They are usually composed of a rounded cord, as opposed to the flat strips used in flat springs, and they can be coiled to varying degrees of tightness. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
R & L Spring Company
Lake Geneva, WI | 262-249-7854R&L Spring Company manufactures custom spring and wire formed components for industries such as powersports, automotive, medical devices, and general industrial. Products include compression, extension, and torsion springs, as well as rings, wire forms, fourslide components, and long coils. Wire diameters available from .001" to .750" in both shaped wires and flat stocks. Their experienced team is able to meet the most demanding parts specifications. IATF16949 and ISO9001 certified.
Stanley Spring and Stamping Corporation
Chicago, IL | 773-777-2600At Stanley Spring and Stamping Corporation we have experience in raw materials and metal fabrication. We are a Midwest manufacturer who is part of the American business community. Our coil springs are made from the highest quality material available. Our production ranges from a few prototypes to over fifty million parts. We provide the best quality in the industry.
Western Spring Manufacturing
Hugo, MN | 888-224-1721Visit Western Spring for complete satisfaction from spring designing to prototyping and short-runs to production runs, we are here for you. Serving numerous industries for many years, our experience will help you choose the right compression, extension, torsion, wire, flat, or custom spring that you need.
W.B. Jones Spring Company
Wilder, KY | 859-581-7600Our coil springs are manufactured in the United States and serve a wide range of industries. We have a wide range of stock springs on our shelf and also offer custom made springs. Here at W.B Jones Spring Co Inc., we are committed to high quality, excellent customer service, and on time deliveries. Contact our design specialists to discuss your spring needs today!
Michigan Steel Spring Co.
Detroit , MI | 313-838-3925Our coil springs are manufactured in the United States and serve a wide range of industries. We have a wide range of stock springs on our shelf and also offer custom made springs. Here at Michigan Steel Spring Co., we are committed to high quality, excellent customer service, and on time deliveries. Contact our design specialists to discuss your spring needs today!
Katy Spring & Mfg., Inc.
Katy, TX | 281-391-1888Our compression springs can suit any customer’s need. We can make our springs in a variety of materials, configurations, sizes, and shapes. We want to ensure that your every need is met. If you have specific questions, simply let us know and we will try to help you. You can learn more by contacting us today or visiting our website!
Coil springs are sometimes also called helical springs because of their helical shape. Conical coil springs, cylindrical coil springs and other coil spring shapes can be found in use throughout industry, commerce and in consumer products contexts. They are important tools in many different kinds of complex industrial equipment as well as in simple hand tools.
Coil Springs - All-Rite Spring CompanyIn commerce, simple coil springs are important to the function of office utilities like staplers and even printers. Very small coil springs can be found in pens and mechanical pencils, and very large coil springs are used to suspend the North American Aerospace Defense Command's facilities deep within Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado.
Coil springs can also be used as torsion springs, transferring and storing mechanical energy through a twisting motion. Many mousetrap varieties involve the use of coil torsion springs.
The two different types of coil springs are compression and extension springs. Compression springs compress under a load, whereas extension springs lengthen, or extend, under the weight of a load. Extension springs are used primarily to keep two components together, while compression springs are used to keep components from touching.
The basic design of each of the two kinds of coil springs differs in an essential way. The spiral wires in compression springs are not touching when in a relaxed position and only become so under the stress of weight. In contrast, extension springs are designed so that their spiral wires are contiguous when there is no weight load and stretched apart under the stress of a weighted load.
Coil springs can be made of various steel materials, including stainless steel, hard drawn steel, steel music wire and spring steel. Spring steel is a special kind of steel with increased elasticity and return properties. The elasticity of a spring enables it to return to its original position; however, this capability diminishes with use. In general, the larger the wire, the stronger the spring is. Spring strength can also be increased by making the coil diameter of the spring smaller.