ZF — ZF Retaining Rings Manual (EN)

ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING THE ENGINEER’S CHOICE® When you work with Smalley, you will find an experienced partner committed to providing you with the exact part you need. We can guide you through the catalog to find a suitable standard part or help you with your custom design. Our support goes further than just the design process; we will make sure our parts are working for you and your application from start to finish. If you need installation and removal help or have questions about a new design, our engineers are ready for the challenge. Smalley is available by e-mail, phone, or live chat communication where you can speak to a real person who understands your product applications.

Get assistance from our engineering and tech support team on product specifications and application use, order status, sample assistance, and more! EDGEWINDING AND NO-TOOLING-CHARGES Our vertically integrated manufacturing process begins by feeding raw round wire through our rolling mill to flat dimensions. Flat wire is then coiled on edge to form the ring or spring. Our products are edgewound instead of stamped, no custom tooling is required, saving time and costs.

Features and Benefits • Increased strength and stability compared to stamped products • Ability to customize with little to no material waste • Easily create and modify designs and prototypes • Quick and economical testing and production procedures • Large selection of alloys readily available Smalley Edgewound Stamped with waste material Smalley raw material warehouse. Smalley in-house rolling mill. 5 smalley.com • +1.847.719.5900 FREE SAMPLES