Custom Designed Flat Springs
The spring specialists at Hardware Products can assist you in the design of your unique flat springs. We will focus on your application and enter your parameters into our official Spring Manufacturer’s Institute spring design program. Our precision recommendation will be sent to you for final adjustments and approval.
A Flat Spring is a spring made out of flat material, rather than round spring wire. The most commonly known flat spring is a wave washer that found inside the temperature setting mechanism of ovens. With a wave washer, or flat spring, you are required to push in on the oven button before turning it to the desired temperature. When you are through with the oven, the flat spring snaps the button back to its original position. Designs Verified by Spring Mfg. Institute (SMI) Software.
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The spring specialists at Hardware Products can assist you in the design of all your unique springs. We will focus on your application and enter your parameters into our official Spring Manufacturer’s Institute spring design program. Our precision recommendation will be sent to you for final adjustments and approval.
If you have an idea, or if you have an unusual spring application, just contact us. With years of experience and computer- aided design capabilities, we can get your design perfected and produced in record time. Designs Verified by Spring Mfg. Institute (SMI) Software
Flat springs are also used in the constant force mechanism of a pull-start lawn mower. The most notable flat spring application at Hardware Products was a challenging stethoscope installation in WWII. Visit our Case Studies to learn more about this part of our history.
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- Short Order Specialists
- Fast Turn Around
- Hand Tooling for Low Cost Small Quantities
- Research and Development Projects
- Multiple Sizes and Types
- Wide Choice of Materials
- In-House Hardening and Tempering
- In-House Deburring
- Automated Flat Spring Forming Capabilities
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Flat Springs Specifications
Material Thickness: .002″ to .062″
Material Width: 3/32″ to 6.00″
Configurations: Limitless
Materials: Over 35 alloys, including: Alloy Steel, Carbon Steel, 300 Series Stainless, 400 Series Stainless, Elgiloy®, Phosphor Bronze, Beryllium Copper, Chrome Silicon, Chrome Vanadium, and Inconel®
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Typical Flat Spring Applications
- Communication Equipment
- Construction Equipment
- Electric Distribution Equipment
- Electric Lighting & Wiring
- Electronic Components
- Fabricated Structural Metal Products
- Industrial Machinery
- Machinery Equipment
- Mailing & Reproduction Machinery
- Measuring & Controlling Devices
- Medical Instruments & Supplies
- Metal Forgings & Stampings
- Metalworking Machinery
- Plastics
- Railroad Equipment
- Search & Navigation Equipment
- Watches & Clock Parts