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ROTORCLIP CONSTANT SECTION RETAINING RINGS from page 60
Rotor Clip offers the availability of a number of
finishes on our Constant Section Retain Rings including:
¤ Phosphate Coating (PA) – No additional charge.
This standard finish is recommended over unfinished
plain steel since it offers extended shelf-life protection
against rusting. RoHS & ELV compliant.
¤ Phosphate And Oil (PD) – This finish provides
8-hour salt spray protection. RoHS & ELV compliant.
¤ Phosphate With Sealer (PAL) – This coating is
added to the finish to control loose phosphate crystals
on the surface of the part. RoHS & ELV compliant.
¤ Heavy Phosphate And Oil (HPO) – This finish
provides 72 salt spray hours and can be used in place
of costly stainless steel material in some applications.
RoHS & ELV compliant.
¤ Zinc Plating (ZD) – This coating features a
yellow dichromate post plating finish. It affords the
metal excellent salt spray protection (96 hours) and
is particularly effective for applications exposed to
seawater. Rotor Clip SAE 1060-1090 steel retaining
rings are zinc plated using a mechanical plating process,
which effectively eliminates hydrogen embrittlement.
¤ Zinc Bright (ZF) – Most of the dichromate is
leeched out of this process, leaving a “bright” silver
finish on the parts. ZF offers some corrosion protection
(48 hours), but is widely used when the aesthetics of the
parts are a factor.
¤ Zinc Dichromate with Sealer (ZDL) – This
improved finish offers corrosion protection of up to 240
hours of salt spray protection. (Heavy Zinc Dichromate with
Sealer – HZDL – offers 480 hours of salt spray protection).
It is a low cost alternative to costly non-corrosive materials
such as stainless steel in some applications.
¤ Trivalent Chromate over Zinc (Z3X) – This
coating meets global requirements for hexavalent-free
coatings. Z3X, trivalent with a sealer, affords 240 salt
spray hours of protection. RoHS & ELV compliant.
¤ Oil over Steel (OIL) – An oil finish is applied
over carbon steel to offer extended shelf-life protection
against rusting. No salt spray protection. RoHS & ELV
compliant.
Our Technical Sales Engineering Department will be
able to assist should a custom finish be required per
your specifications. You also have the option of selecting
how your parts will be packaged. The packaging options
available to you are:
¤ Bulk – The parts are packed in varying size boxes
or bags depending on the size of the part.
¤ Tape Stacked – Using automated equipment, the
parts are stacked on top of one another, uniformly oriented
and taped in that position. The resulting cartridges can be
used to feed automated assembly equipment for easier,
more efficient installation of the rings.
¤ Shrink wrap – Rings are shrink wrapped instead
of tape stacked. This method of packaging is particularly
useful on Phosphate & Oil (PD) finished parts or other
oiled parts to which the tape will not stick.
Rotor Clip is a vertically integrated manufacturer
allowing us to maintain tight and documented control
over our manufacturing process – from wire rolling, to
tool making, to heat treating, to finishing and packaging.
This process allows us to produce a superior and cleaner
product. We are able to test the cleanliness of the
products that we supply to our customers in our state of
the art cleanroom using a Zeiss scope that tests to the
VDA 19 and ISO 16232 standards.
At the conclusion of the manufacturing process,
Rotor Clip Constant Section Retaining Rings are then
examined by our in-house quality and metrology lab for:
¤ Dimensional accuracy
¤ Tensile
¤ Hardness
¤ Structural soundness and performance
The end results are quality products for our
customers. Rotor Clip holds a number of quality awards
from major global OEMs and is certified to IATF 16949,
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and AS9100. Rotor Clip is the only
manufacturer that produces a full line of inch, DIN, ANSI,
metric and JIS retaining rings to global standards, as
well as a complete line of Constant Section Rings, Spiral
Retaining Rings, Wave Springs and Self Compensating
Hose Clamps.
All products that Rotor Clip manufacturers are
properly designed for their intended application and are
manufactured in a controlled environment using only the
highest quality raw materials. If any of our standard size
Constant Section Retaining Rings are not the right fit,
we welcome inquires directed to tech@rotorclip.com that
will offer our Technical Sales Engineering Department
the opportunity to assist you in designing a custom
retaining ring which would be a perfect fit for use in your
application.
ROTOR CLIP COMPANY INC.