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Smalley Applications – Athletic Shoes and Wave Springs
When examining potential uses for Smalley's versatile wave springs, usually Aerospace, Automotive, and Medical applications come to mind. Granted, there are probably thousands of designs where wave…
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Ask the Expert - Snap Ring and Spiral Retaining Ring Installation
Welcome back to the Smalley Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring questions. This week, our engineers answer questions about snap ring and…
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Compression and Deflection
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 the performance characteristics…
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Cycle Life and Material
Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog, the blog is designed to help educate you on all things rings and wave springs. This week, the expert fields some questions on the cycle life of wave springs…
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Application Spotlight: Self-Locking Rings in Automotive Applications
Smalley offers an array of standard retaining rings for different applications. Selecting the appropriate ring requires an understanding of the application requirements, which includes thrust load,…
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Smalley's On-Time Delivery
Smalley strives to provide you with the best customer service possible. This is why we strive to be the best in the industry when it comes to getting your order delivered as quickly as possible,…
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Application Spotlight: Nested Spirawave Wave Springs
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…
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Introducing Smalley’s Newest Standard Wave Spring Series: Nested Spirawave® Springs!
Smalley is proud to announce the first standard line of nested wave springs on the market. Though we have offered Nested Spirawave springs as a custom for 30 years, they will now be available from…
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Compression and Load
Welcome back to Ask the Expert! This time Smalley's Expert Engineers answer questions about wave spring functionality. When a wave spring is compressed, does its diameter increase? What happens to…
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DIN Interchange
DIN standards are documents that specify requirements for products and outline required characteristics which were developed by the DIN Consumer Committee, which resides in Germany. The DIN Consumer…