If you have never heard of edgewound fasteners or are not familiar with the edgewinding process, you might want to keep reading. This little known but very interesting process is not even a topic included in the five million+ articles on Wikipedia.
Over the past few decades, innovations in fastener manufacturing processes and technologies have helped shape this industry and the end products they are a crucial component in. Edgewinding is one of those processes that has actually been around for many years and is typically used in manufacturing retaining rings and wave springs.
We are back this week with another Ask the Expert Blog, where Smalley experts answer difficult questions about retaining ring and wave spring design. This week, our engineering experts answer some questions about snap ring and coil spring replacement with Smalley products.
Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where Smalley engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our engineering experts answer some questions about wave washer replacement and the difference between overlapping and gap type wave springs.
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