AFC: Leading European Supplier of Circlips and Retaining Rings

Simon Ward
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Simon Ward

Simon leads the UK technical team and specialises in the design and development of Smalley wave springs and spiral retaining rings. With over 25 years of experience, Simon develops bespoke parts for major clients around the world and across a wide range of industry sectors. He is now widely considered the leading authority on Smalley products.

~Next day delivery on standard DIN and Imperial sizes up to 50mm/2″ diameter~

AFC is a leading European supplier of circlips and retaining rings with next day delivery available on all standard DIN and Imperial Circlip sizes up to 50mm/2″ diameter.

With over 40 standard ranges of circlip available, AFC are able to offer an ideal fastening solution for applications including those where

  • Radial space is at a premium
  • Axial space of the circlip is limited
  • A large abutment is needed
  • Tolerance build up of components is a problem
  • The need for the circlip to compensate for end play is required
  • A retaining ring needs to operate without a groove
  • Ease of assembly and disassembly is a must
  • The circlip will be subjected to heavy axial force
  • Corrosion resistance is required
  • Non magnetic circlip materials are needed

With over 40 years experience and with a technical support team available in-house & in the field, AFC are pleased to advise the ideal circlip/retaining ring for your application

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Please don’t hesitate to contact our expert team on 01435 866011 for further innovative engineering solutions.

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