Springs Reference Materials

Description: I've found the perfect retaining ring or wave spring, but how do I get it here? The logistics of shipping and packaging can be a headache when you're working with components of all sorts of shapes, ...

Description: Smalley is proud to announce the first standard line of nested wave springs on the market. Though we have offered Nested Spirawave springs as a custom for 30 years, they will now be available from ...

Description: Do you have irregular tire wear? If so, you may be thinking it's a wheel alignment, tire inflation, or axle issue because that's what we've all been led to believe. Well, it's time to let in some new ...

Description: Wave springs are superior to coil springs in certain applications because they operate at lower work heights while providing the same force. This article will explore the technical benefits of using a ...

Description: Smalley’s new Nested Spirawave® Wave Springs can be used in applications across many different industries. They are used to replace a stack of single-turn wave springs or when a ...

Description: The diameter of a wave spring will grow with compression. This is also referred to as diameter expansion, and all Crest-to-Crest®, gap, overlap, Nested, and WAVO® springs will function in ...

Description: Century Spring warehouses the largest inventory of high-grade, straight, cylindrically-shaped compression springs in the world. ...

Description: Century Spring offers a complete line of die springs in both oil-tempered and chrome-alloy materials. ...

Description: Century Spring offers a selection of torsion springs with legs of equal length oriented at varying unloaded angles. Torsion springs can store and release angular energy or statically hold a mechanism ...

Description: Q & A about designing retaining rings and wave springs ...

Description: Article explaining the uses of Smalley's Nested Wave Springs ...

Description: Q & A about wave spring rates ...

Description: There's more to Capital Spring than just the production of various springs. Design and manufacturing modifications that resolve larger production and quality issues for clients have long been a ...

Description: It's no secret that springs are typically the last component engineers consider when prototyping a design. This could be because springs are famously reliable, or perhaps because there are so many ...

Description: High-quality extension springs, torsion springs, compression springs, wire forms, fourslide parts and small metal stampings have been manufactured by Capital Spring, an MW Industries Company, since ...

Description: It's important to know to how to properly measure a wave spring's free height in order to verify that you are using the correct part for your application. When done correctly, it can also save ...

Description: For providers of military components, quality is the top priority. When parts don't meet standards, production is delayed, or worse, the device could fail in the field. Complex technology depends on ...

Description: The most common problem in spring design is obtaining as much force as possible in a small area. The area is usually a round cylinder with a minimum inside diameter, the shaft, and a maximum outside ...

Description: It is not unusual for top-notch engineering teams to complete the research and development (R&D) phase for their new products, but then find they cannot make the leap into product development (PD). ...

Description: One of the best ways of streamlining any manufacturer's costs is to standardize designs. That is particularly true in the pharmaceutical industry, and, in particular, where it concerns auto-injectors. ...

Description: Many medical device manufacturers are realizing the need to push responsibility for certain elements of the process further down the supply chain. Frequently, this can result in project management ...

Description: We are back with another Ask the Expert Blog entry. This week, our retaining ring, spring and snap ring experts answer a couple questions about Linear Springs and Laminar Seal Rings. If you have your ...

Description: Welcome back to the Smalley Ask the Expert Blog. This week, our engineers answer questions about corrosion resistant plating and titanium retaining rings and wave springs. ...

Description: Welcome to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineering experts answer questions about retaining ring and wave spring design and performance. This week, our engineers answer questions about Hoopster ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about Spirolox retaining ...

Description: We are back this week with another Ask the Expert Blog, where Smalley experts answer difficult questions about retaining ring and wave spring design. This week, our engineering experts answer some ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked reataining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our experts take some questions about retaining ring ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about interchangeable retaining rings ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about ring alterations, ring materials, ...

Description: We are back this week with another Ask the Expert Blog, where Smalley engineering experts answer difficult questions about retaining ring, snap ring and wave spring design. This week, our engineering ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where Smalley engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our engineering experts answer some questions about ...

Description: The most common wave-spring configurations are single-turn and multiturn "Crest-to-Crest" springs. Single turn springs describe a single circle with a gap or slightly overlapped ends. When compressed ...

Description: Extension springs are designed to resist a pulling force, returning to a tightly wound coil when the force is removed. ...

Description: Smalley wave springs offer the unique advantage of space savings when used to replace coil springs. ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about wave spring available deflection ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog, the blog is designed to help educate you on all things rings and wave springs. This week, the expert fields some questions about the performance of gap type ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about groove geometry and dimensions. ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about different uses of Smalley springs ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field a question about tools for the installation and ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about the performance characteristics ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog, the blog is designed to help educate you on all things rings and wave springs. This week, the expert fields some questions on the cycle life of wave springs ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog, the blog is designed to help educate you on all things rings and wave springs. This week, the expert fields some questions about design specifics of wave ...

Description: Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about wave spring substitutions, wave ...

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Description: Smalley Wave Springs are a series of flat wire compression springs offering numerous functional advantages over traditional coil or compression springs. While providing the same force and deflection ...

Description: When examining potential uses for Smalley's versatile wave springs, usually Aerospace, Automotive and Medical applications come to mind. Granted there are probably thousands of designs where wave ...

Description: Wave springs feature an innovative design that can replace traditional coil springs. ...

Description: An introduction to Wave Springs and their advantages over conventional coil springs. ...

Description: In depth details, nomenclature and information on the load deflection formula developed by J. Almen and A. Laszlo and published in the Transactions of the American Society of Engineers May 1936 ...

Description: Contact Rolex Company for achievable manufacturing tolerances for piece part and/or stack load tolerance requirements and especially for availability of materials needed to meet specific design ...

Description: The active coils are what make a spring a spring. We normally refer to the coils that open in an extension spring, the coils that deflect or close in a compression spring and the coils that twist or ...

Description: The Solid Height of a compression spring is the height of the spring when all of the coils are brought together (stacked) by compression (load). Solid Height should only be specified when it is ...

Description: Often spring designs are more expensive and difficult to manufacture due to lack of space. Each type of spring presents its own challenges, however, adequate space for coils and spring diameters can ...

Description: Modulus of Elasticity is the measurement of stiffness and rigidity of spring material, or its elastic ability. The higher the value (modulus), the stiffer the material. Conversely, materials with ...

Description: Simply put, permanent set in a compression spring is a condition where the spring is deflected (compressed) and does not return to its original free length. This occurs when the material is deflected ...

Description: The spring index is the relationship between the mean diameter and wire diameter. The equation is explained in this article. This is a very important relationship to consider for manufacturing ease ...

Description: Spring rate is the change in load per unit of deflection - this article explains spring rate and provides instructions about how to determine rate. ...

Description: One of the least understood facets of spring design is specifying the proper tolerance to various dimensions of the spring. Sometimes the person engineering and/or drafting a new spring will disregard ...

Description: Squareness of a compression spring refers to the perpendicularity of the spring to its own axis. A spring that is "square" will exert more uniform loads, which may be needed in critical applications. ...

Description: There are basically four (4) types of ends on Helical Compression Springs: closed & ground, closed & not ground ends, open & ground ends and open & not ground ends. This article describes the types of ...

Description: The active coils are what make a spring a spring. We normally refer to the coils that open in an extension spring, the coils that deflect or close in a compression spring and the coils that twist or ...

Description: The direction of wind of a spring can be determined by simply holding it in your hand with your fingers placed around the outside of the body and your thumb pointing straight up. If the last coil ends ...

Description: Measuring the amount of initial tension in an extension spring can be tricky and an often misunderstood process for those unfamiliar with spring manufacturing. Sometimes incoming inspectors will ...

Description: Measuring the amount of initial tension in an extension spring can be tricky and an often misunderstood process for those unfamiliar with spring manufacturing. Sometimes incoming inspectors will ...

Description: One of the least understood elements of spring design is initial tension in extension springs. So often designers will guess at the amount of force necessary to overcome this one time load, or they ...

Description: The past decade or so has seen an ever increasing number of large organizations shift manufacturing operations to lower cost countries. The scale of this movement has not abated. Few small companies, ...