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-Betts Spring Manufacturing, Inc. Fresno, California 93725. United States. Custom manufacturer of springs for trucking, automotive, mining, military, agricultural, and construction industries. Types of springs include coil, leaf, hot and cold wound, precision, single and double torsion, conical, music wire, stainless steel, pigtail, compression and extension springs.
-Anderson Quality Spring Manufacturing, Inc. Canby, Oregon 97013. United States. Custom manufacturer of coil springs and wire forms for automotive, aerospace, defense, medical and dental sectors. Types of springs include compression, extension, suspension, spiral torsion, and wave springs. Capabilities include forming, machining, milling, tapping, threading, welding and drilling services.
-Duer Carolina Coil, Inc. Reidville, South Carolina 29375-0730. United States. Manufacturer of precision cold & hot wound mechanical compression, extension & torsion springs. From .250 in. wire to 3.125 in. bar in virtually any material. Engineering assistance available for original design or redesign of spring requirements. Quality control from material procurement, throughout the production process, to packaging at time of shipment.
-Alco Spring Industries, Inc. Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411. United States. Manufacturer Of Precision Hot Wound Coil Springs From 3/8ths To 4 Inches In Bar Diameter With An Outside Diameter Range From 1 1/2 Inches To 24 Inches & A Free Height Maximum Of 66 Inches. Engineering & Design Assistance Is Available To Meet Specific Customer Requirements. Quality Control Standards For The Entire Manufacturing Process To Meet Specifications. Locomotive Springs Available. NAPM & AAR M-103 Certified.
-Gifford Spring Company. Garland, Texas 75042. United States. Custom manufacturer of precision wire forms and springs including compression, extension, and torsion. Specialized in a wide variety of complex spring-tempered wire forms. Capabilities include automatic CNC machining, hand winding or hand forming, hand operated or automatic grinding, stress relief heating, and painting. Special packaging is available upon request.
Work Step by Step
Springs were selected from Part 3 of Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design 10th Edition. The Spring Manufacturers Institute (SMI) website was located (www.smihq.org), five manufacturers were searched in the member's directory, and then, the information was reported consulting the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (www.thomasnet.com).
