Aerospace Industry Gas Struts & Dampers

Aerospace Grade Gas Struts & Dampers

The aerospace industry is a diverse and challenging one, with a wide range of requirements for motion control solutions. Requirements may vary considerably between private and commercial craft, not to mention the huge range of possible applications for airport support vehicles. Our standard range of gas struts and dampers are suitable for many different applications, and we can even tailor bespoke solutions for you as needed.

Our expert team have extensive experience within the aerospace sector, working closely with industry leaders to successfully deliver a variety of projects. Whatever your project requirements, we’ll be with you every step of the way.

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The aerospace industry is known for being both diverse and challenging due to its wide range of requirements for motion control solutions.

These requirements vary considerably between projects, and it is also important to consider the huge range of possible applications not only for the aircraft itself, but also the range of support services and vehicles required to keep the aircraft supplied and airworthy.

At Camloc Motion Control, our standard range of gas struts and dampers are suitable for many different applications, and our team can even tailor bespoke solutions for you as and when needed. We are at the forefront of our industry, thanks to many years of working with industry leaders who bring the latest innovations, technologies and products for cabin interiors and passenger comfort within commercial aircraft.

You can learn more about the range of other sectors we work with here.

Where gas springs can be found within the aerospace sector

It’s fascinating when you realise just how many ways gas springs are used within the aerospace industry. For example, aircraft overhead storage compartments, passenger seating and foldaway tables all make use of this simple, yet essential, component.

The list where gas springs can be used goes on, but here are a few of the key specific applications:

Storage solutions for emergency vehicles
Storage compartments
Passenger seating solutions
Folding mechanism for crew seating
Pilot seating
And anything else you can think of!

If you have a particular project in mind, get in touch with us. Our bespoke offering is ideal for tailor-made motion control solutions that meet the end-user’s exact requirements. Our engineering support begins at concept design, continuing through to project completion. From designing the original concept to the final tests, our team of talented engineers enjoy nothing more than working out a complex problem for our customers.

Examples of how our gas springs provide solutions within the aerospace sector

Gas struts can be found in a wide variety of places in the aerospace sector. Our most popular product is the fixed force compression gas struts – Swift and Sure. A good example of where these are used is in airport support vehicles, because they often have a number of requirements for motion control solutions.

This gas spring is available in a range of sizes, with a wide variety of end connectors and brackets. It is an entirely self-contained, maintenance-free, hydro-pneumatic ram, which possesses the characteristics of a compression spring which makes it ideally suited on vehicles of any size.

For applications where lift assistance and ease-of-use for the end-user is required, such as full-flat bed seating, our Locking Gas Struts – Blocklift products are fitted with a special locking valve that will only allow the spring to be released when the pin is pressed for controlled manoeuvrability when positioning the seat. Locking Gas Struts – Blocklift gas springs can be stopped at any position during operation, working in a similar fashion to conventional gas springs, with the addition of an internal locking mechanism.

For folding crew seating, our fixed force compression gas struts – Swift and Sure are an ideal option. It has the characteristics of a compression spring which, coupled with a small force as it extends, provides a controlled rate of movement. Once the extension is almost complete, oil damping occurs due to a hydraulically cushioned zone, returning the seat to its folded position in a smooth and controlled manner.

Our range of hydraulic dampers – Hydraulic Dampers – Cam-Shoc – are highly suited to airport support vehicles for applications such as breathing apparatus stowage compartments. Hydraulic Dampers – Cam-Shoc are used to control or arrest movement in the most critical and demanding of applications, such as controlling the descent of stored breathing apparatus used in emergency vehicles.

Both our standard fixed force compression gas struts – Swift and Sure and Locking Gas Struts – Blocklift have the capacity to come in 316L Stainless Steel.

Our bespoke offering is ideal for tailor-made motion control solutions to meet the end-user’s exacting standards.

At Camloc, we offer a bespoke service, and our team of experienced engineers will work with you to provide gas spring solutions, even if it is outside the standard type and sizes. We pride ourselves on our service to customers, with design engineers on hand to work with you using the latest CAD/CAE techniques. Recognising that no two applications are the same, we provide engineered solutions to meet your exact requirements.

For more information about our range of gas struts and dampers, visit our product page.

We’re here to help you and answer any questions you might have. If you’d like to speak to a member of our team, just give us a call on +44 (0)116 274 3600 or fill in the Contact Us form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

How Camloc operates

Understanding the complexities of projects involving the manufacture of commercial aircraft is what our team does best. Boasting a 99% on-time delivery rate and competitive lead times – coupled with our free technical advice and engineering support – this is what separates us from the competition.

Continuous investment in our staff and the latest hardware keeps us at the forefront of our industry, ensuring we continuously adopt the latest manufacturing processes from our facility, and we successfully problem-solve for our customers. We continue to enhance and evolve our production processes using lean manufacturing methods, something we have been doing since 2001.

We deliver high-quality products that cover a wide range of industry sectors, across the UK, USA, Europe and around the world.

“Working with Camloc is easy and feels like working with other members of our team, they really understand how we work and what we want to achieve.”

James Smith – Industrial Sales Manager – Clarendon Specialty Fasteners.

For guidance on installing, mounting or maintaining gas struts, please see the Help Centre section of our website.

Airport Support Vehicles Gas Struts & Dampers

There is far more to the aerospace industry than just aircraft. In fact, there are many airport support vehicles that help keep this vital sector moving, and working safely and efficiently. Gas struts and dampers are at the heart of these support vehicles, helping passengers get from A to B by creating safer environments and supporting the aerospace sector to do what it does best.

Commercial Aircraft Interior Gas Struts & Dampers

Our motion control solutions have been supporting the commercial aircraft sector for years. We have experience working with industry leaders who bring the latest innovations for cabin interiors and passenger comfort within commercial aircraft.

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Private Aircraft Interior Gas Struts & Dampers

Understanding private aircraft possesses a heavy focus on being well-designed, aesthetically pleasing and strives to make intelligent use of available space. Working with our highly-qualified team from concept design not only takes away the stress later down the project life cycle but also encourages substantial initial cost-savings.