About L&A Wave Springs

Compression Springs

Wave springs reduce spring height by 50%

Same force and deflection as ordinary coil / compression springs

Wave springs fit tight radial and axial spaces

Over 4,000 standard springs in carbon and stainless steel (¼" to 16", 6 mm to 60 mm)

No Tooling Charges™ on special designs (.200" to 120" diameters)

Exotic alloys available

Our Wave Springs (Flat Wire Compression Springs) offer the unique advantage of space savings when used to replace coil springs. By reducing spring operating height, wave springs also produce a decrease in the spring cavity. With a smaller assembly size and less material used in the manufacturing process, a cost savings is realized.

Wave springs operate as load bearing devices. They take up play and compensate for dimensional variations within assemblies. A virtually unlimited range of forces can be produced whereby loads build either gradually or abruptly to reach a predetermined working height. This establishes a precise spring rate in which load is proportional to deflection.

Functional requirements are necessary for both dynamic and static spring applications. Special performance characteristics are individually built into each spring to satisfy a variety of precise operating conditions. Typically, a wave spring will occupy an extremely small area for the amount of work it performs. The use of this product is demanded, but not limited to tight axial and radial space constraints.

Types of Smalley Wave Springs All Springs Are Not Equal®

Smalley Crest to Crest Wave Spring
Crest-to-Crest® Wave Spring (Additional Information)	Shim End Crest-to-Crest® Wave Spring (Additional Information)
Single Turn Wave Spring (Additional Information)	Wavo® Spring (Additional Information)
Nested Wave Spring (Additional Information)	Interlaced Wave Spring (Additional Information)
Marcel Expanders (Additional Information)	Circular-Grain® Shim (Additional Information)
Linear Expanders (Additional Information)