PEM® CLINCH FASTENERS FOR USE
IN STAINLESS ASSEMBLIES
OFFER PERMANENTLY INSTALLED HARDWARE
SOLUTIONS
PEM® self-clinching
fasteners for use in stainless steel sheets provide ideal solutions to satisfy
stainless assembly applications and promote lighter and stronger designs. These specially hardened stainless fasteners
in various types and styles install permanently in thin stainless sheets and some
provide the added benefit of excellent corrosion resistance to protect against
corrosive conditions often encountered with medical devices and chemical and
food processing equipment, among others.
The PEM stainless self-clinching
product line includes panel fasteners integrating captive screws for “tool
only” access to stainless assemblies; thru-hole threaded and blind threaded
standoffs for stacking or spacing components to or from stainless steel panels;
non-locking and self-locking floating nuts to accommodate mating hole
misalignment; fasteners for flush-mount attachment applications enabling
permanent joining of two sheets without protrusions; flush-head studs; pins;
and nuts.
Depending
on type, the fasteners are produced from precipitation hardening grade
stainless, 300 Series stainless, 400 Series stainless, or A286 stainless steels
and most are designed to install in stainless sheets as thin as
.030”/0.8mm. With the fastener harder
than the host stainless sheet, successful clinching results in their becoming
integral parts of an assembly without risk of loose hardware.
Detailed
specifications (Bulletin SS) and free part drawings (PEM CAD Library) for these
RoHS-compliant fasteners can be accessed at www.pemnet.com
