High Performance Components Designed for Reliability, Safety & Efficiency. For more than 65 years, Rotor Clip has supported the automotive industry with the highest quality circlips to ensure the reliability and safety of automotive designs and applications. (read more)

Retaining Rings: Small Components with a Big Impact What Is a Retaining Ring? A retaining ring is a fastening component that securely holds parts in position on a shaft (external) or within a housing/bore (internal) in mechanical assemblies. (read more)

Why settle for ordinary springs when wave springs offer optimal force handling, space savings and performance? (read more)

A wave spring is made from coiled flat wire with waves added to give it a spring effect. Wave springs are superior to coil springs in certain applications because they provide lower work heights with the same force. This not only provides for space savings, but also smaller assemblies that use less materials, hence lower production costs. (read more)

Single-turn wave springs are appropriate for a range of light to heavy duty applications

Single-Turn Wave Springs are ideal applications with low to high thrust loads depending on design and wire type. Designed for (read more)

Flat-wire wave springs, an increasingly accepted alternative spring technology, come in single- and multi-turn versions that install easily in a variety of preloading and power transmission applications. Read on for some useful wave spring tips. (read more)

Yup, we make’m small too! Advances in technology have made products like cell phones, computers, medical devices, and other electronic products much smaller in size than in the past. (read more)

WAVE SPRINGS COST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SEALING FLUIDS IN MECHANICAL SEALS (read more)

Peristaltic pumps are used to move fluids along a tube in a variety of medial and industrial applications. They can pump sterile or harsh fluids without coming into contact with other components of the pump that can contaminate clean fluids or be damaged by acidic or viscous fluids. (read more)

Despite an extensive standard catalog stock of carbon steel and stainless steel with various dimensions and spring characteristics, some applications are not served with a standard stock retaining ring or flat wire wave spring. In these instances, Rotor Clip can produce a custom part according to your unique specifications. (read more)

At Rotor Clip we don't just offer a one size fits all solution. We manufacture 50 different styles, over 1000 part numbers, as well as offering custom options, meaning we have a unique retaining ring to fit every application! (read more)

Standard Vs. Inverted Retaining Rings: When Clearance Is A Problem

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Standards now available from as small as .188" (6mm) (read more)