Specialist springs
William Hughes specialises in the design and manufacture of a range of springs and bent wire components for automotive applications.
Its application engineers use CAD software and specialised data to develop springs that are optimised for each application.
In car seat applications, when a vehicle is involved in an accident, the inertia of the mechanism that enables the forward and backward adjustment may allow the seat to be released from its track. By using a spring to overcome the forces that release the mechanism, the seat remains secure. William Hughes designs and manufactures a number of springs for such critical applications. Most are manufactured from hard drawn wire with a phosphate coating and the finished parts are stress relieved in a bid to ensure the performance is maintained.
The company also manufactures torsion springs for the mechanisms that raise and lower the seat and can supply a range of bent wire forms and sub-assemblies for car seats and trim panels. Seat cushion frames are welded or clipped together and supplied as complete pre-assembled units.
