Smalley Europe Celebrates 20 Years of Local Service
Posted July 12, 2022
Coignières, France, July 12th, 2022 – Smalley is proud to celebrate that they have locally supported the European market for 20 years. In 2002, Smalley opened their first global branch office in France to provide quick and personalized service to European customers. In 2013, they expanded service capabilities with order fulfilment from a local warehouse, which was expanded further in 2021 to now offer over 10,000 parts from inventory.
Do you have trouble finding a spring that fits in your application? Coil springs require large travel, making your application design less than optimal.
Wave washers, coil springs, disc springs, the list goes on – these are all traditional springs that work well in many engineering applications.
What if there was a more compact, light-weight design?
Before hearing about Smalley’s high RPM solutions, the most common issues experienced with traditional fastening methods for high rotational capacity applications include:
Spirolox®, a division of Smalley, invented the ‘Tab and Slot’ Self-Locking Ring back in 1958. The innovative design has been proven in thousands of high-speed applications.
With rotational capacity requirements of modern applications higher than ever, many engineers struggle to find retaining rings that can withstand high speeds.
New Tapered Section Retaining Ring (Circlip) Series Released
Lake Zurich, IL, February 15, 2022 – When you are in need of a quick and economical heavy-duty ring, Smalley's newest standard series of Tapered Section Retaining Rings (Circlips) is here to secure your assembly!
Invention, History, and Timeline of the Wave Spring
Brief History of Springs
Springs have been helping the world go around for thousands of years. In fact, spring technology goes back to the “bow and arrow” ages. A non-coiled spring was used in a bow and arrow dating back 64,000 thousand years ago.
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