Building motor bodies or manufacturing camper trailers, caravans or boats can be a tough business. But, it is not only the work that is usually the problem. Often the supply of the industrial hardware may turn out to be a bigger issue.
However, there are some global suppliers such as Dunn & Watson (D&W) that will guarantee you both quality and timely delivery. D&W has an excellent stock in different kinds of industrial hardware in diverse sizes & styles and in various & finishes. These products include gas stays that are also known as gas rams and gas struts, besides hinges, locks, handles and fasteners, drawer slides/runners and many more.
Gas stays are used for simplifying the opening & closing of doors, boots and tail-gates. D&W has one of the largest ranges in gas struts. These can be supplied in sizes as small as 195mm and as large as 830mm with several sizes in between. The standard gas struts are in cross sections that include 6x15, 8x18 and 10x22. D&W has all the resources to customise gas strut sespecially to suit your requirements. Before these are supplied to customers, gas stays are tested for quality through 20,000 cycle testing and 150 hours of exposure of the shaft to a saline environment.
These gas struts have well-oiled seals and shafts made of brass. An additional seal is supplied to replace the original seal in case required. The struts have a dampener to prevent the door from collapsing on the user. D&W’s customers include Audi, BMW and Daewoo besides Ford, Honda as well as Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus and many others.
