Fix and position with spring steel clips

Proven millions of times over, spring steel clamps are used wherever components need to be positioned, fixed, combined or locked in place. The possible applications are therefore almost universal. Spring steel clamps play a small but functional role in the overall production process in the tool industry, aviation, the automotive industry, the electrical and electronics industry and other sectors. Standard models do not always solve the specific problem. Customised versions are the key to success here.

Their name already expresses the most frequently used function: Clamps. Spring steel clamps are used wherever certain components need to be clamped, held or kept in an exact position. Their advantage lies in the flexible handling. An important aspect here is the possibility of quick assembly and disassembly of both the components to be clamped and the clamp itself.

Compared to other steels, spring steel has strong spring characteristics. This material is used, for example, in the chassis of cars as well as in clothes pegs. The material properties that are important here are therefore elasticity and resilience. Strength. A spring steel workpiece can be bent to a certain extent and then returns to its original shape. back to its original state without deformation.

As elasticity is a particularly important property, this characteristic is achieved by producing an alloy with the desired properties. One element for such alloys, among many others, is silicon. Important for an Steel component that is spring-loadedThe key to success is that the material hardness is optimally distributed across the cross-section. This is why the production process at Schaaf is aimed directly at ensuring this even distribution during the primary moulding process.

Stainless steel is a designation for alloyed or unalloyed steels with a particular degree of purity. In contrast to steel, stainless steel has better corrosion resistance, the difference being the sulphur and phosphorus content. The laser cutting process can be used to Stainless steel spring clips virtually burr-free and manufactured to an absolutely precise cut.

• Longevity
• Corrosion resistance
• Temperature resistance
• Easy to clean
• Chemically resistant
• Microbiologically resistant
• Fuel resistant
• Acid resistant

• Wide range of applications
• Outstanding mechanical properties
• Long service life in continuous operation
• Medical purity
• Hydrophobic properties
• Insulating properties
• Food safe

The flexible and versatile use in different industries makes it necessary to use different materials for production. Spring steel clamps, in particular their customised versionsare used in mechanical engineering, in connection technology, by lighting manufacturers, in electrical engineering and in the automotive industry. Both Stainless steel as well as steel, spring steel and non-ferrous metals are used. There are also various surface finishing processes such as galvanising, painting, burnishing, phosphating and barrel finishing.

The spring clip family also includes detent springs, leaf springs and wire mould springs. They are Made of flat material or round material, depending on the application manufactured. When flat material is used, spring clips are usually produced on automatic punching machines or CNC-controlled automatic punching and bending machines. If round material is used, pneumatic and hydraulic bending machines are just as suitable for production as CNC-controlled wire bending machines.

If you want to rely on uncompromising quality when it comes to spring steel clips, Schaaf is the right address. Whether small or large batch sizes, as a spring steel clip manufacturer we select the ideal material, the right production technology and the required quality. surface treatment and provide you with a product that works reliably in the long term and exactly meets your expectations.

Rely on the experience of the specialist for sustainably successful technical springs!