Importance of Retaining Ring RPM Performance By Justyna Rapacz, Marketing Engineer With rotational capacity requirements of modern applications higher than ever, many engineers struggle to find retaining rings that can withstand high speeds. If an engineer settles for alternate solutions to retaining rings, it often results in more assembly time and costs more money, or even worse,…
What’s the difference between a wave spring and a coil spring?
Custom or standard, Smalley takes great pride in its unparalleled dedication to delivering quality wave spring solutions for a variety of industries. Both wave springs and traditional coil springs fall under the category of compression springs. While the primary function of a compression spring is to provide axial load, wave springs have a few key differences and advantages when compared to coil springs. Wave…
Smalley wins GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 10th consecutive year
Smalley received the 2021 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the 10th consecutive year. The award, which was created in 2012, is given to specific top-performing suppliers that have met or exceeded a stringent set of quality performance criteria. Smalley has now won the award every year since its inception. “To win the award…
Stop over-designing: How to save time and money with a light-duty ring
Light-Duty Retaining Rings for light loads may be a cost-efficient solution in comparison to snap rings. By Justyna Rapacz, Marketing Engineer, Smalley If you’ve ever had to hold mating components of assemblies in place, you’ve probably used a retaining ring. Retaining rings are a popular fastening choice, as they are compact and eliminate complex machining processes…
Special Rings: Self-Locking, Balanced, ID/OD Lock
By Justyna Rapacz, Marketing Engineer Smalley Spirolox Retaining Rings are the trusted industry solution because of their unique configuration, reliability, and convenience across thousands of applications. While we have five standard types of retaining rings broken down into 30 configurations, we also know that every application is unique. If one of our standard retaining rings does not…
Top 6 reasons to use a wave spring
By Justyna Rapacz, Marketing Engineer Wave washers, coil springs, disc springs, the list goes on – these are all traditional springs that work well in many engineering applications. However, adding a wave spring to your design toolkit can open up a world of new and innovative possibilities. Knowing when to use a wave spring and…
Smalley Steel Ring Introduces Metric Hoopster® Retaining Rings
Smalley Steel Ring Company announces the launch of the new Metric Hoopster Retaining Rings. The new Metric Hoopster Retaining Rings offer an innovative way to retain mechanical components when space is a problem. The Hoopster’s minimal radial projection and shallow groove depth allows the Hoopster to fit where regular stamped rings and retaining rings cannot.…