by The Institute of Spring Technology | Feb 2, 2021 | How-to Guides, Software
Start SCP and click to design a new Compression Spring. Before doing anything else, check the units, design standard and tolerance standard that are selected. These default to Metric, EN 13906-1 and EN 15800. If you need to create your own units to match a drawing,...
by The Institute of Spring Technology | Jan 6, 2021 | How-to Guides, Software
Spring Calculator Professional is setup with both metric and imperial units, to change these or customise your own, watch the video above or follow these steps: To switch unit type Select ‘Options’ from the Tools menuLocate the Units tab from the open...
by The Institute of Spring Technology | Dec 18, 2020 | News & Events, Specialist Articles
As some of you might be aware, in September a new standard was published, ISO 6931-1: “Stainless Steels for Springs. Wire” replacing the existing standard, EN 10270-3: “Stainless spring steel wire”. As this is a widely used standard within the industry, I thought I...
by The Institute of Spring Technology | Nov 11, 2020 | Case Studies, Spring Testing
In the aerospace sector, like a lot of other industries, springs are everywhere. They’re in the seats and luggage bins of commercial planes, the control panels of jet fighters and in the antenna of satellites. Although there are hundreds of different spring shapes and...
by The Institute of Spring Technology | Aug 24, 2020 | How-to Guides, Software
This spring serves as a good example of how Spring Calculator Professional can be used to model more “unusual” springs. It has unusual end fittings, dead coils where these ends are screwed in, and also open coils within the main body. The requirements...