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

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CUSTOM-MADE RINGS & SPRINGS
CUSTOM FOR YOUR APPLICATION
While Smalley has a large selection of stock retaining rings and wave springs to choose from, the
uniqueness of applications often demands a ring or spring to conform to application specific requirements.
Our No-Tooling-Cost process provides an economical alternative, to produce a custom ring or spring to
meet your exact specifications. Think of it as modifying a standard; change the diameter, material size, alloy
or nearly any product characteristic to fit within your assembly. It’s really a simple solution to get exactly
what works best. At Smalley, specials are standard, as many of our accounts take advantage of getting
exactly what works best. Retaining rings and wave springs are often the last design consideration in an
assembly and commonly have to fit in restrictive spaces and need to provide critical operating
characteristics. Having the ability to easily specify non-standard sizes, offers a preferred option designers
will often follow.
ECONOMICAL
A common misconception of special designs is the cost. Because of Smalley’s unique manufacturing
process, application specific retaining rings or wave springs can be an economical solution for your unique
needs. With Smalley’s No-Tooling-Cost process we have the flexibility to quickly manufacture products
of different diameter, thickness, material and finish at a minimal cost. This means that during the
prototype stage we can produce alternative designs with no tooling modifications. It’s not uncommon to
produce one prototype for evaluation and subsequently make dimensional adjustments for a second single
prototype. That’s two setups, NO-TOOLING-CHARGES and a final product produced fast and
economical.
AVAILABILITY
Smalley is vertically integrated with onsite material manufacturing and large
warehouse. We are able to produce custom rings or springs using a wide variety of
readily available materials or can produce custom raw material sizes to meet delivery
requirements. For customers who use just-in-time inventory control, Smalley will
offer to stock parts for immediate shipment, ready for the next purchase order or
blanket order release.
LEAD TIME
Whether you are looking for prototypes, short-runs
or high volumes, Smalley’s unique No-Tooling-
Cost manufacturing process allows for special
designs to be manufactured in a timely fashion.
Since no special dies or forming tools are necessary
for custom rings or springs, prototypes can be
designed and produced in days, not weeks.
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