Compression Gas Springs

What are Compression Gas Springs?

Standard compression gas springs (also known as gas struts) are self-contained force storage devices used in a wide range of industries to provide a compact, high force solution to aid the lifting, counterbalancing and damping of applications.

IGS gas spring products are developed under the most stringent Quality procedures dictated by the ISO 9001 and AS9100 to ensure consistent compliance to the customer’s requirements.

The main features and benefits of our gas spring products include:

Service life up to 125,000 cycles or 10 years *
Superior reliability in a wide range of environmental conditions
Maintenance-free
Adjustable force **
Predefined extension velocity and compression resistance
Predefined spring force progression- known as K factor

All gas springs can be charged at the force you specify. If you are not sure of the force required, our adjustable force springs will assist you in defining your requirement experimentally. For help on how to calculate the size and force required for an application, please refer to our Technical and Design Reference section. * Depending on application conditions, ** excluding the low force size-4 springs

Industrial Gas Springs manufactures two grades of compression gas springs.

Our Custom Line range provides a high quality, extended life solution for heavy duty applications for the aircraft, medical, military, and high technology industries.

The Volume Line range offers a selection of standard size gas springs manufactured in high volumes for cost effective application solutions.

Custom Line

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Up to 125,000 cycles
Superior rod seal durability
Robust side loading protection
Reducible force valve option
Force range of 2lbs to 1,120lbs
Stroke range from 1” to 20”
Specialty chrome plated rod
Extreme temperature ranges

Volume Line

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20,000 to 50,000 life cycle rating
High volume OEM supply
Black nitride rod finish
Industry standard sizes and forces
Economical
Fixed force springs
Stock sizes from 2" to 16" of stroke and forces from 10 to 875lbs
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Custom Line products sorted by rod diameter and force in Newton:

Stainless Steel Gas Springs

For applications exposed to corrosive environments (e.g. Marine, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Medical and Food production) IGS Stainless Steel product range is manufactured from 316L grade Stainless Steel to ensure optimum performance and reliability to the most challenging environments.

The same grade of Stainless Steel is also employed for the IGS non-magnetic product range for use in Aerospace, Marine and Medical (MRI Scanners) applications. For help on how to calculate the size and force required for an application, please refer to our Technical and Design Reference section or contact us.