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Forming & Bending
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ompression springs. Extension springs. Torsion springs. In applications
from clipboards to carburettors, there is a sense in which every spring is
spring-loaded: full of potential energy, coiled for action, responsive to stimulus.
Springs also boast the keenest memory of any fastener, the greatest elasticity, the
steeliest self-regulation. Purchasers of springs know a remarkable device when they
employ one.
This most sophisticated example of bending technology is the province of experts,
many of whom are represented in the pages of this section.