Green Products

Like most leaf and coil spring manufacturers, we, until recently, heated and processed our products almost exclusively with furnaces running on Natural Gas. It’s always been cheap and, until recently, considered very environmentally friendly. That is, until some brilliant scientists figured out that our Global Warming was partly due to mankind’s use of fossil fuels and the resultant carbon dioxide that was a by-product of the combustion.

So, what did we do? Fortunately, we have an abundance of low cost hydro-electric power available in BC Canada. This is a renewable resource. The energy is generated from large dams located strategically around BC. The electricity now is used to run our four high powered induction furnaces. The process is quick, efficient, consistent, economical and GREEN! So, it is a win for everyone. We produce very high quality parts, very economically and with a much lower carbon footprint. The really cool thing is that the product looks amazing. Heating steel by induction gives an almost blemish free finish.

Take a look at some of the samples here. Also, here is a picture of one of the smaller induction machines used for leaf tip processing and other small parts. The picture you see of the leaves are destined for Jeep YJ spring packs. They start as square cut ends, but, using induction heating, they are diamond pointed, tapered and punched for nylon inserts. These processing steps ensure a smooth working spring with a long working life.

As we go forward in 2010 and beyond, our focus will be to find other innovative ways to produce high quality steel products with minimal impact on our environment.