Most springs made from carbon wire are stress relieved at a temperature of 600 degrees F for a minimum of 30 minutes. Stress relieving, or “normalizing” as it’s sometimes referred to, allows the spring to relax or be relieved of stress, thereby holding its physical...
In response to the rapidly changing market demand, Katy Spring is pleased to announce our newest equipment purchases that will increase production capacity for several areas of custom spring and wire form production. Our new SHA-5120, CNC coiling machine will coil and...
Don’t blink, you may miss it! Katy Spring’s new KHM coilers are capable of manufacturing this spring up to 40,000 parts per hour. Let me repeat that; 40,000 parts per hour! That’s 667 parts per minute and an astounding 11 springs per second….per second! The spring...
This is a garter spring or solid-wound spring (adjacent coils touch) made from 302 stainless steel. This particular spring is used in a mechanical seal application, which is a very common application for garter springs. Our CNC coiler is running this spring which is...
Is that a spring? Yes, it is a spring it’s actually a garter spring. A garter spring is essentially an extension spring whose ends are connected by hooks or an internal connector. Garter springs are continuously-wound springs and can be manufactured with spacing...
How do we make the ends of a spring flat? We grind the ends with high-speed precision, mechanical grinders like the one shown here grinding .375” 17-7 stainless steel wire. Compression springs, especially larger wire compression springs, are ground flat on the ends so...
