Author: European Springs Web Team

As a company with almost 70 years of expertise, European Springs & Pressings regularly undertake a wide variety of complex projects. Our technological knowledge and skill is clearly showcased through every final product, ensuring high-quality and innovation.

With over a hundred years of history, West Ham United Football Club is deeply entrenched in English football history. For the first time in over a century, the club has moved to a new home – the London Stadium. In close teamwork and collaboration with Fabric Architecture, we manufactured bespoke springs for a renovation that corresponds with the stadium’s next step in sports.

 

Improved Bespoke Spring Manufacture

As market leaders in spring manufacture, we continuously strive for optimised procedures and technology to produce a streamlined, high-quality spring. For West Ham’s new stadium, we utilised a new Fortuna coiling machine with this process in mind; we delivered tailored springs, designed specifically for dissipating loads from the stadium’s canopies.

Fabric Architecture, award winning experts in tensile fabric structure, had specific engineering requirements due to the undertaken stadium project. They were required to design, engineer, and install large-scale fabric canopies that would be placed over the existing retractable seating voids inside the stadium.

Through the new Fortuna machine, we were able to strengthen our design of wire coiling from 0.3mm to 26mm. New opportunities for more exciting projects have subsequently opened, including new markets across multi-industries. Managing Director of European Springs & Pressings, Michael Gibbs, reinforces a vital factor in the industry and for our business: engineering solutions.

For us at European Springs & Pressings, ensuring that we keep investing “skills training and machinery is part of an ongoing growth strategy for the organisation that has seen us grow from an £800k operation to £7.5m turnover over the last 15 years.”

 

A Close and Proactive Relationship with Fabric Architecture

Collaboration in engineering is vital; managing the quality of every project ensures that every step of the design and the manufacturing processes are streamlined and produce the highest possible quality. With technical proficiency from several industries, the end result has an increased intricacy and detail that guarantees a safe and superior product.

Our relationship with Fabric Architecture, according to Director of Design and Engineering Nigel Browne, was “ fast, efficient, and very knowledgeable in assisting us to design a system that helped dissipate the loads from the canopies.”

Quality and safety are always top priorities at European Springs & Pressings, and our streamlined wire coiling signifies that, at all times, the 60,000 capacity stadium can guarantee the safety of everyone. As our Production Managers love West Ham, Michael Gibbs added, the “subsequent suggestion that the springs were powder coated in the club’s famous claret colour, has added a personal touch that has truly made the team feel part of sporting history.”

Additionally, here at European Springs & Pressings we are proud to now forever watch over the West Ham United Football Club and their fans with our high-quality springs. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on 028 9083 8605 to enquire about our springs and pressing services.

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Aerospace is a truly fascinating field, from the early days of the Wright Military Flyer to the Apollo 11 that took the first man, Neil Armstrong straight to the moon. Now space travel to Mars seems like a real possibility, thanks to the advancements in aerospace engineering.

Travelling to mars, highly intelligent drones and completely automatic passenger planes. What else can we expect from the world of aerospace?

Drone over US city

Data Management

The US government recently invested $200 million into the “Big Data” initiative to make use and manage large quantities of data.  Some of this investment is going into DARPA’S XDATA program to help drones and other surveillance tools to collect and manage data more efficiently.

System Software

System software that is used by passenger planes is becoming more advanced than ever, with the software handling more of the plane’s duties than it has previously. Improvements in aircraft software is helping to reduce the time taken to land airplanes and the amount of energy consumed. In the future it could be possible for passenger planes to be completely automatic and be fully functional without the need of a pilot.

Better Craft Communication

Nowadays, a message can get from the cockpit to the landing station with ease. Boeing is now working on a drone swarming system that will improve the way drones communicate with other to enhance efficiency in surveillance and targeting. Boeing states eventually it wants to apply the technology to passenger planes, soon it will be nearly impossible for a plane to go missing without a trace.

Space Launch System Flying Over The Clouds

All the Way to Mars

NASA is trying to make space travel to Mars a reality by the 2030s. There is already a fleet of robotic spacecraft and rovers around Mars that has helped NASA understand the great red planet in vast detail. But NASA is trying to make it possible for humans to one day live and work on Mars, so they are examining data such as Mars levels of radiation to help protect the astronauts once they land there. ESA have just recently become the second space agency to successfully land a spacecraft in Mars.

Future advancements in aerospace engineering look to be incredible; could you imagine not only being able to travel to Mars, but also having a house there?

We at European Springs Ireland are always interested in the latest developments that take place in the world of engineering Please don’t hesitate to contact us today for more information. You can give us a call on 028 9083 8605 and we will be more than happy to help.

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Springs are everywhere; if you want to turn your light on, sit on your comfortable settee or even go for a drive in your brand new car, then springs are involved. They have been around for hundreds of years and they aren’t going away anytime soon.

We at European Springs Ireland understand the importance of all types of springs, from the popular extension and compression springs to the weird and wonderful array of wire forms. To help you understand what we do a little more, here is a great selection of less commonly known springs and their uses.

Constant Force Springs

The most important thing in regards to a constant force spring is that it is a spring for which the force it exerts over a period of time is continual. Because of this, the spring does not obey Hooke’s Law, where the force applied or exerted by a spring is proportional to the extension that is applied to the spring.

The anatomy of is traditionally a rolled ribbon of carbon steel that, when fully rolled up, is relaxed. This means that when the spring is unrolled, the centre of the roll tries to force the spring back to its original position.

These springs are typically used in applications where a smooth return is required, counterbalancing, tension and loading applications. Some industries that would use them include industrial tools, window counterbalances and point of purchase machines.

force spring

Wave Springs

Wave springs are one of the most uniquely designed springs present within the industry. In essence, it is made of a coiled flat wire that have ‘waves’ or minute turns added to give it an overall spring effect.

The main advantage they have over other varieties of coiled springs, is that they can offer the same amount of extension and compression as traditional compression springs, but they can be as much as 50% of the axial height of normal compression springs.

This means that wave springs are essentially the same as compression springs but just smaller. This is great for applications where the load is relatively large but it is constricted by space. They help with that by being able to provide a great load and minimise the space that is required.

Wave Spring

Wire Forms

We at European Springs Ireland are wire form manufacturers. When it comes to the bare bones of it, a wire form is a technical name for a metal rod that has bends incorporated to it to create a unique design that can be used in many different scenarios.

The reason why they have become increasingly popular is due to the advancement of technology, especially in the manufacturing industry. With computer technology becoming more and more accurate, CNC machines can create the most exquisite parts for anything from use in headphones to computing.

Wire Form

It is important to understand the technical aspect of the things that we take for granted; how they work, what they are made of, and what they are used for. At European Springs Ireland, we are leading spring manufactures so we know how important it is to know as much as you can about the springs that we use in everyday life.

If you would like to know more, then please contact us today on 028 9083 8605 and we will be more than happy to answer any queries you may have.

Environmentally friendly businesses have positive impact beyond the company. Clients are more likely to connect with green businesses, especially when legally proven that good practices are followed on a daily basis.

As experts in spring manufacturing and high-speed pressing technology, we’re proud to see our European Springs London team gain the certification ISO 14001:2015. Don’t hesitate to speak with our team by getting in touch with us on 028 9083 8605. You can also follow us on our Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages to see our latest news and updates.

The team over at our European Springs London site were recently given some amazing news – they had been accredited with the ISO 14001:2015 certificate. This was in response to their effective and extremely successful Environmental Management System that they had introduced at their London based site in Beckenham.

What is the Certificate?

ISO 14001:2015 is accredited due to an effective Environmental Management System, a system that is described as being a “standard of requirements” that define and establish how companies can reduce their environmental impact through the operations that they carry out every day. It establishes both targets and objectives that need to be met in order to maintain compliance to the certificate.

What are the Benefits?

The idea behind a successful Environmental Management System is to reduce the impact on the environment, such as minimising waste, reducing pollution and correctly using both energy and raw materials.

There are lots of different reasons for why it’s beneficial for companies to seek the certification. These include:

  • Improving the reputation of your company.
  • Demonstrate your compliance with both regulatory and statutory requirements.
  • Gives you a financial advantage due to reduced costs.
  • Encourages more efficient environmental performance.

How Will It Benefit European Springs?

Through gaining the certification, European Springs will use the standards outlined to help them improve their resource efficiency, reduce waste and manage environmental obligations consistently. This will help to promote an ethical standing within European Springs.

We would like to offer huge congratulations to all of our team members over in London – it’s a fantastic achievement that we hope we can follow on from very soon. In fact, ensuring that all of our sites continue to develop and progress is something that we are committed to doing, which is why Leeds and Cornwall will be also working towards achieving the ISO certification. Well done to everyone involved!

If you would like to learn more about this certification, please don’t hesitate to contact us today on 0044 7889171165.

 

 

It has been a number of years since the British triumph at the 2012 Olympics. Since then, the Olympic Stadium has been used for a number of amazing events that have lived up to the magnificence of the venue. Now, it will be the home to the football team of West Ham for the next ninety-nine years. It is a deal that will see the stadium be the venue for football tournaments on all scales, drawing in Hammers and other football enthusiasts from across the world.

In the face of this, changes needed to be brought to the stadium in order to give it the West Ham flare and stamp their own mark on the venue. So, how did European Springs help to transform the Olympic Stadium into a home that West Ham could be proud of?

Repurposing the Olympic Stadium

London Stadium

 

The stadium has faced an impressive design overall in order to adapt it to its new purpose. Some of this work was undertaken by Fabric Architecture. A company that specialises in bespoke fabric structures, tailored to the needs of their clients and of the highest quality. They were tasked with designing and creating a large scale fabric canopy in order to cover the retractable seating inside of the stadium. The impressive creation was made in the distinctive colours of West Ham. Fabric Architecture turned to European Springs & Pressings to create a spring solution that matched the engineering requirements of the project.

Solutions Sprung

Retractable canopy

 

The solution was found in a new Fortuna coiling machine that our Cornish branch of European Springs had recently invested in. It allows for an expanded capability between 0.3mm to 26mm; an expansion which has opened up new markets across many industries. This meant that when tasked with Fabric Architecture’s requirements, we were able to work fast and efficiently in order to create a solution for a system that dissipates the load from the canopies.

A personal touch was added to the springs for this new chapter in West Ham’s history. The springs were coated in the claret colour that the club is famous for – a flourish to the end of a very exciting project for the European Springs team.

If, like us here at European Springs, you are inspired by the possibilities for future amazing projects in a wide variety of sectors, why not get in touch? We are always open to new collaborations and would love to share your enthusiasm and ideas. Contact us today to find out how we can help you!

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