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Smalley releases Revolox self-locking retaining ring

July 29, 2021 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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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 […]

Filed Under: Springs + Rings + Seals Tagged With: smalley

New Spirawave nested wave spring series from Smalley

January 8, 2019 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News, Mechanical PT, Shock + Vibration Mitigation, Springs + Rings + Seals Tagged With: smalley

Common challenges that wave springs address

August 13, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Updated November 2018 || 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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mechanical PT, Springs + Rings + Seals Tagged With: smalley

Wave spring basics video: Spring force, work height, materials, and installations

January 13, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Within mechanical designs, tension, compression, and torsion springs take numerous forms to store and release energy. A wave spring is 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 […]

Filed Under: FAQs + basics, Featured, Mechanical PT, Shock + Vibration Mitigation, Springs + Rings + Seals Tagged With: smalley

PT essentials meet changing market demands

April 1, 2016 By Michelle DiFrangia Leave a Comment

Michelle DiFrangia • Assistant Editor Power-transmission components must satisfy an ever-changing array of industrial design needs, but some trends dominate today’s shifting engineering landscape. These include migration to more customization, the use of new materials, and demand for longer life and durability from all motion components. Here are some related advances that industry professionals see […]

Filed Under: Mechanical PT Tagged With: applerubber, fennerdrives, leespring, Rexnord, ruland, skf, smalley, stafford, trelleborg, ustsubaki, whittethiggins

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