Established in 1850 in a small back street shop in New Haven, Connecticut, John Evans’ Sons, Inc., had humble beginnings. John Evans was a recent Welsh immigrant and a blacksmith by trade. An industrious and visionary man, he personified the entrepreneurial spirit of his time. His success was evidenced by his ability to innovate and adapt technology throughout the decades leading up to the twentieth century: an approach that lives on at John Evans’ Sons, Inc., to this day.  John Evans’ initial products were flat suspension springs for horse-drawn buggies and carriages. In contrast to some manufacturers of the era who formed spring steel solely for the immensely popular “hoop skirt,” John Evans was thinking “diversification”––a strategy that continues to make our manufacturing stand out from the rest.

John Evans'​ Sons Inc.,  Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA, is America's Oldest Springmaker, est. 1850. An international leader with proven expertise in precision constant force springs, torsion springs and spring-powered reels, utilizing advanced design and manufacturing technology. They also produce helical springs, vibration damping products, wire forms, stampings and mechanical assemblies. Capabilities include machining, forming, swaging, coining, grinding, welding, brazing, tapping, heat-treating & EDM work. Applications include aircraft & aerospace, medical equipment and medical devices, window manufacturing, elevator industry, military, trucking, electric motors, aircraft refueling, point of purchase, mail sorting & fuel dispensing.