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Retaining Rings, Snap Rings & Circlips

Rotor Clip retaining rings deliver quality, reliability, and unparalleled selection, backed by traceability, expertise and customer trust.

Every ring, every style, one manufacturer.

When it comes to fastening methods, retaining rings from Rotor Clip are a cost-effective and reliable solution. Whether you’re creating an artificial shoulder or holding two components together, retaining rings offer minimal surface preparation and reduced mass compared to cotter pins and bolts. Our rings are ideal for high thrust loads and tolerances and are manufactured solely by Rotor Clip in the US and Europe to meet worldwide standards such as DIN, ANSI metric and JIS, ensuring that you receive a high-quality product every time.

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Your assembly has a crucial function to fulfill, but its integrity will only be as good as the reliability of your retaining ring. At Rotor Clip, we’re committed to producing the most durable and highest quality rings on the market.

Retaining rings can go by many names, including circlips, snap rings, e-rings, c-clips and more. No matter what you call them, Rotor Clip will offer the perfect solution for your application every time.

Rotor Clip has the most comprehensive product range globally with rings manufactured in house in diameters from .040” to 47″ (1 mm to 1200 mm) to suit applications in any industry or any environment.

external retaining rings on a shaft

Coiled or Stamped, Engineered For You

As the only manufacturer of every ring style, our goal is to provide you with the best solution for your application. Billions of rings flow through our factories annually, with either rings coiled from wire sections or stamped from strip. Our fully flexible processes cater for both mass production or smaller custom lots, large or small in both standard and special materials – exactly as specified by our customers. Explore our retaining ring families below.

Retaining rings customized for your project

Standard or custom, coiled or stamped, our rings are engineered for you. Not sure exactly which part you need? Our team will ensure you find the right part for your application.

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Director of Technical Sales EngineeringRotor Clip

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Installation & Removal

array of removal and installation tools for retaining rings

Installation and removal of the rings can be achieved in numerous ways, depending on the type of ring and the application. The most common methods are to use ring pliers to snap the rings into position for axially assembled rings, using an applicator tool for radially assembled E clips, or using a tapered mandrel to expand the ring into position. Select the right ring, and assembly tools to avoid damage to the retaining ring, the surrounding components or injury to personnel.

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Materials & Finishes

Unique to our industry, Rotor Clip stocks a wide selection of material grades and finishes to suit specific industries and their environments. Our engineering team will apply their rich metallurgical expertise to guide you to the material and finish selection process to maximize ring reliability and performance.

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Tapered & Constant Section Materials

  • Carbon spring steel (ST)
  • Stainless steel – PH-15-7Mo (SS)
  • Beryllium copper alloy #25 (BC)
  • Stainless steel – DIN 1.4122 (SG)
  • Phosphor bronze alloy #5218 (PB)

Spiral Ring Materials

  • Stainless steel – AISI 302 (SJ)
  • Stainless steel – AISI 316 (SU)

Finishes

  • Phosphate coating (PA), standard
  • Phosphate and oil (PD)
  • Phosphate with sealer (PAL)
  • Heavy phosphate and oil (HPD)
  • Zinc plating (ZD)
  • Zinc bright (ZF)
  • Zinc dichromate with sealer (ZDL)
  • Heavy zinc dichromate with sealer (HZDL)
  • Trivalent chromate over zinc (Z3X)
  • Galvanic zinc plating (GZN)
  • Oil over steel (OIL)

Packaged The Way You Want

Our service doesn’t stop at the manufacture of our parts. We package our parts according to your preferences, ensuring they arrive in excellent condition. Our packaging is designed for ease of handling, simplifying installation, and using fully recyclable materials. This enables you to meet your schedule, cost projections, and sustainability objectives. Count on Rotor Clip for exceptional service throughout the entire process.

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retaining ring packaging

Applications

Retaining rings/circlips can be found in applications across every industry. Here are some examples.

More retaining ring application examples

actuator with a retaining ring

Actuator with Internal Tapered Section Retaining Ring

rotary union with a spiral ring

Rotary Union with Spiral Retaining Ring

Motor Retaining Ring

Electric Motor with E Style Retaining Ring

Resources

We’ve been in the retaining ring business for over 65 years, that is why we are the experts. Explore some of our most popular resources about retaining rings

More than Parts. A True Partnership.

Our passion is creating the best rings, springs, and clamps. Our mission is to make your work a success. We are here for you.