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Industry News & Employment Opportunities at Newcomb Spring
Newcomb Spring continually works to provide our customers with the latest news and developments related to the spring and metal form manufacturing industry. The following technical articles offer a variety of information including recent industry trends, new manufacturing techniques and in-depth information about engineering and design issues:
Active Coils in a Spring
The active coils are what make a spring a spring. We normally refer to the coils that open in an extension spring, the coils that deflect or close in a compression spring and the coils that twist or wind up/down in a torsion spring as "active"... read full article
posted May 5, 2008
Right Hand vs. Left Hand Spring Wind Direction
Direction of wind is often confused by those unfamiliar with spring design. The direction of wind of a spring can be determined by simply ... read full article
posted April 21, 2008
Another Jump in the Cost of Wire Rod & Steel
Since the original March 10th posting of our bulletin on the price of carbon steel wire and rod, prices have continued to rise significantly ... read full article
posted April 14, 2008
Manufacturing & The Cost of Materials
Manufacturing spring and metal components while working to keep the cost of materials low. A comment about material prices from Newcomb Spring ... read full article
posted April 1, 2008
The Increasing Cost of Wire Rod & Steel
Newcomb Spring strives to keep our costs as low as possible for the manufacturing of spring and metal form parts. Unfortunately, the cost of materials has risen in recent months ... read full article
posted March 10, 2008
Measuring Initial Tension
Measuring the amount of initial tension in an extension spring can be tricky and an often misunderstood process for those unfamiliar with spring manufacturing. ... read full article
posted March 3, 2008
Initial Tension - What Is It?
One of the least understood elements of spring design is initial tension in extension springs. So often designers will guess at the amount of force necessary to overcome this one time load, or they will disregard it entirely... read full article
posted February 25, 2008
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