1. What industries are your parts used in?

Over the course of more than 100 years, Smalley has been the industry leader and technological pioneer of retaining rings and constant section rings. And for more than 50 years, Smalley has been revolutionizing the industry with compact wave springs.

We got to where we are today without a single salesperson. So how did we do it? With a dedicated team of Sales Engineers.

Lake Zurich, Illinois, 28. Juli 2023 – Zum 11. Mal in Folge prämiert General Motors das Unternehmen Smalley mit dem begehrten Supplier Quality Excellence Award (SQEA) für das Jahr 2022. Diese hoch angesehene Auszeichnung würdigt den unermüdlichen Einsatz von Smalley, die Automobilindustrie mit immer besseren und leistungsstärkeren Lösungen zu bedienen.

Lake Zurich, IL, July 17, 2023 – Smalley is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award (SQEA) by General Motors, making it the 11^th consecutive year of receiving this award. This highly regarded recognition is a testament to Smalley's unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional quality and outstanding performance in the automotive industry.

Smalley’s Spirolox^® retaining rings can be configured to include different provisions or features to better suit application needs. A popular feature for Spirolox rings is the Tab and Slot lock (Figure 1), which provides a mechanical interference allowing the ring to ‘lock’ in place.
 

Nails, Screws, Nuts, Bolts, Pins- the List Goes On. What Do These All Have in Common?

They hold things together. When you staple a piece of paper or hang a painting on a wall, you’re joining two things together through the means of a fastener.

So if we have many different types of fasteners, how do I know which one to use?

What is a Tapered Section Retaining Ring (Circlip)?

Welcome back to the Smalley Ask the Expert Blog. This week, our engineers answer questions about corrosion resistant plating and titanium retaining rings and wave springs. 

Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog. The blog is designed to help educate you on all things retaining rings and wave springs. This week, we talk about tensile strength and why it’s important in wave spring and retaining ring design.

Smalley received the 2021 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the 10th consecutive year.

The award, which was created in 2012, is given to specific top-performing suppliers that have met or exceeded a stringent set of quality performance criteria. Smalley has now won the award every year since its inception.