It’s a dilemma that design engineers face every day: the items they are designing need to comfortably perform the duties expected of them against a background of controlling the cost of manufacture.
The Lee Spring capability to quickly create application specific springs and spring components, such as fourslide parts, is putting a spring in the step of UK manufacturing industry.
There are several ways a customer can seek and select a spring.
In nearly all industries, lightweight design is both a mega trend and a key technology. Material, weight, and, in turn, cost savings are becoming increasingly important for buses and trucks as well as construction and agricultural machinery.
Phil Burge takes a closer look at the various types of bearings that have particular relevance to lifts and elevators, in terms of machine construction, safety and maintenance.