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Practical Spring Design online has been created for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of spring design, materials and failure. This is a 2-day, high-impact, online event ideal for manufacturers, design engineers and end-users and covers the following topics:
- Basic and advanced compression spring design
- Extension and torsion spring design
- Design using Spring Calculator Professional software
- Application-specific material selection
- Spring failure and prevention
The course is delivered by Dr Richard Dignall, spring expert and Technical Director at the Institute of Spring Technology, and Dr Conor McCaughey, materials expert, technical liaison and R&D manager. There will be lots of time for questions and answers with the tutors. We will provide you with:
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A certificate on completion
- The course presentation
- Recordings of each session​
Practical Spring Design is conducted via Zoom.
What you will need
- A Zoom account
- A laptop, PC or tablet with a camera and microphone
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
*If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional, we will provide you with a trial for the course duration. You will need the compression, extension and torsion springs modules active. if you do not have one of these, we will provide you with an extension for the course duration.
Course Details
Practical Spring Design online has been created for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of spring design, materials and failure. This is a 2-day, high-impact, online event ideal for manufacturers, design engineers and end-users and covers the following topics:
- Basic and advanced compression spring design
- Extension and torsion spring design
- Design using Spring Calculator Professional software
- Application-specific material selection
- Spring failure and prevention
The course is delivered by Dr Richard Dignall, spring expert and Technical Director at the Institute of Spring Technology, and Dr Conor McCaughey, materials expert, technical liaison and R&D manager. There will be lots of time for questions and answers with the tutors. We will provide you with:
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A certificate on completion
- The course presentation
- Recordings of each session​
Practical Spring Design is conducted via Zoom.
What you will need
- A Zoom account
- A laptop, PC or tablet with a camera and microphone
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
*If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional, we will provide you with a trial for the course duration. You will need the compression, extension and torsion springs modules active. if you do not have one of these, we will provide you with an extension for the course duration.
Course Details
Practical Spring Design online has been created for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of spring design, materials and failure. This is a 2-day, high-impact, online event ideal for manufacturers, design engineers and end-users and covers the following topics:
- Basic and advanced compression spring design
- Extension and torsion spring design
- Design using Spring Calculator Professional software
- Application-specific material selection
- Spring failure and prevention
The course is delivered by Dr Richard Dignall, spring expert and Technical Director at the Institute of Spring Technology, and Dr Conor McCaughey, materials expert, technical liaison and R&D manager. There will be lots of time for questions and answers with the tutors. We will provide you with:
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A certificate on completion
- The course presentation
- Recordings of each session​
Practical Spring Design is conducted via Zoom.
What you will need
- A Zoom account
- A laptop, PC or tablet with a camera and microphone
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
*If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional, we will provide you with a trial for the course duration. You will need the compression, extension and torsion springs modules active. if you do not have one of these, we will provide you with an extension for the course duration.
Course Details
This course will give you everything you need to get started designing extension springs in our Spring Calculator Professional software, and also provide useful information, tips and techniques for those who already use it. It is split into three parts:
- Basic design theory covering nomenclature, definitions, fundamental equations
- Demonstration of how to use all relevant parts of Spring Calculator Professional showing where all the topics discussed fit in, including some example design problems
- Q&A where attendees can ask any questions. Further design problems will be provided so that you can try it out yourself and get help.
Who is this course for?
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who has recently bought (or is thinking about buying) Spring Calculator Professional or feels like they could benefit from a thorough grounding in its use as well as the theory that it is modelling. No detailed knowledge of springs is assumed, so it will benefit those from any industry sector, not just spring manufacturers.
It is delivered by Dr Richard Dignall, who leads our software development team and is the tutor for our Practical Spring Design course.
What will you need?
- A Zoom account
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
* If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional we will provide you with a trial for the duration of the course. If you do have Spring calculator Professional you will need the extension spring module active, we can activate this for you for the duration of the course if needed.
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The aim of this course is to give participants a good understanding of the main mechanisms involved with spring failure and the reason failures occur. This will help attendees identify processes used during the design, manufacture and implementation of springs which could cause failures. The course will follow the outline below:
- Introduction
- Mechanisms of failure (e.g. fatigue, corrosion etc.)
- Causes of failure (e.g. poor spring design, poor manufacture)
- Processes that can be implemented to avoid failure (e.g. shot peening, coating etc.)
- Basics of performing a failure analysis
- Q&A where attendees can have any specific questions they have on failure analysis answered
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who works within quality or deals with rejected or failed springs but has limited engineering knowledge about the mechanisms or causes of failure in springs. Although the course starts from basics without any previous knowledge of failure mechanisms required, we believe that even experienced workers within the spring industry will get something out of the course. Helping improve all sections of spring design, manufacture and implementation limiting the need for tedious iterations to improve a springs performance.
What will you need?
- A Zoom account
- a PC or device with an active camera and microphone
Course Details
This course will give you everything you need to get started designing conical compression and non-standard compression springs in our Spring Calculator Professional software, and also provide useful information, tips and techniques for those who already use it. It is split into three parts:
- Basic design theory covering nomenclature, definitions, fundamental equations
- Demonstration of how to use all relevant parts of Spring Calculator Professional showing where all the topics discussed fit in, including some example design problems
- Q&A where attendees can ask any questions. Further design problems will be provided so that you can try it out yourself and get help.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who has recently bought (or is thinking about buying) Spring Calculator Professional, or feels like they could benefit from a thorough grounding in its use as well as the theory that it is modelling. No detailed knowledge of springs is assumed, so it will benefit those from any industry sector, not just spring manufacturers.
It is delivered by Dr Richard Dignall, who leads our software development team and is the tutor for our Practical Spring Design course.
What will you need?
- A Zoom account
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
* If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional we will provide you with a trial for the duration of the course. You will need the conical and non-standard spring modules active – if you do not have these we will provide you with an extension for the duration of the course.
Course Details
This course will give you everything you need to start designing torsion springs made from round and rectangular wire in our Spring Calculator Professional software and provide valuable information, tips, and techniques for those who already use it. We Cover:
- Basic design theory covering nomenclature, definitions, fundamental equations
- Demonstration of how to use all relevant parts of Spring Calculator Professional showing where all the topics discussed fit in, including some example design problems
- Q&A where attendees can ask any questions. We will provide design problems so you can try it out yourself and get support when needed.
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone who has bought (or is thinking of buying) Spring Calculator Professional. Gain a thorough understanding of its uses and the theory that it is modelling. No detailed knowledge of springs is assumed to benefit those from any industry sector, not just spring manufacturing.
Your tutor is Dr Richard Dignall, who leads our software development team and is the tutor for our Practical Spring Design course.
What will you need?
- Zoom account
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
* If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional (SCP), we will provide you with a trial for the course duration. If you do have SCP, you will need the torsion spring module active; we can activate this for you for the course duration if required.
Course details
This course aims to educate those who have little or no prior experience in metallurgy to a point where they are familiar with the materials used in the industry and have the knowledge to tackle issues that might arise. The course will follow the outline below:
- Introduction
- Metallurgical terms and definitions (e.g. dislocations, grains, phases etc.).
- Material properties required of spring materials
- Different types of materials used in the spring industry (e.g. patent drawn carbon steel, stainless steel etc.) and the various forms the materials can take (cold drawn, oil-hardened etc.).
- What affect typical processes used in the spring industry (e.g. prestressing, heat treatment etc.) can have on the material and why they are beneficial.
- Q&A where attendees can have any specific questions they have on spring materials answered.
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone who has little to no previous experience in metallurgy or material science in general. We feel that everyone will get something out of this course, even those with a good background in materials science, particularly if your knowledge is in sectors outside the spring industry.
What will you need?
- A Zoom account
- A PC or device with an active camera and microphone
Course Details
This course will give you everything you need to get started designing compression springs made from round and rectangular wire in our Spring Calculator Professional software, and also provide useful information, tips and techniques for those who already use it. It is split into three parts:
- Basic design theory covering nomenclature, definitions, fundamental equations
- Demonstration of how to use all relevant parts of Spring Calculator Professional showing where all the topics discussed fit in, including some example design problems
- Q&A where attendees can ask any questions. Further design problems will be provided so that you can try it out yourself and get help.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who has recently bought (or is thinking about buying) Spring Calculator Professional, or feels like they could benefit from a thorough grounding in its use as well as the theory that it is modelling. No detailed knowledge of springs is assumed, so it will benefit those from any industry sector, not just spring manufacturers. It is delivered by Dr. Richard Dignall, who leads our software development team and is the tutor for our Practical Spring Design course.
What will you need?
- A Zoom account
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
* If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional we will provide you with a trial for the duration of the course. You will need the compression and rectangular wire spring modules active – if you do not have one of these we will provide you with an extension for the duration of the course.
Course Details
Practical Spring Design online has been created for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of spring design, materials and failure. This is a 2-day, high-impact, online event ideal for manufacturers, design engineers and end-users and covers the following topics:
- Basic and advanced compression spring design
- Extension and torsion spring design
- Design using Spring Calculator Professional software
- Application-specific material selection
- Spring failure and prevention
The course is delivered by Dr. Richard Dignall, spring expert and Technical Director at the Institute of Spring Technology, and Dr Conor McCaughey, materials expert, technical liaison and R&D manager. There will be lots of time for questions and answers with the tutors. We will provide you with:
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A certificate on completion
- The course presentation
- Recordings of each session​
Practical Spring Design is conducted via Zoom.
What you will need
- Zoom account
- A laptop, pc or tablet with a camera and microphone
- Spring Calculator Professional software*
- A PC with Windows 8 or higher to run Spring Calculator Professional
*Â If you do not already have or use Spring Calculator Professional, we will provide you with a trial for the course duration. You will need the compression, extension and torsion springs modules active – if you do not have one of these, we will provide you with an extension for the course duration.
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