Introduction​ The manufacturing sector has always been plagued by spring design failures as the main factor causing machinery to vibrate more than normal and th ...

I blame Destin and his interesting sling shot video. Watch it. In this video, he claims that rubber bands do not act like springs. By "acting like springs" of course he means Hooke's law. This ...

Owners of 3/4- and 1-ton trucks know firsthand how harsh the ride can be in their unloaded trucks. Heck, even with a considerable load in the bed, the ride is still not exactly luxurious. Sulastic ...

Leaf spring technology hasn't changed much since the era of horse and buggy, yet most trucks come equipped with the antiquated suspension because it holds up well, has a large carrying capacity, and ...

For more than 100 years, Alliance Rubber Co. has made rubber bands in Hot Springs -- and now it's the last U.S. company that does. The company was founded in 1923 by William H. Spencer in Alliance, ...

People know about the racetrack, the amphibious Ducks, the gangster museum. It’s somewhat less common knowledge that Hot Springs is also home to the biggest rubber-band manufacturer in the United ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KATV) — Hot Springs is home to America's largest rubber band manufacturer. Alliance Rubber Company is a family owned and operated business. The company supplies a vast amount of ...

GMT Rubber-Metal-Technic Ltd is a globally recognised designer and provider of IRIS-approved anti-vibration mounts and suspension solutions for railway applications. We draw on more than four decades ...

Spider silks are incredibly stretchy, but are they stretchy like elastic or springs? The answer lies in their amino acid content. Spider silks are made from proteins, and biologists have just ...