Spring rate remains about linear (Hooke's Law) until gradual coil dampening and loss boost rate. Make free length a reference dimension so spring makers can adjust it as needed to obtain load at a ...

When designing helical or compression springs, you’ll confront several challenges and trade-offs, especially when it comes to getting the best possible performance from the wire. You will want to use ...

You'll find them in mattresses, door handles – oh yes, and nuclear reactors. What would we do without the humble spring? "There's basically a spring in every mechanical product," says Stewart Lauder, ...