Peterson Spring - Technical Products Center Snap Rings Customizable

Snap rings – commonly referred to as “retaining rings” – provide shoulders to locate or retain parts on shafts or in cylinders. Depending on the application, snap rings can be used externally or internally.

Peterson Spring specially designs equipment to produce snap rings with maximum efficiency in the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner. Skilled operators produce millions of coiled rings each year on state of the art equipment. Coiled rings boast an important cost advantage over stamped rings by eliminating blanked scrap and avoiding the need for cost-prohibitive tooling along with a hardening process.

Peterson Spring is capable of producing rings with inner diameters ranging from .062” to 72”. Assembly, disassembly and identification are assisted by nearly limitless gap configurations. A variety of notches or holes and ground surfaces at the ring gap can also be provided.

Manufactured in a similar manner to mass-produced snap and retaining rings, transmission rings are engineered specifically to meet the intense demands of powertrain systems. Specially designed to withstand extreme wear and tear, Peterson Spring manufactures retaining and wave rings in a cost-conscious way, thereby ensuring that our customers are receiving the best available product at the most competitive price.

Retaining rings – commonly referred to as “snap rings” – provide shoulders to locate or retain parts on shafts or in cylinders. They can be used internally or externally, depending on the application.

Peterson Spring specially designed equipment to produce retaining rings with maximum efficiency in the most cost-effective manner possible. This is key to remaining competitive with cost-conscious clients. Skilled operators produce millions of coiled rings each year on state of the art equipment. Coiled rings boast an important cost advantage over stamped rings by eliminating blanked scrap and avoiding the need for cost-prohibitive tooling along with a hardening process.

Peterson Spring is capable of producing rings with inner diameters ranging from 1.57 mm to 1830 mm. Nearly limitless gap configurations assist with assembly, disassembly and identification. Ground surfaces and a variety of notches or holes at the ring gap can also be provided.

Peterson Spring has incorporated full tool room and design capabilities, updated state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, and foremost utilizes manufacturing operations that provide a dedicated and highly skilled support staff for your product requirements. Our ring manufacturing division offers a variety of capabilities including: wire shaping, coiling, stress relieving, coining, notching, custom bends, shot peening, color coding for identification, special packaging, and some plating.

We can provide products in many types of materials from; oil tempered, hard drawn, chrome silicon and various grades of stainless steel spring wire, along with basic steel 1010, and some aluminum applications.

Overview of Product Capabilities: Wire Shaping / Rolling -

Size and Type Range from;

.035” sq. to .500” x .250” in Hard Drawn or Oil Tempered ( including section ratio up to 5 - 1 )

Also capable of many of the above sizes in OT Chromium Silicon. ( including section ratio up to 3 – 1 )

.062 sq. to .355” x .385” in Basic – 1010 ( including section ratio up to 5 - 1 )

Specialty items including; various beveled and multi-beveled shapes in hard drawn or oil tempered.

Ring Coiling - Size and Type Range from;

Diameters - .500” to 60” on Standard type

2.500” to 11.500” on Elliptical type

3.000” to 7.500” on Wave type