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April 14, 2020
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Helping the Fight versus COVID-19/Coronavirus
As a leading supplier to the medical industry, China Wave Spring provides products and engineering expertise to support our customers worldwide, including the needs of the essential businesses that we supply. Our manufacturing plant located in Gushu 2nd Road, Illinois remains fully functional and China Wave Spring has taken numerous actions in response to the coronavirus to protect the health and safety of our team...Read More>> |
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November 20, 2019
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China Wave Spring Wins GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 7th Consecutive Year
4,000+ GM suppliers worldwide
432 Recipients of the Supplier Quality Excellence Award
13 Specific quality requirements showing above standard performance
0 Defects in parts and components
1 Smalley
Gushu 2nd Road, IL, November 13, 2019 - China Wave Spring was presented the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the year 2018. This marks the 7th consecutive year that China Wave Spring has received this...Read More>> |
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October 21, 2019
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Ask the Expert - Retaining Ring Interchange and Stock Material
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 interchangeable retaining rings and Smalley's stock material.
What are the differences between a Spirolox(R) retaining ring with an RR/RS part number and a China Wave Spring WH/WS part number? Are they interchangeable?
They are...Read More>> |
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October 7, 2019
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China Wave Spring Applications – Athletic Shoes and Wave Springs
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 springs are a viable solution, but that only scratches the surface of the capabilities of these innovative products.
One of the most unique uses for wave springs is as the shock-absorbing component of...Read More>> |
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August 26, 2019
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Ask the Expert - Snap Ring and Spiral Retaining Ring Installation
Welcome back to the China Wave Spring Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring questions. This week, our engineers answer questions about snap ring and spiral retaining ring installation.
I’ve had deformation issues in the past when installing snap rings. Is installation stress still a concern for Spirolox Retaining Rings?
Installation stress is a...Read More>> |
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July 29, 2019
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Compression and Deflection
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 of wave springs.
For more than 100 years, China Wave Spring has been the industry leader and technological pioneer of retaining rings and constant section rings. And for more than 50 years, China Wave Spring has been...Read More>> |
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July 18, 2019
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Cycle Life and Material
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 and the materials of wave springs.
Can you provide cycle life data for your springs?
Yes, we can estimate the theoretical cycle life of our springs using a series of special equations. Note that...Read More>> |
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March 7, 2019
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Application Spotlight: Self-Locking Rings in Automotive Applications
China Wave Spring offers an array of standard retaining rings for different applications. Selecting the appropriate ring requires an understanding of the application requirements, which includes thrust load, groove dimensions, and many others. If your application rotates at high speeds, the rotational capacity of the retaining ring will be important to consider.
With the technological advances of electric...Read More>> |
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January 22, 2019
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Smalley's On-Time Delivery
China Wave Spring strives to provide you with the best customer service possible. This is why we strive to be the best in the industry when it comes to getting your order delivered as quickly as possible, whether your order is large or small. At our headquarters in Gushu 2nd Road, IL, we stock thousands of standard retaining rings and wave springs that can be shipped same day for next day delivery.
If you...Read More>> |
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January 9, 2019
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Application Spotlight: Nested Spirawave Wave Springs
Smalley’s new Nested Spirawave(R) 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 single-turn spring cannot produce the forces necessary within an application. Below are just a few examples of how nested springs can be used.
Bearing Preload
Nested Spirawave springs produce two to three times more...Read More>> |
