IST - The Institute of Spring Technology

The Institute of Spring Technology (IST) is the UK based International Independent Centre of Excellence for Spring Technology. Offering a wide range of products and services to the spring industry supply chain, as well as non-spring components, we cover all aspects of spring research, development, problem solving, training, spring design software, spring compression and torque testers as well as materials and mechanical testing.

All companies involved in the manufacture of all spring types, spring end users, spring material, machinery and consumable suppliers, both UK and World-Wide based, can benefit from our specialist technical services and research facilities, which include:

• Spring Design and Validation
• Spring Failure Analysis
• Shot Peening
• Spring Test Machines
• Spring Design Software
• Spring Fatigue Testing
• Spring Load Testing
• Materials Testing