cup designed to accept up to 20 AWG wire, has a maximum stroke of .080” (2,03 mm) and can be used at a minimum spacing of .100” (2,54 mm). The…
KEMA validates use of spring contact element performance in high-current applications
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a leading producer of custom-engineered conducting solutions for equipment used in high-current applications, has subjected its Bal Spring™ canted coil springs to third-party testing to demonstrate how well the springs withstand KEMA’s rigorous short circuit current exposure and cycling. The results will enable the company to provide customers with verified performance…