December 2020

December 31, 2020	#1 Reason for Retaining Ring Failure and How to Overcome It Drills, saws, sanders, and grinders - what do all of these power tools have in common? Retaining rings keep them from falling apart. A retaining ring’s function is to hold components or assemblies in place. For a retaining ring in a power tool, this is no easy feat as it is regularly exposed to high axial and vibrational force. The retaining ring must maintain its integrity, despite the various... Read More>>
December 14, 2020	Special Rings: Self-Locking, Balanced, and ID/OD Lock China Wave Spring Spirolox Retaining Rings are the trusted industry solution because of their unique configuration, reliability, and convenience across thousands of applications. While we have five standard types of retaining rings broken down into 30 configurations, we also know that every application is unique. If one of our standard retaining rings does not fit your application requirements, we offer... Read More>>
December 1, 2020	How We Package our Wave Springs and Retaining Rings I’ve found the perfect retaining ring or wave spring, but how do I get it here? You’ve found the perfect ring or spring for your application. Now you’re wondering, “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, sizes, and quantities. To help simplify the process, we’ve highlighted some of the key ways... Read More>>