Commercial Aerospace and Defense Springs
While accumulating decades of application experience and delivering on quality, Vulcan Spring has become a key supplier and partner to the Aerospace and Defense industries with our springs contributing to aircrafts, satellites, telescopes, and even firearm magazines. We can meet tough Mil-Spec requirements and government regulations for aerospace and defense springs and fulfill high-volume orders.
Aerospace and defense springs are useful for balancing, tensioning, and retracting solar panels, aircraft doors, and antennas. With Vulcan Spring, we’re focused on pushing the limits of possibility and will work alongside your team to custom-build the precise spring needed for an aerospace or defense design.
Most Popular Springs Used for Aerospace & Defense
Constant Force Springs
Constant Force Springs, or Conforce® Springs, feature a small package size and linear force making them ideal for aircraft interiors and applications such as counterbalancing aircraft doors, assisting in the deployment of satellite solar panels and antenna and aiding in missile systems.
Constant Torque Springs
Constant Torque Springs, or Contorque® Springs, are designed to provide a consistent, flat torque curve. With a high number of turns in a small package size, these springs are used to assist with motor applications as well as to provide tension or retraction on both large and small cable mechanisms, such as refueling cable reels.
Common aerospace & defense applications
- Armaments
- Aircraft cockpits
- Solar panels for space satellites
- Interior furnishings & controls
- Seat counterbalances in tanks & humvees
- Firearm magazines
James Webb Space Telescope
Vulcan Spring provided a custom designed and manufactured constant force, or Conforce®, spring that accurately provides tensioning to the Sunshield Membrane on the James Webb Space Telescope.
Common Applications for Defense & Aerospace Springs
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Armaments
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Aircraft cockpits
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Solar panels for space satellites
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Interior furnishings & controls
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Seat counterbalances in tanks & Humvees
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Firearm Magazines
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