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 ...

These nuts are squeezed into round, punched or drilled holes in sheet metal between a parallel punch and flat anvil. The nut is flush or less on the back side. No special hole preparation or tooling ...

New PEM® Type SMPP™ self-clinching nuts from PennEngineering® install permanently in ultra-thin stainless steel sheets and provide dimensionally ideal solutions for stainless assemblies where space ...

New PEMSERT® Type F4™self-clinching flush nuts from PennEngineering® introduce ideal attachment solutions for stainless steel assemblies by providing load-bearing threads in thin stainless sheets ...

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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 ...