(MENAFN- GetNews) Traditional fastening methods, such as screws and welds, are not always effective when joining thin sheet metal components. Thin sheets cannot sustain threads and the welding process ...

Available in steel, stainless steel, or aluminum, the PEM line of self-clinching fasteners provide permanent threads in metal sheets as thin as 0.51 mm and are too fragile for tapping. The fasteners ...

Engineers can use self-clinching fasteners on stainless-steel panels and parts, but first they must address some important issues. Engineers routinely turn to self-clinching (SC) fasteners when they ...

Self-clinching fasteners were designed almost 70 years ago as way to attach components to thin sheet metal and ensure the connection would withstand hard tugs and torque loads. They are also useful ...

Danboro, Pa. — PEM self-clinching blind fasteners provide permanently mounted blind threads in metal sheets as thin as .040 in. (1 mm). The “blind-type” design protects threads and circuits against ...

Tailored for flush-mount deployment where corrosion is a concern, the SpotFast stainless steel, self-clinching fasteners permanently mate two metal sheets to create a flush-attachment connection ...

PEM has introduced self-clinching nuts and studs for the thin sheets of high-strength steel increasingly seen in automotive applications. Called SH self-clincing nuts and HFLH self-clinching studs are ...

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Clinching is a sheet metal joining process that has been used for decades. It offers a fast, clean way to join metal parts without welding or screws. In this article, we share clinching 101 knowledge ...

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