Smalley, a manufacturer and servicer of high-quality retaining rings and wave springs, announces the launch of its online store. Customers will now enjoy a seamless and convenient shopping experience where they can purchase standard parts from the Smalley catalog. After creating an account, approved users gain access to: • Convenient 24/7 online ordering • Over…
Smalley honored with General Motors’ 2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award
Smalley announces it has been awarded the 2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award (SQEA) by General Motors, making it the 11th consecutive year of receiving this award. This highly regarded recognition is a testament to Smalley’s unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional quality and outstanding performance in the in the automotive industry. The SQEA is granted to…
Smalley wins GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 10th consecutive year
Smalley received the 2021 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the 10th consecutive year. The award, which was created in 2012, is given to specific top-performing suppliers that have met or exceeded a stringent set of quality performance criteria. Smalley has now won the award every year since its inception. “To win the award…
Smalley wins GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 9th consecutive year
Smalley received the 2020 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the 9th consecutive year. Out of the thousands of GM suppliers, only a small percentage receive this prestigious honor. The Supplier Quality Excellence Award is presented to suppliers who have met or exceeded a stringent set of criteria ranging from production to delivery. “Despite…
Smalley releases Revolox self-locking retaining ring
Rotational capacity requirements for modern applications are higher than ever, especially in electric motors, gearboxes, and automotive transmissions. As the market leader for innovative retaining ring solutions, Smalley’s latest retaining ring innovation, the revolutionary Revolox Self-Locking Ring, features a ‘dimple and slot’ design that safely and efficiently secures your application at high speeds. The […]
Smalley’s 2021 ring and spring catalog and design guide goes digital
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. Smalley’s Catalog and Design Guide contains specifications on over 10,000 stock parts, custom design configurations, engineering equations, application guides, and more; all wrapped up into one comprehensive guide. Our newest release is unique because…
Smalley launches new catalog: An Engineer’s Go-To Guide for Rings and Springs
Find your next wave spring, retaining ring, and constant section ring in Smalley’s newest Catalog and Design Guide release. As the inventor of the edgewound wave spring with over 100 years of manufacturing excellence, Smalley has helped thousands of engineers and professionals create application-specific solutions across every industry. Smalley’s Catalog is an essential resource containing…
Smalley wins GM supplier quality excellence award
Smalley was presented the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the year 2019, marking the 8th consecutive year to receive this prestigious honor. General Motors works with thousands of suppliers worldwide, but only a small percentage are presented with this award. The Supplier Quality Excellence Award is exclusive to top-performing suppliers that have met…
Smalley offers web store and live chat
Smalley recently announced the launch of a Smalley Web Store and Live Chat for U.S. based visitors. Online ordering of wave springs, retaining rings, and constant section rings is now available on smalley.com. After creating an account, approved users have access to 24/7 online ordering, more than 9,000 parts, product pricing, a part comparison tool,…
Smalley bearing preload wave springs
Smalley wave springs are suitable for preloading bearings. The wave spring preloads the bearing through its outer race, taking up play in the bearing. Preloading will reduce bearing damage, wear, noise, and vibration. The wave spring prevents sliding between the rolling elements. Bearing Preload Wave Spring Series • 150 Standards designed to match popular bearing […]
Smalley wins GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for seventh year in a row
Smalley was presented the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the year 2018. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Smalley has received this prestigious honor. Of more than 4,000 GM suppliers worldwide, 432 recipients were selected this year. A supplier must pass a rigorous quality audit involving 13 specific requirements to receive this…
Bearing Preload Wave Springs and the Benefits of preloading a bearing
By Jason Bumm, Multimedia Designer What is bearing preload? When assembling individual bearing components, the outer race, inner race, balls, and retainer all work together so that there is a controlled amount of internal clearance between the rings and balls. This radial play is necessary for proper operation, however, in most applications, it is also…
Spirolox® Retaining Rings Installation and Removal Advantages
Sponsored content by Lane Persky, Marketing Manager: Communications and Channel, Marketing What are Spirolox retaining rings used for? Retaining rings serve as a removable shoulder within an assembly to literally retain components in a bore or on a shaft. How are these retaining rings made? Spirolox® retaining rings from Smalley are specifically coiled on edge…
New Spirawave nested wave spring series from Smalley
Smalley now offers a new nested Spirawave wave spring series. Smalley has been producing nested wave springs as customs for over 30 years, but this will mark the first standard series on the market. These multiple turn, flat wire wave springs are coiled in parallel to produce two to three times as much force as […]
Common challenges that wave springs address
Springs are flexible mechanical components to store and release energy or apply and release forces on machine axes. Wave springs combine flat (non-coiled) bow springs (as their waves) with traditional compression-spring coil geometry. For the design’s compactness (as a high force-to-work height ratio) and other benefits, some motion systems have migrated from traditional helical or […]
Smalley recognized by General Motors for fifth consecutive year
Smalley was recently presented with the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 2016. This marks the fifth year in a row that Smalley has received this prestigious honor. Smalley is just one of 16 suppliers to receive the award annually since its inception in 2012. This accolade is awarded only after the supplier passes a rigorous quality audit that…
Wave springs basics video: Spring force, work height, materials, and installations
Within mechanical designs, tension, compression, and torsion springs take numerous forms to store and release energy. Wave springs are a type of compression springs made of flat wire. They are called wave springs because they have multiple waves per turn. The flat wire, along with the multiple waves per turn, combine to create the same […]
Introducing the Smallest Wave Springs on the Market
The question you are asking should not be how many miles did I ride or how many steps did I take, but “how did someone make a wave spring that small?” As engineers around the world design smaller and smaller assemblies, the question becomes, where can I find the compact components to support my designs?…
Smalley recognized by General Motors
Supplier Quality Award Received For the fourth year in a row, Smalley has received the prestigious GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award. Smalley is one of only eighty powertrain suppliers to receive the award four years in a row. “Smalley’s commitment to Quality, Service and Deliverability are what drives the organization to produce the best retaining…
Using injection molding to reduce part count
3D printing is often viewed as the best technology to use to reduce part count. But there are times when injection molding serves this function better. For Smalley, an Illinois-based wave-spring manufacturer that serves aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, medical, and other industries, injection molding helped reduce component count, and save time and money. The […]
Small diameter rings and springs from Smalley
From medical devices to electronics, the world around us is getting smaller. “How small can you go?” This is one of the questions a Smalley engineer hears all the time … but a better question is how small do you need? As The Engineer’s Choice™ for Wave Springs and Spirolox Retaining Rings we have the…
New Smalley catalog just released
For over 50 years, engineers have relied on Smalley’s Engineering and Parts catalog as an essential resource for their designs. As The Engineer’s ChoiceTM for Wave Springs, Spirolox® Retaining Rings and Constant Section Rings, Smalley’s newly released catalog offers engineers a glimpse into how our engineers partner with you to deliver solutions that meet or…
Smalley Launches New Website
What do the Mars Lander and high-performance athletic shoes have in common? You could stare at them all day and never come up with the right answer. That’s because what they share isn’t visible to the naked eye. Each contains an internal component from the Smalley Steel Ring Company. While invisibility is a huge advantage…
Smalley Steel Ring Company Launches New Linear Spring Series
Smalley Steel Ring Company announces the release of the new Linear Spring Series. The new Linear Springs offer a selection of spring loads that react along a straight line, as opposed to a conventional spring that fits in a circular cavity. This means a linear spring may be located in an axial direction but providing…
Smalley Releases 2013 50th Anniversary Parts and Engineering Catalog
Smalley Steel Ring Company announces the release of the 50th Anniversary Parts and Engineering Catalog for 2013. The new catalog combines previously existing Spirolox Retaining Ring and Wave Spring series with newly released series. Smalley’s recently released Metric Hoopster and Laminar Seal Rings catalog have been incorporated into the new catalog, offering a comprehensive look…