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  • Services
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  • About
  • Contact Us
PRODUCTS
  •  
    • Conforce®
      • Contorque®
      • Power Springs
      • Motor Brush Springs
    • Twin Springs
      • Mechanical Reels
      • Wire Forms
      • Spiral Torsion Springs
    • Stampings
      • Truck Door Counterbalances
      • Variable Force Springs
      • Conforce®
    • Plastic Scrolls
      • PULLBOX®
      • PULLBOX® Pro
      • VS-1
    • MiniVS
      • Sample Kit
      • PULLBOX® Sample Kit
INDUSTRIES
  • ‌‌
    • Aerospace & Defense
      • Automotive & Transportation
      • Industrial Applications
      • Firearms
    • Medical Device Springs
      • Point-of-Purchase & Retail Displays
      • Window & Window Shades
      • Fire Dampers
ABOUT
  • About Us
  • Work
  • Our Team
  • Quality Certifications
  • Careers
  • Vulcan Cares
  • News & Events
  • First Robotics
RESOURCES
  • Documents
  • Videos
  • Blog

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

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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.

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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.

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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

  • Armaments

  • Aircraft cockpits

  • Solar panels for space satellites

  • Interior furnishings & controls

  • Seat counterbalances in tanks & Humvees

  • Firearm Magazines

Learn More About Defense & Aerospace Spring Manufacturing

To learn more about defense and aerospace springs, explore our library of spring-related resources:

  • Understanding the role of springs in the James Webb Space Telescope
  • Constant Force Springs vs. Compression Springs for Magazine Efficiency
  • A Deep Look into Space: Constant Force Springs in NASA’s JWST Sunshield
  • Vulcan’s Video Library

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