History of Smalley

2023

• Smalley celebrates 60 years of Greenhill family ownership

2022

• Smalley Europe Celebrates 20 Years of Local Service
• Smalley China expands warehouse

2021

• Awarded the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the ninth year in a row
• Smalley Releases the Revolutionary Revolox^® Retaining Ring 

2020

• Awarded the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the eighth year in a row

2019

• Smalley launches the Nested Spirawave® Wave Spring series
• Awarded the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the seventh year in a row

2018

• Awarded the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the sixth year in a row

2017

• Smalley is ISO 13485:2016 certified
• Introducing the Smallest Wave Springs on the Market

2016

• Smalley expands Bearing Preload Series down to 9 mm
• Smalley goes....Smaller!

2015

• Awarded the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the fourth year in a row
• Smalley opens Tianjin, China office location
• Launched Chinese website
• Launched German website

2014

• Smalley Awarded Back-to-Back-to-Back GM Supplier Quality Excellence Awards
• Launched French Website

2013 

• Smalley receives GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for second consecutive year
• Smalley introduces standard Linear Springs series
• Smalley opens European warehouse in France

2012

• Smalley is awarded GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
• Smalley expands to 300,000 ft²

2009 

• Smalley develops Hoopster Retaining Rings
• Smalley achieves ISO 14001:2015 accreditation

2008

• Smalley Wave Springs land on Mars
• Smalley releases Metric Crest-to-Crest® Wave Spring series

2007

• Smalley acquires Spirolox Inc. from Kaydon Corporation

2006

• Smalley achieves IATF16949:2016 accreditation

2004 

• Smalley opens Smalley Nordic in Alingsås, Sweden

2002 

• Smalley opens European office in Trappes, France
• Smalley moves to Lake Zurich, IL into a 200,000 ft² facility

2001

• Smalley obtains patent for Wavo Spring

1998

• Smalley is named GM Supplier of the Year

1997

• Smalley achieves QS9000 accreditation

1995

• Smalley achieves ISO 9001:2015 accreditation

1994

• Smalley expands facility to 100,000 ft²

1991 

• Smalley introduces Laminar Seal Rings to product line
• Smalley obtains patent for Shim-End Crest-to-Crest Wave Springs

1990

• Smalley introduces standard Crest-to-Crest series

1989

• Smalley moves to 50,000 ft² facility

1979

• Smalley starts rolling its own material
• Smalley develops the Crest-to-Crest Wave Spring

1978

• Smalley moves to 25,000 ft² facility

1973

• Smalley expands facility to 10,000 ft²

1968

• Smalley develops and manufactures the first edge-coiled type wave spring
• Smalley moves to 5,000 ft² facility in Wheeling, IL

1965

• Smalley manufactures spiral type retaining rings

1963

• The Greenhill family acquires ownership of Smalley

1918

• Smalley Steel Ring Company is founded