It's a pretty common situation at our Ovesco counter. A customer walks in holding an old gas strut and says, "I need another one of these."No worries. We can measure the length, check the stroke and identify the end fittings. So far, so good.Then we get to the force rating.More often than not, the one part of the printing we actually need is the part that's completely worn off!So, how do you find the correct replacement when you know everything about your gas strut except how strong it needs to...
By Simon Gibb
11 November 2026
