Springing into Precision: Vulcan Spring’s Impact on Medical Devices

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Vulcan Spring Leads The Way Our innovative spring solutions are optimally designed and engineered to meet the highest industry standards, ensuring durability, precision, safety, and end user satisfaction.   Robotic-Assisted Surgery Vulcan Spring’s innovative Constant Force Springs and Constant Torque Springs are making a significant impact in the realm of robotic-assisted surgery. Our Constant Force …

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

by Vulcan SpringConforce, Constant Force, Constant Force Spring, Constant Force Springs, Constant Torque, Constant Torque Spring, Contorque, Custom Spring DesignPosted on No Comments

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 …

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Understanding the role of springs in the James Webb Space Telescope

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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 …

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A Deep Look into Space: Constant Force Springs in NASA’s JWST Sunshield

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In collaboration with the Aerospace & Defense industries, we are proud to announce our small, yet critical contribution to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Sunshield project. Set to replace the Hubble Telescope, JWST is said to be six times larger and 100 times more powerful. The Hubble Telescope has provided humankind with remarkable knowledge …

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

by Vulcan SpringConforce, Constant Force, Constant Force Spring, Constant Force Springs, Custom Spring Design, Engineering, Science, Technology, UncategorizedPosted on No Comments

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 …

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Designing Constant Force Springs

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Why are there blank squares in the Design Guide? You can see that there are two areas (shown in gray) in the chart where the force data is purposely left empty.    We will discuss some of the reasoning behind the empty spaces. The top right area of the chart represents thin material thickness and wide …

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8 Steps to a Constant Force Spring Design

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Vulcan Spring has put together 8 steps to help you make some initial design calculations on your constant force spring. In addition to this article, our design guide is available for download online and will provide you with charts and more detailed information. Select Material – Most of the flat steel springs that Vulcan Spring produces …

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