In 1981 TFC formed a unique trading relationship with a little known US company, Smalley Steel Ring Company, when they agreed to market and distribute for them here in the UK and mainland Europe. At that time, although well established within their own shores for almost half a century, the benefits that could be available to design engineers when space, weight and precision spring loads were a problem, was virtually unheard of this side of the Atlantic.
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机译：1981年，TFC与一家鲜为人知的美国公司Smalley Steel Ring Company建立了独特的贸易关系，当时他们同意在英国和欧洲大陆在这里进行市场营销和分销。当时，尽管在自己的海岸中已经建立了将近半个世纪的历史，但是当空间，重量和精密弹簧载荷成为问题时，设计工程师可以从中受益，但大西洋这边却是闻所未闻的。
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