A Unique Perspective on Springs
We have been working with, testing, analysing and helping to design springs for decades. Our experience, knowledge, and dedication to spring health and safety give us a unique perspective when investigating spring failures – allowing us to determine the route cause of failure and recommend how to eliminate the risk of future failures, which no other service can offer.
Minimise the Risk
Springs are critical components in an enormous number of products and control systems used worldwide. A spring failure in-service is at best considered unacceptable and at worst catastrophic. We believe it is essential to understand how and why a spring failed to minimise the risk of future failures.
Minimise the Risk
Springs are critical components in an enormous number of products and control systems used worldwide. A spring failure in-service is at best considered unacceptable and at worst catastrophic. We believe it is essential to understand how and why a spring failed to minimise the risk of future failures.
Why Choose Us?
We have a broad, in-depth knowledge of springs and robust failure analysis procedures. Over the last couple of years, we performed failure analysis on wave springs used in oil and gas valves, nested springs in train bogies, commercial vehicle leaf springs, engine valve springs, medical auto-injector springs and Tuk Tuk suspension springs.
What’s in a Failure Analysis?
Our failure analysis procedure includes; visual, microstructural, and SEM imaging and examination, hardness tests and EDX analysis. Combine this with the expert spring knowledge of our metallurgists, and we will write a detailed report including our findings, annotated images and recommendations as standard.
What’s in a Failure Analysis?
Our failure analysis procedure includes; visual, microstructural, and SEM imaging and examination, hardness tests and EDX analysis. Combine this with the expert spring knowledge of our metallurgists, and we will write a detailed report including our findings, annotated images and recommendations as standard.
Failure Analysis Reads
Case Study: Safety Critical Spring Failure in the Aerospace Sector
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...
High Performance Spring Failure: A Case Study of a Valve Spring
Within all industries, certain components are known for their precise manufacture and exceptional performance. Within the spring industry, valve springs are considered some of the top performers. These springs are typically manufactured from material with the tightest...
Case Study: Failure Analysis for the Rail Industry
Our failure analysis and testing services have been helping companies for over 70 years to understand why a spring failed and what steps can be taken to improve its life. Springs are often critical components and are found in a huge number of products across many...
Let’s Talk About Failure Analysis
A failure analysis not only answers how and why a spring failed but gives recommendations on how to eliminate future failures. Why is this so important? Well, so you don’t end up like this poor lad from Lincolnshire. To minimise the risk of such failures, IST use, and...
What’s The Cost if a Spring Fails?
The failure of a component can have serious consequences and cause safety concerns along with unnecessary costs associated with downtime. Product recalls are also a real possibility just like Subaru's recall back in November 2018. Understanding why a component fails...