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Ask the Expert - Retaining Ring Design and Wave Spring Performance in Extreme Temperatures
It's time to answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions through the one and only, Ask the Expert Blog. This week, our experts talk about retaining ring design and wave…
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Spirolox® Retaining Ring Tooling Guide
Smalley now offers “standard” assembly tooling for the installation of Spirolox retaining rings. Each Assembly Tool is designed to facilitate loading a specific ring size ring in a housing or on a…
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Ask the Expert - Nested Wave Spring Design and Spirolox Retaining Ring Interchange
Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about Spirolox…
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Why Does It Pay to Switch to Spirolox?
Spirolox retaining rings are one of our most popular and unique products. As heavily detailed in our eBook, Why It Pays to Switch to Spirolox, this exclusive design offers advantages unavailable…
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Ask the Expert - Ring Alterations, Ring Materials, and Ring Varieties
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 ring alterations, ring materials…
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All Springs are Not Equal®: Smalley Wave Springs
Smalley’s wave springs are unique flat wire compression springs that replace traditional coil springs in load-bearing applications. The thin, crest-to-crest design of Smalley’s wave springs reduces…
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Ask the Expert - Available Deflection in Single Turn Wave Springs and Retaining Ring Gap Sizes
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 wave spring available deflection…
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Designing with Smalley Wave Springs
Smalley Wave Springs are a series of flat wire compression springs offering numerous functional advantages over traditional coil or compression springs. While providing the same force and deflection…
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Ask the Expert - Groove Geometry and Ring Failure
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 groove geometry and dimensions…
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Substitution, Compression and Performance
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 wave spring substitutions, wave…