Ring Of Dependability

If you’re part of the industrial and manufacturing world, you know that retaining rings are pieces of hardware, usually made of a form of steel and sometimes copper and zinc plated, that are placed on a shaft in order to locate other items on the shaft, or to locate the shaft to a fixed item. For more than 30 years, Arcon Ring, a U. S. manufacturer, has been a leading supplier of a variety of retaining rings, from external, on the outside of the shaft, to internal, on the inside of the shaft.

Arcon Ring.com

A visit to the website will show you at a glance that this company is here to serve you. You can browse their categories of Retaining Rings: Internal, External, C-Ring, E-Ring, Klipring, and CrimpRing. You can Build Your Own Ring by downloading a PDF file that’s their Catalog which gives the engineering specs needed for Thrust Load Calculations, Materials & Finishes, and a Cross Reference guide. They even have an animated tutorial on how to build your own.

Standard Retaining Rings

They offer standard retaining rings made right here in this country from the two manufacturers still thriving: Rotor Clip and Truarc. The standard retaining rings, stamped when manufactured, are used in bores, bearing shafts, axles, cylinders, gearboxes, and more.

Snap Rings

They have shaped snap rings that are round, square, or rectangle in their inventory so they can ship immediately. These are engineered, dependent on their gap configuration, to work externally or internally. Used for bores or shafts, wire snap rings can be manufactured in a short run if you don’t see what you need. Of course, they can also do a high volume of custom snap rings, and both can be had in a timely fashion.

Circlips

Circlips, or metric circlips, are sometimes known as Metric Snap Rings. These Internal, External, and E-Rings are designed to work in the same applications as the standard snap rings.

One of the best things about Arcon is their willingness to work with the customer, whether that’s on standard inventory items or special designs or prototypes. They’ve got the engineering professionals to help you with your design specifications and to answer your questions. Just contact them using the toll free phone number posted on their website or use the online form. You can even print their ISO Certificate.

Customer Appreciation

Their commitment to their customers is evident. On their website, they say: “Our customers make everything possible. Our job is to make your job easier.” And, in their Corporate Policy, they reinforce that philosophy: “We define success as meeting or exceeding customer expectations, thus building loyalty to the company, and continuously improving the value we provide to our customers.”

Takeaway Truth

Debbie Stabenow, United States Senator from Michigan, said: “At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy.”

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