Self Clinching Fasteners

Product Details:

• Ease of installation: All that is required to successfully install the nut is a simple parallel press device which can be used to push the flush nut into position.
• Suitable for use in thin metal: Provides a strong attachment in metal as thin as 1.6mm with a FLUSH finish.
• No hole preparation required: Eliminates the need for deburring or refinishing.
• Material suitability: Self-clinching flush nuts can be used in a wide variety of materials, including materials that are not conducive to welding.
• No secondary operations: Eliminates the need for additional tapping after installation.
• Insertion automation: Insertion process may be fully automated, thereby increasing process speed and reducing overall production costs.
• These Type F self-clinching nuts particularly can be installed flush before bending or forming operations get under way without risking potential interference problems that protruding fasteners could cause down the line.

Product Details:

The sheet metal surrounding the head cold flows into an undercut thereby making the fastener an integral part of the sheet.

Clinch Nuts can also be used instead of tapped holes for a more durable and stronger connection. Nuts, standoffs and studs can be used where it is not practical, or possible, to insert a fastener on both sides of a case.

For example, in an instance where there is a nut installed on the inside of an enclosure, you wouldn’t be able to hold a wrench to attach the cover, since the cover would interfere.

For the best dimensional accuracy we recommend that all holes in the sheet metal application be punched.  To install the fastener into the punched Hole a profiled punch is required.  It is essential that the recommended Hole tolerances be observed.

Self-Clinching Nuts provide strong reusable female threads in panels that are too thin to be conventionally tapped. Utilising a special proven clinch feature, this fastener has excellent torque-out and push-out characteristics whilst providing a flush finish on the underside of the panel.

Like all self clinching fasteners they are installed using a parallel squeezing force so require access to both sides of the panel.