In
1967 we introduced the first line of fastener installation presses under
the PEMSERTER® Products Division of PEM® Fastening Systems.
These presses are designed, engineered and built with the user in mind.
Simply stated, PEMSERTER presses are designed for applications where
accuracy and reliability are key. From simple, hand-held press equipment,
to fully automated motion-control presses, PEMSERTER presses continue
to set the standard for performance and cost savings.
In 1942, K.A. Swanstrom founded PennEngineering with an innovative technology
that opened the door to the self-clinching fastener industry we know
today.
Broadly defined,
a self-clinching fastener is any device, usually threaded, when pressed
into ductile metal displaces the host material around the mounting hole.
This action causes the metal to cold flow into a specially designed
annular recess in the shank or pilot of the fastener. A serrated clinching
ring, knurl, ribs or hex head prevents the fastener from rotating in
the host material once it has been properly installed. Thus self-clinching
fasteners become an integral part of any assembly into which they are
installed.
We are proud of
the innovations we have pioneered as an industry leader. Above all,
it signals our belief that an industry resource must constantly set
new standards that extend well beyond "business-as-usual."
As we develop new
standards consistent with our systems approach to assembly, our customers
can rest assured their needs will be met...and exceeded.
