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Shot Peening: Ensuring high spring quality

In this series of blog posts, we will look at how to reduce the net stress on springs through quality manufacturing. In this post, we delve into how shot peening achieves this. This process traces back to its use in the automobile industry in the late 1920s. It is still widely used today in aerospace and automotive high performance component production. What is Shot Peening? Shot peening is the cold working process of firing spherical pellets at the surface [...]

By JB Springs|2021-10-29T10:57:09+01:00March 23rd, 2021|

JB Springs Celebrates 125 Years

We were delighted to reach the remarkable milestone of 130 years of business last year. Established in 1895 as a family-run company, and remaining so today, our award-winning manufacturing firm invests in the latest equipment to produce quality compression, tension and torsion springs as well as wireform products for a wide variety of clients. The business is thrilled to reach such a historic milestone. Managing director Alex Driver runs the company with his brother Christian since their late father, [...]

By JB Springs|2021-11-04T10:44:33+00:00February 15th, 2021|

How Material Affects Spring Longevity

This post is the first in our series of blogs about what affects spring longevity. The first question is ‘could a spring last forever?’ and the answer is yes, it could do if The operating stresses are not too high The working temperature does not cause the spring to lose too much load The environment does not cause corrosion The spring is not abused The spring is well-made and free from imperfections. If a spring meets the above requirements, [...]

By JB Springs|2021-11-03T16:29:31+00:00October 13th, 2020|

Spring Equipment Spotlight – New Load Testers

JB Springs consistently demonstrate our dedication to staying at the forefront of the spring manufacturing industry. This shows through our high-quality, cutting-edge equipment investments to assist in our production of compression, tension and torsion springs and wireform products. Most recently, we have installed brand new load testers (image above). Made by Italian machinery manufacturers and industry leaders Microstudio using advanced technology, these devices automatically and accurately measure static length and load capabilities of tension and compression springs, with a [...]

By JB Springs|2021-11-03T14:21:45+00:00September 6th, 2020|

Common Spring Applications – JB Springs

Springs are a fundamental part of our day-to-day lives. As spring applications are often out of sight, it is likely you’ll encounter something that incorporates a functioning spring of some description. For example, getting to work. Whatever mode of transport you use - most use some kind of spring. Below are just some of the most common, but surprising, occurrences of springs in our daily routines. Transportation Without springs, your daily commute would be considerably more uncomfortable. Whether you [...]

By JB Springs|2022-06-08T10:56:58+01:00December 12th, 2017|

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