The rate is the strength of a spring as defined by Hooke's law. Hooke's Law states that the force needed to extend a spring is directly proportional to the distance you stretch it. Hooke's Law can be represented as F = ks. 'F' is the spring's restoring force 'k' is the spring constant 's' is the deflection (extension)
Counting coils on a tension spring is the same as counting coils on a compression spring. The type of ends on a spring will make no difference to the number of coils.
How spring loads work within a tension spring. If too much weight is applied to the spring it will no longer contract, therefore breaking the spring.
How to measure the length of a tension spring.
How to measure the diameters of a tension spring.
The next video in our Springtelligence series shows you how to allow for tolerances in spring manufacture.
Skipton Girls’ High School (SGHS) will compete in the National Final of the Land Rover 4×4 in Schools competition after winning their individual class in the Regional Finals. SGHS entered two teams in the Land Rover 4×4 in Schools Technology Challenge, a Jaguar Land Rover Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) project where students design Land Rover vehicles of the future, with environmental and sustainability considerations. Students were required to build a radio-controlled four-wheel drive (4×4) vehicle to the [...]
This video in our Springtelligence series shows you how to calculate the rate of a compression spring defined by Hooke's Law.
The next video in our Springtelligence series shows you how spring loads work and how it is derived from spring rate.
Innovate UK discusses the future of manufacturing, and how technologies including 3D printing and the Internet of Things (IoT) will play a part in product design and production engineering.What will manufacturing be like in 20, or even 50 years’ time? Experts predict a total paradigm shift in how we manufacture products. New technology in 3D printing and the Internet of Things will change our production and consumption habits.This will allow consumers to receive customised products as and when they need them. Manufacturing will be [...]
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