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 ...

Sheet metal fabricators deploy a variety of joining processes. Here, we take a deep dive into the clinching method – how it works, when to use it, and more. If you’re considering alternatives to spot ...

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 ...