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 what corrosion is and why it’s an important factor to consider when choosing the appropriate material for retaining ring and wave spring design.

Edgewinding, also known as the Smalley No-Tooling-Charges™ process, is the only manufacturing solution Smalley engineers trust to deliver precise yet flexible solutions to meet your retaining ring and wave spring needs.

What is Edgewinding?

Edgewinding has been the standard Smalley manufacturing process for over 50 years.

Smalley leads the way in designing and manufacturing retaining rings and wave springs. We know how important it is to visualize your design, so we offer CAD models for our entire product line.

All of our standard parts are available for immediate download from our interactive, parametrically drawn CAD library. If you're looking at a custom design, you can always request a custom CAD model when you're working with our engineers. 

Whether you need added corrosion resistance or simply want to change the appearance of your part, Smalley has a wide range of finishing processes to ensure that your retaining rings and springs perform the way it needs to in your application. Below is a list of some of the more common choices Smalley has available.

Smalley’s New 2021 Ring and Spring Catalog and Design Guide Goes Digital!
Print or Interactive Digital Download Available

Lake Zurich, IL, April 11, 2021 – Smalley recently launched the 2021 Ring and Spring Catalog and Design Guide, a resource engineers have relied on for decades for retaining ring and compression spring selection.

Could Switching to a Custom Save You Money?

So you completed the first step by learning what a retaining ring is, as well as when and why you should use one.

(Not sure? Check out: Retaining Ring Overview)

Now you’re searching by using our Part Tool Search. You tried looking up a retaining ring based on the size of your housing or shaft diameter.

Lake Zurich, IL, January 21, 2021 - Smalley was presented the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the year 2019, marking the 8^th consecutive year to receive this prestigious honor.

Drills, saws, sanders, and grinders - what do all of these power tools have in common?

Retaining rings keep them from falling apart.