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There is hardly an industry in which special mounts are not required at a certain point in a specific application to act as a clamp, fastening or contact and which must fulfil very individual criteria. Technical springs, special stamped parts, clamping springs and, above all, leaf springs often offer a perfect solution that in some cases was not even expected of them.
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Perfect mounts: It's the expertise that counts!
A high degree of elasticity and a secure grip are rightly expected from the inner structure of a vehicle's exterior mirror. Precisely defined tolerances of bent parts play a major role here. This also applies to the rain sensor in the exterior mirror, which must switch on the windscreen wiper with absolute reliability even after hundreds of thousands of kilometres driven. This is due to a special bracket, i.e. a technical spring, which ensures that the sensor is attached in a stable and cushioning manner with its specific geometry in order to "absorb" the countless impacts on the road. This is made possible by extensive expertise in the design of the spring geometry as well as selected materials and their appropriate surface treatment.
It's all in the design: technical mounts work in the strangest places
Who would have thought that a technical spring would play a part in every Grand Slam tournament? Tournament sports technology is probably an industry to which one would not easily attribute this need for a specific holder. On the court, it's all about a small technical spring as a problem solver. It holds a special sensor at the net, where it measures whether or not the tennis ball touches the net during the serve. The spring holds the sensor in place on the edge of the net and allows it to be released in seconds if the highly sensitive device needs to be removed quickly due to the weather. Proof of the versatility of special mounts and an offer to you to confront Schaaf with any problem, no matter how complicated.
Secure mounting in medical technology
Particularly "ingenious" holders also make an indispensable and efficient contribution to blood diagnostics. There are many pipettes and tubes with different diameters for taking blood samples, but they all have to fit into a tray with compartments of the same size. The pipette must not wobble or stand at an angle. This is achieved with a special retaining spring, which is tested 100,000 times in advance for the special requirements. As you can see: Technical springs or certain punched parts or retaining springs are reliable problem solvers, even in the highly sensitive medical sector.
The "smart" bracket: a "piggy bank" among solutions
Among the many good ideas that have proven themselves as problem solvers in the form of brackets, some stand out due to their outstanding economic advantages. In its "smart" implementation, a "spring-loaded bracket" not only saves on the bolted installation of the actual bracket, but also on the element to be held. The corresponding components are simply "clipped" together, eliminating not only the cost but also the hassle of usually complicated assembly using screws.
Tell me what you need and I'll tell you which bracket...
The above examples are just a few of many that show that it is worth looking beyond the horizons of previous solution providers in every industry. Wherever there is a need for a mounting with a wide variety of functions such as clamping, connecting, fastening, closing, securing or contacting, technical springs offer surprisingly cost-effective, sustainable and convincing solutions. As a versatile manufacturer, Schaaf can help you right from the planning phase. The experience gained from hundreds of special mounts for a wide range of industries unleashes creative synergies that hold advantages in the long term.
