Customs

Edgewinding, also known as the Smalley No-Tooling-Charges™ process, is the only manufacturing solution Smalley engineers trust to deliver precise yet flexible solutions to meet your retaining ring and wave spring needs.

What is Edgewinding?

Edgewinding has been the standard Smalley manufacturing process for over 50 years.

Could Switching to a Custom Save You Money?

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.

Smalley’s new Nested Spirawave® Wave Springs can be used in applications across many different industries. They are used to replace a stack of single-turn wave springs or when a single-turn spring cannot produce the forces necessary within an application. Below are just a few examples of how nested springs can be used.

Bearing Preload

Smalley stocks over 11,000 standard rings and springs for applications in nearly every industry worldwide. We also understand, however, that the uniqueness of some applications may demand something that isn’t readily available from stock. When that occurs, our team of expert engineers is ready and willing to help you design a part that fits your needs.

We are back this week with another Ask the Expert Blog, where Smalley engineering experts answer difficult questions about retaining ring, snap ring, and wave spring design. This week, our engineering experts answer some questions about wave spring design modifications.

Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about different uses of Smalley springs and rings. We discusses various applications for our line of retaining rings, how they can be adapted to different uses, and when it might be better to select a different product. The expert also talks about some of Smalley’s customization capabilities.