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Extrusion & Food Processing

Stainless springs for hygienic, wash-down and warm process lines

Extruders, fillers and conveyors in food plants are hosed down daily and often run warm. We supply stainless compression, tension and wire-form springs in SS 304 and SS 316, free of carbon-steel contamination, so components survive caustic cleaning without rust bleed onto product contact surfaces.

Daily caustic wash-down

Cleaning chemistry strips plating and starts rust bleed, which is a contamination risk near product.

Elevated process temperature

Extruder barrels and sealing stations hold springs well above ambient for whole shifts.

Cross-contamination

Tooling shared with carbon steel can embed free iron into a stainless spring surface.

How we solve it

What we supply for extrusion & food

  • SS 304 and SS 316 compression, tension and torsion springs
  • Inconel X750 where temperature or chemistry rules out stainless
  • Passivated finish to remove free iron after forming
  • Wire forms, clips and retainers produced alongside the springs
  • Smooth, deburred ends suited to hygienic assemblies

Typical working range

Manufacturing envelope

Wire Diameter0.3 mm – 20 mm
Outer Diameter4 mm – 200 mm
MaterialsSS 304, SS 316, Inconel X750, Phosphor Bronze
FinishesBright Stainless, Passivated, Electropolished
Typical EquipmentExtruders, fillers, sealing stations, hygienic conveyors

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