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There may not be life on Mars, but there are Vulcan Springs

September 20, 2022

Posted by Vulcan Spring

With expeditions to Mars at the forefront of future space exploration, it’s exciting to look to the past with Vulcan Spring’s involvement with the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars, the Viking 1 Orbiter and Mars Lander. “Mars tugs at the human imagination like no other planet. With a force mightier than gravity, it…

Understanding the role of springs in the James Webb Space Telescope

September 6, 2022

Posted by Vulcan Spring

Dramatic. Magnificent. Awe-inspiring. Three words to accurately describe the images of our universe being captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Having a small but critical role in the success and creation of the JWST with our constant force springs, Vulcan Spring and Manufacturing eagerly awaits each exciting update from NASA. “The Webb telescope is the…

The Driving Force Behind Automotive Interior Kinematics

August 20, 2021

Posted by Vulcan Spring

It is no secret that the exterior and interior design of vehicles has gone through a multitude of modifications and transformations. As a species, we have seen it all – from the Flintstones Flintmobile/Cavemobile to now electric vehicles and self-driving cars. All jokes aside, what we do know and continue to learn about vehicles and…

A Spring Manufacturer’s Collaboration in a COVID-Specific Medical Application

June 28, 2021

Posted by Vulcan Spring

Battling COVID-19 One Spring at a Time The news came as a shock to businesses of all sizes and specialties. Here in Pennsylvania, on Thursday, March 19th, 2020 – just hours after business closing time – operations were ordered to cease. For sure, a familiar story to many. We were left wondering how a business…

Where There is Smoke… There are Fire Dampers

May 31, 2021

Posted by Vulcan Spring

U.S. Fire Damages In 2019, United States fires accounted for $14.8 billion in direct dollars loss, 16,000 injuries, and 3,704 deaths. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), “U.S. fire statistics”, reported 1,291,500 fires for that same year. Overall, the USFA estimated 354,000 incidents were residential building fires and 110,000…

Vulcan Spring’s Back to School Quiz

August 23, 2013

Posted by Vulcan Spring

It is late August and the time of the year for pennant races in baseball, pre-season football and of course, the kids go back to school.  To celebrate, we thought we’d make this blog into a fun quiz with some multiple choice and true and false questions.  The quiz includes industrial and point of purchase…

Counterbalancing With Constant Force Springs

October 12, 2012

Posted by Vulcan Spring

Constant Force Springs are commonly used to provide a counterbalancing effect for a product. This blog examines different ways to integrate a counterbalance into a design, emphasizing the use of constant force springs in the manufacturing of a counterbalanced unit.

Design and Function of a Twin Spring or Motor Brush Spring

August 23, 2012

Posted by Vulcan Spring

One of the most unique spring designs produced by Vulcan is called a twin spring.  Its name is derived from the characteristic of having two springs formed from the same strip of stainless steel material.  These custom springs are intended to work together, in unison, doubling the force of a single spring.  Twin springs are…

Constant Force Spring Explanation – Part 2

July 19, 2012

Posted by Vulcan Spring

Our last blog discussed the two main types of Constant Force Spring; linear force and torque. Vulcan is able to change the force of the spring over the travel length to match customer requirements. These springs are referred to as Gradient Positive and Gradient Negative springs.

Constant Force Springs Explained

July 19, 2012

Posted by Vulcan Spring

What differentiates the constant force spring from the conventional extension and compression (round wire) spring? Hooke’s Law states that the extension of a spring is directly proportional to the load applied to it. Therefore, the further an extension spring is extended, the greater the force.

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