microPEM®
- Wearables
- Laptops
- Tablets/Readers
- Cell/Smart Phones
- Gaming/Hand Held Devices
- Infotainment
- Automotive Electronics
- Thread code as small as M0.8
- Pin diameters as small as 0.7mm
- Standoff lengths as short as .028" / 0.7mm
- Clinches flush into sheets as thing as .012" / 0.3mm
- Attach sheets as thin as .008" / 0.2mm. Parts for smaller and/or thinner applications can be designed.
microPEM® Products
microPEM® FlexTack™ Fasteners
Designed to increase vertical installation in designs
- Alternative to using micro-screws, eliminating the need to tap or use threaded inserts.
- Installation time to simply press the part in (1.5 seconds) is less than the time to thread a screw in, equals less total installed cost.
- The Belleville-shaped head allows for stack-up tolerance relief in a design.
- Lowers overall total installed costs from the elimination of the following: patch to prevent loosening, threaded insert or tapped hole and driver bits, cost of rework due to cross-threading or driver bit “cam-out”
microPEM® ClampDisk® Fastener
- Clamp load generation.
- Simple installation.
- Removability.
- Works with multiple panels of any material.
- Limited installation stress to assemble.
microPEM® TackSert® Type TK™ Pins
- Secure panels to common magnesium die casting materials such as AZ91D.
- Appropriate for attaching panels to plastics such as ABS.
- Simple, press-in installation. Does not require heat or ultrasonics.
- Alternative to micro screws, eliminating many of the costs associated with threaded hardware.
- Top sheet can be any material.
- Low-profile head.
microPEM® Self-Clinching TackPin® Fasteners
Designed for Sheet-to-Sheet Attachment
- Replaces and reduces costs associated with screws, welds, and adhesives.
- Attaches top sheets as thin as 0.2 mm/ .008″.
- Clinches into base panel as hard as HRB 45 / HB 84.
- Tapered and interference fit minimize hole tolerance issues.
- For use in stainless steel and higher strength aluminum alloy sheets.
microPEM® Self-Clinching TackScrew™ Fasteners
Designed for Sheet-to-Sheet Attachment
- Simple, press-in installation for secure attachment.
- Twist out (unscrews) if removal is necessary.
- Replaces micro screws, eliminating installation issues.
- If removed, fastener can be reinstalled one time using permanent thread locking adhesive.
- Can be installed automatically for high volume applications.
microPEM® Self-Clinching Locating Pins
Install Into Thin Sheets For Locating/Positioning Applications
- Smallest diameter: 1 mm / .040″.
- Shortest length: 2 mm / .080″.
- Minimum sheet thickness: 0.5 mm / .020″.
- Maximum sheet hardness: HRB 92.
- Fastener material: steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Types MSO4™ / MSOFS™ microPEM® Standoffs
MSO4™ self-clinching installation
- Smallest thread size: M1.0 / #0-80.
- Shortest length: 1 mm / .040″.
- Minimum sheet thickness: 0.3 mm / 0.012″.
- Maximum sheet hardness: HRB 88.
- Fastener material: Steel, Stainless steel, aluminum
MSOFS™ flaring installation
- Smallest thread size: M1.0 / #0-80.
- Shortest length: 2 mm / .093″.
- Sheet thickness: 0.2 – 0.3 mm / 0.008 – 0.012″.
- Maximum sheet hardness: None, use any panel
- Fastener material: stainless steel.
microPEM® SMT Spacers
Attaches to P.C. Board for Nut/Spacer applications
- Hex shaped barrel provides larger solder area.
- Provided on tape and reel.
- Reduces board handling.
- Smallest thread size: M1 / #0-80.
- Minimum sheet thickness 0.5 mm / .020″.
- RoHS compliant.
microPEM® Screws
- Smallest thread size: M0.8.
- Shortest length: 1 mm / .039″.
- Fastener material: steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
- Driver types: TORX®/TORX Plus® / cross-recess / internal hex.
- Head styles: flat head / pan head / socket-head / wafer-head.
- Special features: Locking patch, REMFORM®, TAPTITE 2000®, FASTITE 2000®, PT® and DELTA PT®.
- Platings: zinc, nickel, black nickel and black oxide.
microPEM® Threaded Inserts
- Threads as small as M1.
- Designed for use in straight or tapered holes.
- Symmetrical design eliminates the need for orientation.
- Provides excellent performance in wide range of plastics.
- Fastener material: brass / aluminum / stainless steel.
- Styles: ultrasonic, thermal press in.
Cost Saving microPEM® Fasteners
What are your costs to design in a screw?
- Cost of Screw
- Cost of patch to prevent loosening
- Cost of threaded insert or tapped hole
- Cost of installation time - screw vs. press
- Cost of rework due to cross-threading
- Cost of driver bits
- Cost of rework due to drive bit "cam-out"
Are these variables less than $7 per 1,000-$12 per 1,000?
TackPin® may be the answer.
View the side by side comparison of TackPin™ and screw installation.
microPEM® Nuts and Standoffs simplify attachments
SMTSO
microPEM® SMTSO Surface Mount Micro Fasteners simplify attachment.
MSO4 Standoff Replaces Weld Fasteners
M1.4 standoff clinched into 0.4mm / .016″ stainless.
microPEM® TackSert® Fasteners
Screw or swaged pin could be converted to a TackSert™ reducing installation complexity
