December 11, 2007

Smalley Steel Ring Company, located in Lake Zurich, IL, announced today that they purchased Spirolox Inc. from Kaydon Corporation (KDN).

Smalley is a manufacturer of specialty industrial fasteners and springs, for aerospace and general industrial use, and Spirolox also manufactures similar products.

"Smalley is looking forward to providing Spirolox customers with the same, industry best quality and service we supply our current customers throughout the world", says Mark Greenhill, Vice President of Smalley. "Smalley also offers Spirolox customers a wider and deeper range of precision Spiral Retaining Ring and Wave Spring products", according to Greenhill.

Smalley Steel Ring Company is the market leader in the spiral retaining ring, snap ring and wave spring business. Smalley offers thousands of standard configurations, does not charge for tooling of non-standard sizes, and in most cases can provide special orders in as little as one to two weeks. The company meets international standards of excellence, including ISO 9001, ISO/TS16949, and AS9100. The company’s world headquarters and its vertically-integrated manufacturing facility are located in Lake Zurich, Illinois, northwest of Chicago. www.smalley.com

For questions, contact Ken Massett, Director of Marketing @ 847-719-5900, ext. 5910

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Smalley Steel Ring Company
555 Oakwood Rd
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
847/719-5900
fax 847/719-5999
www.smalley.com
info@smalley.com