Metric Crest-to-Crest wave springs are said to let equipment manufacturers reduce assembly size by up to 50% while maintaining the same amount of force and deflection as coiled springs. Over 3,000 ...

Series of metric Crest-to-Crest wave springs enable OEMs to reduce the size of their assembly by up to 50% while maintaining the same amount of force and deflection as a regular coiled spring.

We asked Smalley marketing engineer Justyna Rapacz to fill us in on the design of wave springs and their utility to engineers designing products. We turned to Smalley as the inventor of the edge wound ...