A compression spring is the most popular type of spring and when you envision a spring, chances are you’ll be thinking of a compression spring. They are commonly used in the automotive industry to provide dampening as part of the suspension system.  The aim is to provide a comfortable ride for the occupants and keep […]

It has been an exciting week at Irvine Springs as our team has started work with the spring design engineers of a large multinational organisation on a bespoke range of torsion springs and tension springs for their new high tech product range.  Our spring design capability, together with accurate and high-specification spring testing equipment and […]

Our main role at Irvine Springs is the manufacture of springs to allow our customers to achieve the products they want to build. What we do is so much more than this though. What we do for our customers is to help them envision the vital role springs can play in their products and help […]

A соmрrеѕѕіоn ѕрrіng іѕ аn ореn соіl hеlісаl ѕрrіng thаt оffеrѕ rеѕіѕtаnсе tо a соmрrеѕѕіvе fоrсе applied axially. Thеу саn bе formed іn mаnу ѕhареѕ, whісh іnсludе суlіndrісаl, соnісаl, bаrrеl аnd hоurglаѕѕ. Cоmрrеѕѕіоn ѕрrіngѕ аrе dеvісеѕ mаdе uр оf hеlісаllу fоrmеd coils with a ріtсh іn bеtwееn uѕеd tо рuѕh bасk іn аnd applied fоrсе […]

We’ve compiled a list of our top five uses of springs in our favourite everyday applications. Some examples of spring uses are obvious, but there’s sure to be some that you may not have thought of. The spring, whether it’s a tension spring, compression spring, torsion spring, wireform springs or flat spring, is a vital part […]