About Our Rings

As the leader and innovator in the retaining ring market, Smalley offers thousands of retaining rings to meet any application requirements. Smalley retaining rings are available off the shelf in carbon steel, 302 stainless steel and 316 stainless steel. Unlike die-stamped circlips / retaining rings, Spirolox® Retaining Rings (Spiral Retaining Rings) and Constant Section Rings(Snap Rings) are coiled on edge to the exact diameter required.

What Makes Them Unique

Spirolox Retaining Rings have a uniform cross-section (or to use our terminology, No Ears To Interfere® within an assembly) and are free of burrs. Spirolox Retaining Rings meet military and aerospace specifications and are found in thousands of mechanical products around the world.

• Spirolox Retaining Rings have No Ears to Interfere® with mating components 
• Smalley Constant Section Rings are Circular-Grain, coiled not stamped 
• Over 6,000 standard retaining rings (1/4" to 16", 6 mm to 400 mm diameters) in Carbon and Stainless Steel 
• No Tooling Charges™ on custom retaining rings (.165" to 120", 4 mm to 3000 mm diameters) 
• Exotic alloys available 
• Smalley retaining rings are easy to install and remove, with no special tooling
• Interchangeable grooves

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