Spiral Retaining Rings & Wave Springs - Bearing Engineers, Inc.

RING INTRODUCTION
RINGS
ADVANTAGES OF SMALLEY ® RETAINING RINGS
Smalley Spiral Retaining Rings have no ears to interfere in your assembly! Spirals are manufactured by coiling the ring
from flat wire. This unique process produces a retaining ring that has no protruding ears or burrs that would interfere in
your assembly. Because coiling produces a retaining ring with no scrap, the Smalley Ring can be economically produced
in carbon steel, stainless steel, coppers, and many other alloys.
Smalley offers over 5,000 standard parts, which are readily available in both carbon and stainless steel. If you require
special designs, take advantage of Smalley's No-Tooling-Cost process; a process perfect for large runs, prototypes and
midstream design changes. Whatever your application, Smalley has the cost-effective and innovative design solution.
Ordinary Stamped Retaining Ring
Smalley Spiral Retaining Rings offer many advantages
over stamped retaining rings
• No gap - 360˚ retaining surface
• No protruding ears to interfere with mating
components (uniform cross-section)
• Economically produced in stainless steel because
the coiling process produces no scrap
• No-Tooling-Charge on special designs
• Easy installation and removal
Smalley ® Spiral Retaining Ring
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