As engineers around the world design smaller and smaller assemblies, the question becomes, where can you find the compact components to support designs? To assist in reducing assembly size, weight and achieve optimum performance within design constraints?
Smalley states that it has the answer with its newly expanded Crest-to-Crest Wave Spring Series – available from TFC Ltd. The popular C (inches) and CM (metric) ranges now include standard sizes down to 0.188 inches and 5mm in diameter, with special designs being available down to 0.157 inches or 4mm in diameter.
Smalley was the originator of the Crest-to-Crest Wave Spring and set the standard when coiling springs as large as 12ft/3.6m in diameter. Over the past decade, Smalley's production team have concentrated on the other end of the scale to enhance their ability to produce smaller and smaller springs. The expanded spring series opens up possibilities for designers in the medical, electronics, computer and robotics industries, where wave springs could not fit before.
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