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Cash till maker uses double torsion spring
William Hughes has provided an improved design of cash till spring, featuring a double torsion spring with open coils to reduce friction and stress, to a till manufacturer.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 April 2009
Steel wire makes threaded linkhook
William Hughes manufactures a threaded linkhook with many bends, designed for use in the diesel pumps in lorries and cars.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 January 2009
Custom springs suit automobile applications
Torsion springs can be either single, which gives a higher force in a smaller space, or double, which provides a balanced force or torque.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 July 2008
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 Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2008
Plug application requires precision bending
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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 21 November 2006
Piano wire steps into shoe repair
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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 2 December 2005
Square wire gets to the seat of the problem
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 Engineeringtalk, 8 August 2005
Bulgarian spring facility comes online
William Hughes is now operating a purpose built 1000m2 production facility in Bulgaria.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 11 August 2004
Improved wire assembly speeds production
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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 30 September 2003
Bending wire to order
Wire bending, forming and assembly is a skill long practised by spring maker William Hughes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 25 October 2001
Eaton single-sources 486 different types of spring
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 Engineeringtalk, 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 Engineeringtalk, 10 July 2001
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