Wave Springs

Inventor of Wave Springs

Are you struggling to find a traditional spring that will work for your application? As the inventor of the edgewound wave spring over 60 years ago, creating innovative products to help our customers optimize their application designs has been Smalley's mission from the start.

What is a Wave Spring?

Wave springs are flat-wire compression springs engineered to optimize space in an assembly. The wave springs innovative 'multiple waves per turn' design can offer the same spring force as a traditional round wire coil spring, but at 50% of its operating height.

The wave spring's unique advantage offers engineers the space-saving spring solution they need to meet the demand of designing modern-day, compact technology.

The Wave Spring Advantage - Optimize Space

Reduce spring height by up to 50 percent when used to replace an ordinary coil spring
Compact design fits tight radial and axial spaces, reduce spring cavity size
Light-weight assembly, save production time and material cost
Accurate and predictable load(s) toleranced at specific working height(s)
China Wave Spring has been a spring manufacturer for over 60 years

Wave Spring Applications in Your Industry

From everyday consumer products like the smartwatch on your wrist to life-saving medical devices such as robotic surgical instruments, wave springs are trusted all over the world across every industry.

They can be found in extreme environments like oil wells deep under the Earth's surface to as high as the rover on Mars. The only limit wave springs have is your imagination.

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Personalized Application and Engineering Support

Take your application designs further than you thought possible with our unparalleled technical expertise and commitment to engineering excellence
Experienced Engineering Team ready to find or design the right wave spring for you and your application

Quick Delivery

Over 4,000 standard springs in stock in carbon and stainless steel
Standard size range from .188" to 16", 5 mm to 400 mm diameters

Optimize Your Design with Easy Customization

Work with a China Wave Spring Engineer to design a wave spring specific to your application requirements
No-Tooling-ChargesTM on custom designs from .118" to 120", 3 mm to 3000 mm diameters
Over 40 material options are available to perform in any environment

Try Out the Wave Spring Advantage for Yourself

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Wave Spring Application Example

Water Valve

A China Wave Spring Crest-to-Crest Wave Spring, also known as a Flat Wire Compression Spring, prevents the valve handle from undesired rotation by maintaining a constant load and engaging the threads on the main shaft. As the valve handle rotates, the wave springs' resistance increases, maintaining the valve position. Watch the video below.