[Best of the Web] Source: Machine Design
We’ve come a long way since Henry Ford first declared “You can have any color, so long as it’s black.” Nowadays, we expect nothing less than the ability to customize everything from our TV schedule to our mobile phones; personalization and customization are king and springs are no exception.
The range of functions that springs can perform within different industries makes them the perfect example of how materials can be manipulated in order to perform multiple applications. However, it wasn’t always that way.To understand how springs can now be customized for a range of projects, it’s important to look at how advanced they have become since their beginnings, as well as gaze toward the future to analyze certain expectations.
Read more about the past, present and future of springs including how graphene will play a part.
