Medical device engineers are evaluating the use of tiny springs to improve the performance of implantable devices that act like joints in the human body. The springs, manufactured by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., have been incorporated into the conceptual design of a ball-and-socket type carpometacarpal (CMC) device used to replace diseased or arthritic joints and…
Lee Spring‘s 2009 Stock and Custom Catalog
Brooklyn NY — Lee Spring ‚‘s new 2009 Stock and Custom Catalog features over 16000 inventoried products including three product line expansions developed in direct response to customer demand for an even greater range of corrosion resistant springs. The expanded lines are REDUX Wave Springs, Lite Pressure Compression Springs and Battery Springs. Lee now offers…
Helical Launches All-New Website
Helical Products Inc. launches an all new website focused on delivering a vastly improved user experience and key technical information. A new ‘Flexure Facts’ database is easily searchable to find all of the various uses flexible couplings can be applied to, from aerospace to medical applications. The HELI-CAL Flexure is a flexible helix (curved) beam…
New Snap Rings
Lake Zurich, Illinois ‚— Smalley Steel Ring Company, world leader in the manufacturing and development of Spirolox‚® Retaining Rings, Snap Rings and Wave Springs introduced today four new series of Snap Rings that are directly interchangeable with Eaton‚® rings. The new XAH, XAS, XDH and XDS series are available from stock in over 300 sizes…
Smalley “springs” into Space
Round wire springs are tailor-made for assemblies that require resistance to linear compressing forces, but what happens when your design has limited room? When space is a factor, a Mars lander has the answer. The rugged Spacecraft, designed to gather and return data from the planet‚’s artic poles, incorporates a Crest-to-Crest wave spring from Smalley…
Smalley Springs into Space
Smalley Wave Springs can be designed for use in the harshest of climates, on Earth, Mars or in space. A Lockheed Martin technician works on wiring inside the backshell that will be used to protect NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander. During the 9 -month cruise period and decent through the Martian atmosphere, the aeroshell system —…
High Performance “Machined” Springs
SANTA MARIA, CA., — “Machined” springs from Helical Products Co. combine the elastic properties of materials such as high strength steels, aluminum and titanium with a curved beam helix (HELI-CAL® Flexure) to provide precise deflection rates for compression, extension, torsion, lateral bending and lateral translation spring functions. Applications range from deep space instrumentation to medical…
Innovative Metric Crest-to-Crest Wave Springs
Lake Zurich, Illinois – Smalley Steel Ring Company, the world’s innovator and market leader in industrial retaining and snap rings, wave and compression springs, introduced today a New Series of Metric Crest-to-Crest® wave springs. Crest-to-Crest springs enable original equipment manufacturers to reduce the size of their assembly by up to 50% while maintaining the same…
New Smalley Catalog Now Available
(Lake Zurich, IL) -Smalley’s complete product line is now available in one easy to navigate catalog. The new catalog includes over 7,000 standard wave springs, spiral retaining rings and snap rings. Smalley’s new catalog offers simplified part selection, special design and engineering tools and the latest applications of Smalley products. This catalog is available in…
Smalley Buys Spirolox
(Lake Zurich, Illinois) – Smalley Steel Ring Company, the industry leader in spiral retaining rings, snap rings, and wave springs, announced today the purchase of Spirolox, Inc. from the Kaydon Corporation (NYSE:KDN). “We are looking forward to providing Spirolox customers with world-class industrial products and service,” said Mark Greenhill, vice president. “Furthermore, Smalley offers Spirolox…