TFC Ltd – Vendor Managed Inventory, Industrial Fixings & Fastener Supplier
External Imperial Rings for Shafts
Advantages of Retaining Rings & Snap Rings
- Over 6,000 standard retaining rings (0.250” to 16” diameters) in Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel
- Spirolox Retaining Rings have No Ears to Interfere® with mating components
- Smalley Snap Rings are Circular-Grain®, coiled not stamped
- No Tooling Charges™ on custom retaining ring designs
- Exotic alloys available
- Easy to install and remove when compared to a standard retaining ring or snap ring
- Smalley has been a retaining ring manufacturer for over 100 years
External Spirolox® Rings
Spirolox® retaining rings are manufactured by rolling a flat wire ring and have many advantages over traditional fasteners or stamped retaining rings.
- No gap – 360° support surface
- Spirolox retaining rings have no protruding lugs that could interfere with fitting components (uniform cross-section)
- Eco-friendly production from stainless steel, as there is no waste in the coiling process
- Smalley is the inventor of the spiral retaining ring
- No processing fees for custom designs
- Easy assembly and disassembly
Smalley WaveRings®
WaveRings are two-turn Spirolox® Retaining Rings with an axial waveform. These rings function similarly to a traditional retaining ring (providing a removable shoulder), but when installed, they offer a spring force that applies pressure against both the groove wall and the assembly components. This spring force compensates for tolerance stack-up or play.
Designed to fit into the groove. WaveRings exerts pressure in two directions: on the groove wall and on the mounting elements. Single, double or multiple rotations of the WaveRing are possible, as well as a choice of materials, including our standard 17-7 PH stainless steel and carbon steel.
Hoopster® Retaining Rings
Hoopster retaining rings offer an innovative way to attach mechanical components when space is an issue, they are easy to install and remove without special tools, and because they are made in the same way as all our other innovative products, there are no costs associated with tools, making special custom designs practical and economical.
With over 40 years of experience and an on-site and field technical support team, TFC will be happy to recommend the perfect Hoopster® rings for your application.
