Videos

Behind The Spring: Episode Five – Springs in Window Shades

Join Vulcan Spring’s Application Engineer Greg Melanson as he demonstrates how Constant Torque Springs work in window shades.

Behind The Spring: Episode Four – Springs in Automotive Center Consoles

Vulcan Spring’s Application Engineer Greg Melanson demonstrates how the constant force spring allows for ease of use in the center console of a automobile.

Behind The Spring: Episode Three – Conforce Springs in Firearm Magazines

If you’ve ever loaded ammunition into a magazine, you understand the trouble of increasing resistance per round loaded. Vulcan Spring’s Application Engineer Greg Melanson demonstrates how the use of Compression Springs and Constant Force Springs differ in the ease of use in Firearm Magazines.

Behind the Spring: Episode Two – GI Joe

Vulcan Spring’s Application Engineer Greg Melanson explains and demonstrates how the constant torque spring was used to power some of the first children’s toys, like GI Joe.

Behind the Spring: Episode One – Surgical Stapler

Vulcan Springs Application Engineer Greg Melanson demonstrates how a twin spring functions inside of a surgical stapler.

Custom Springs for Point of Purchase (POP) & Retail Displays | Vulcan Spring

Display companies and retailers need to make products stand out on store shelves while keeping their products neat, tidy, and stocked. From cosmetics to food and beverage displays, learn how the mechanics of a custom variable and constant force spring-powered pusher tray can keep products moving forward as they are removed from their display or shelf.

Constant Force Springs in the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) | Vulcan Spring

Discover the small but critical role of Vulcan’s constant force springs in the sunshield membrane of the historic James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), helping to shade and protect the vessel on its extensive mission through space.

Constant Force vs. Compression Springs for Magazine Design | Vulcan Spring

If you’ve ever loaded ammunition into a magazine, you understand the trouble of increasing resistance per round loaded. Learn how Vulcan Spring crafted a spring that makes force constant, thus minimizing resistance.