A flat spring clip formed from stainless strip to your drawing, gripping across the width of the strip rather than along a wire line. The wide contact is what makes it suitable for holding painted panels, soft materials and finished surfaces.
A wide contact face holds without cutting into a painted, plated or soft surface the way wire would.
Flat springs flex across their whole face, which is where plated finishes crack first.
Strip width, thickness and bend geometry are set against the part being held.
Fit so the flat face makes full contact rather than landing on an edge. A flat spring loaded on one corner concentrates its force exactly where the design tried to avoid it.
Wire clips scoring painted or plated surfaces along a contact line
Plated flat springs cracking their finish where the strip flexes
Dimensional and load figures are set per order against your drawing or sample, so they are marked TBC rather than filled with catalogue numbers.
| Product Type | Flat Springs |
|---|---|
| Raw Material Options | Stainless steel, Spring steel, Carbon steel, 65Mn, Music wire |
| Wire Diameter Range | 0.1-8 mm |
| Surface Treatment Options | Zinc plating, Nickel plating, Silver plating, Gold plating, Tin plating, Galvanizing in various colours, Dacromet, Black oxide, Phosphating |
| Standard | ISO, non-standard and OEM drawings |
| Processing Route | Material sourcing → Coiling and forming → Heat treatment → Surface treatment → Quality inspection → Packing → Shipping |
| Inspection Equipment | Grinding and shot peening machinery; Precision tensile strength testers; Magnetic powder flaw detectors |
| Packing | Plastic bags, cartons or pallets, or packing to your own specification |
| Payment Terms | L/C, T/T, D/A, D/P, Western Union, 30% deposit before production, 70% balance before shipment |
| Lead Time | 7-15 days after the order is confirmed |
| Minimum Order Quantity | Quoted per part — tell us your requirement (TBC) |
| Dimensions and Load Rating | Made to your drawing or sample (TBC per part) |
Every batch follows the same seven step route, with tensile testing and magnetic powder flaw detection carried out before packing.
Available in Stainless steel, Spring steel, Carbon steel, 65Mn, Music wire, in wire from 0.1-8 mm, with any of our nine surface finishing routes. Geometry, end treatment and finish are all specified per order.
ISO 9001, SGS certificate and RoHS report (stated on the legacy site, certificates pending re-confirmation). Certificate copies are sent on request once re-confirmed.
Against a wire form clip of equivalent grip, a flat spring spreads the load and protects the surface, at a higher material cost and less freedom in three dimensional shape.
Tell us the force and the space available and we will specify. Thickness drives force far more sharply than width does.
Formed features are possible. Send the housing and we will confirm at quoting.
301 where high spring temper is needed, 304 for general corrosion resistant use.
Send your drawing, dimensions or a sample. We will confirm the specification and come back with a price and a lead time.
