A washer is a thin plate with a concentric hole that’s typically used to evenly distribute the load of a threaded fastener. Before a threaded fastener (such as a screw) is driven into a surface, a ...

Preload springs, spacers, and washers are meant to maintain tension in an assembly where some slack may be present. Their capabilities can eliminate rattle, compensate for expansion or contraction of ...

Spring washers, even though small in size, may sometimes outperform much larger springs. They are used in offset situations, to provide tension in bolted assemblies, or to furnish the recoil action of ...

Belleville washers and disc springs are conically shaped spring washers, typically made from spring steels and designed to be loaded axially. Both can provide a higher degree of force in a relatively ...