by katyspring | Jan 12, 2023 | Blog
That is one long spring…164” to be exact! This spring, made from .250” music wire, is shown here being stress relieved through an inline oven. The oven temperature is about 600 degrees F. The heat causes the spring to relax or “normalize” to hold its configuration. ...
by katyspring | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog
We are pleased to announce the arrival of our new CNC grinder, which has dramatically increased our capacity for large wire compression springs. Here are the specifications: Wire diameter: .157” – .394” (4.0mm-10.0mm) Max. spring OD: .787” – 3.94”...
by katyspring | Dec 12, 2022 | Blog
These extension springs are made from .051” Galvanized Hard Drawn Wire and are used in the HVAC industry. Manufacturing high-volume extension springs requires automated processes that provide repeatability for quality spring components, Do you have a requirement like...
by katyspring | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog
Katy Spring sent our team to this year’s Spring World event, hosted by CASMI. Departments represented included quality, manufacturing, and operations. Katy Spring sends a team to the Spring World event, held in Chicago every two years, to check out the latest in...
by katyspring | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, Videos
Katy Spring makes many different types of custom wire forms. We have CNC machines, like the one shown in this video, that can manufacture custom wire forms from wire sizes .020” to .195”. This wire form has several bends which would be very expensive to make by hand....
by katyspring | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog, Videos
Stress relieving springs is the most common form of heat-treating springs. This video shows two large batch ovens used for stress relieving larger springs in large batch quantities. Smaller springs can be stress relieved in an in-line furnace. If not properly stress...