Are you installing your Spirolox...

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TFC's Technical Support Solution...

With over 50 years of experience in the fasteners industry, TFC Europe Ltd is one of th...

Hi-Tech Metal Seals

TFC's Hi-Tech Metal Seals are ideal for extreme service conditions. They are generally ...

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Stacking springs? There's anothe...

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TFC Approved Supplier Status wit...

The quality of our service has always been vital to TFC and, by combining technical and...

Titanium products for lightweigh...

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RISQS helps to take the RISKS ou...

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Curved Linear Springs

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The Smallest Wave Springs on the...

TFC have been the leading European supplier of Smalley spring products for almost 40 ye...

Snap Fit with Trim Clips

One of the best ways to save in total cost is to remove the laborious and expensive ass...

What's the difference between in...

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Bearing Suppliers

Our bearing supply services offer a wide range of products to suit all applications and...

Are all Smalley parts manufactur...

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The different types of Wave Spri...

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Rapid panel attachment with U-Nu...

TFC's range of ARaymond™ U-Nut Speed Nuts®, are self-retained in screw-receiving positi...

Wave Spring Substitution, Compre...

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Smalley Rings Find a Place in Hi...

When it comes to classic British built motorcycles, the name Velocette is up there with...

Spirolox Retaining Ring groove g...

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Crest-to-Crest® Design Specifica...

Welcome back to Smalley Talk, where Applications Engineer Justin Lawrence concludes his...

Wave Spring Q&A

Smalley wave springs in various different forms solve problems for design engineers in ...

Retaining Ring gaps & high RPM a...

Welcome back to Smalley Talk. This time Justin Lawrence answers some questions about re...

Materials & Shear load safety fa...

Welcome back to Smalley Talk. This week, applications engineer Justin Lawrence fields s...

TFC inspire simpler production l...

Sometimes it takes no more than a small cleverly-designed item to take a process to a w...

Crest-to-Crest® Design Specifica...

Welcome back to Smalley Talk. This week, Justin Lawrence answers more questions about t...

Problem solving by design

Spirolox Retaining Rings in their various different forms, solve problems for design en...

Spirolox Retaining Rings Install...

Welcome back to Smalley Talk, in this installment Product Manager Simon Ward fields som...

Fluid Connection Solutions for t...

TFC have been a technical distributor for ARaymond for over three decades and offer eng...

Quality First at TFC

As part of our commitment to Quality, as a leader in the supply of standard and bespoke...

Historic Milestones for Our Supp...

The ARaymond Network has recently celebrated 150 years of innovation and TFC are deligh...

Crest-to-Crest® Design Specifica...

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Why should I visit the Hannover ...

What makes Hannover Messe so unique? Only in Hannover can you find five leading interna...

Applications - Tight Tolerance S...

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Smalley goes¦ Smaller!

From medical devices to electronics, the world around us is getting smaller. How small ...

Exotic materials and Spring cycl...

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TFC ready for take off in airlin...

TFC Ltd wide range of fixings, fasteners, Smalley Crest-to-Crest®Wave Springs and retai...

Quality Smalley Spirolox Retaini...

Retaining rings, or circlips as they are regularly known, are one of the most simple, y...

Part Numbers and repeat product ...

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Wave Spring Tolerances and Loads

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Small Wave Springs and Seal Ring...

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The Perks & People behind TFC's ...

Over the past few months, TFC's Engineering and Marketing teams have collaborated to br...

Applications - Rubber Boot

A 2-turn external XWS series Spirolox Retaining Ring is used to clamp the rubber boot o...

Applications - Gear Assembly

A 2-turn external non-standard XWS series Spirolox Retaining Ring is used to prevent th...

TFC Achieve Aerospace Quality Ap...

TFC are fully aware that quality runs through the entire business, not just our product...

Material Analysis - PMI availabl...

As part of our ongoing investment in Quality, we are pleased to now offer an independen...

Applications - Cycle Lock

By utilising the total flexibility of the Smalley manufacturing process, it was possibl...

Applications - Ball Valve

A Smalley Crest-to-Crest® wave spring was chosen to replace a series of small diameter ...

Applications - Bearing Pre-Load

One of the most common wave spring applications world-wide is a bearing pre-load arrang...

Design World Showcases Smalley's...