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William Hughes
Address:
Station Road
Stalbridge
DT10 2RZ
UK
Telephone: (UK) +44 1963 363377
http://www.wmhughes.co.uk
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Listing of all 19 news releases from William Hughes:
High-grade springs meet aerospace needs
Springs manufactured by William Hughes are used in vital items of aerospace equipment including oxygen systems, access hatches and the solenoid valves used to control cabin pressure systems.
News from William Hughes ( 6 March 2008)
Plug application requires precision bending
User application article William Hughes' applies two high-accuracy bends to each pin to ensure that the tails of the pins are perfectly aligned when they are inserted in the moulding.
News from William Hughes (15 January 2008)
Machine aids fine spring manufacture
William Hughes has invested in the latest CNC machines and quality procedures to assure continuity of supply.
News from William Hughes (19 June 2007)
Specialist wire covers wide range of applications
William Hughes continues to expand its stocks of specialist wire and can now offer the widest range of spooled and cut to length wire available in the UK.
News from William Hughes (21 November 2006)
Piano wire steps into shoe repair
User application article Wire supplied by William Hughes has been put to some unusual uses but none more-so than the 0.006in diameter steel piano wire supplied to Wax Twin Products of New Malden, Surrey.
News from William Hughes (15 August 2006)
Spring steel can't be sprung
Engineers at William Hughes quickly identified a number of possible materials with the right characteristics for a leading manufacturer of security grilles
News from William Hughes (30 June 2006)
Wire frames aid car seat making
William Hughes can supply wire frames used in the manufacture of car seat cushions as a complete pre-assembled unit.
News from William Hughes ( 2 December 2005)
Square wire gets to the seat of the problem
User application article A leading manufacturer of seats for both indoor and outdoor events approached William Hughes with a problem that a number of other spring manufacturers had been unable to solve.
News from William Hughes ( 8 August 2005)
Bulgarian spring facility comes online
William Hughes is now operating a purpose built 1000m2 production facility in Bulgaria.
News from William Hughes (23 June 2005)
Custom springs solve design problems
William Hughes, the specialist spring and bent wire manufacturer, reckons it knows a thing or two about problem solving.
News from William Hughes (11 August 2004)
Improved wire assembly speeds production
User application article When William Hughes was asked to quote on a bent wire assembly used in the manufacture of car seats, its engineers helped redesign the component to speed assembly on the production line.
News from William Hughes (19 April 2004)
Bent wire components up to 14mm diameter
Anyone who has ever travelled by car, coach or truck has probably sat on a wire component manufactured by William Hughes.
News from William Hughes (20 January 2004)
Torsion springs formed from square-section wire
A new range of torsion springs formed from square-section wire meet demands for compact springs that can handle high loads.
News from William Hughes (30 September 2003)
Bending wire to order
Wire bending, forming and assembly is a skill long practised by spring maker William Hughes.
News from William Hughes (19 May 2003)
177 hardened stainless spring wire from stock
Wire stockist William Hughes of Dorset can now offer 177 precipitation hardened stainless spring wire from stock, originating from Swedish manufacturer Garphyttan
News from William Hughes (25 October 2001)
Eaton single-sources 486 different types of spring
User application article By commissioning William Hughes to manufacture and supply, direct to its production line, all springs for about two dozen of its most popular hydraulic valve products, Eaton Hydraulics has removed a m
News from William Hughes (19 October 2001)
Wire bending powerhouse offers new facilities
To extend its capability for precision bending of bars or for making helical springs, William Hughes has invested £180,000 in its largest and most complex machine to date
News from William Hughes (10 July 2001)
Wire shaping machine extends company capabilities
The powerful WAFIOS BM5 machine recently installed by William Hughes converts a length of up to 10 mm diameter metal into virtually any desired two- or three-dimensional shape
News from William Hughes ( 9 February 2001)
Wire bending power depends on Wafios machine
Technical background article Knowing that an investment of around £190,000 is required, it is hardly surprising that few wire bending specialists in Europe are equipped with machines as powerful as the Wafios BMS4.
News from William Hughes (28 November 2000)
