Wheelchair springs

Aims

Through an Innovate UK grant, we worked with the makers of Loopwheels: a vibration-reducing wheel with integral suspension for wheelchairs. The aims of this project were to improve production rates and volume capability by replacing the existing thermoset springs with thermoplastic springs, while retaining performance.

Outcomes

We achieved the following:

  • Developed the capability to manufacture leaf springs in under 5 minutes
  • Demonstrated our high production volume capability
  • Significantly improved the tunability of spring rates
  • Reduced process complexity by 86%.

Outcomes

We achieved the following:

  • Developed the capability to manufacture leaf springs in under 5 minutes
  • Demonstrated our high production volume capability
  • Significantly improved the tunability of spring rates
  • Reduced process complexity by 86%.
"The composite braided process allows us to manufacture our springs at higher volumes, in less time and using less labour"
Sam Pearce, Technical Director
Loopwheels

Other applications

Our leaf springs offer high performance and lower costs and could be suitable for a wide range of applications, from heavy commercial vehicles to medical products like prosthetic legs.

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Award-winning

Our technology has been recognised as world-leading. Working with a consortium of other manufacturing companies, we won two global innovation awards for the design of a very light rail carriage:

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