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Access Hardware incorporates self-aligning threads.
Fasteners & Hardware

Access Hardware incorporates self-aligning threads.

PEMÂ-® access hardware, with MAThreadÂ-® technology, employs anti-cross-thread design that corrects off-angle installations, aligns components, and slides through clogged internal threads. Design speeds assembly and eliminate failures, repairs, scrap, and downtime associated with thread damage. Hardware includes self-clinching, broaching, flare-in, floating, and surface-mount styles, in...

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Panel Fasteners compensate for mating hole misalignment.
Fasteners & Hardware

Panel Fasteners compensate for mating hole misalignment.

PEM Type PFF(TM) floating panel fasteners feature fully captive steel screws in thread sizes No. 10-32 and 12-24 and M5 and M6 in varying lengths. They utilize washers for installation with flared punch into sheets as thin as .031 in. Once installed, they allow for radial float in assembly and compensate for mating hole misalignment up to .060 in. Fasteners also have standard slot/Phillips drives...

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Right Angle Clinch Fasteners offer alternative to bent tabs.
Fasteners & Hardware

Right Angle Clinch Fasteners offer alternative to bent tabs.

R'ANGLE self-clinching fasteners include self-tapping and steel threaded types that install permanently in metal sheets as thin as .040 mm. Self-tapping Type RAAÂ-ª aluminum clinch fasteners require thread-forming screws and come in sizes No. 4-40, 6-32, 8-32, M3, or M4. Threaded Type RASÂ-ª steel clinch fasteners come in No. 4-40, 6-32, and 8-32, M3, and M4 sizes; install in aluminum or...

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Self-Clinching Standoffs enable quick removal of PC boards.
Fasteners & Hardware

Self-Clinching Standoffs enable quick removal of PC boards.

Type SKC(TM) PEMÂ-® KEYHOLEÂ-® standoff fasteners allow PC boards or panels to placed and removed by sliding board sideways and lifting it off. Stainless steel standoffs are suited for spacing or hanging replaceable components. Fasteners are available in various unified and metric lengths for permanent installation in aluminum or steel sheets as thin as .040 in., and can be installed...

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Self-Clinching Fasteners have Teflon-®-based coating.
Fasteners & Hardware

Self-Clinching Fasteners have Teflon-®-based coating.

PEMÂ-® self-clinching fasteners are suited for applications where hardware is installed prior to painting. During assembly, threads of mating hardware will remove masking material and paint, allowing clean joining of parts. Coating preserves integrity of fastener threads and will not adversely affect fastener plating. Teflon-based coating's lubricity enables coated fasteners to be used where...

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Self-Clinching Nuts suit thin-sheet applications.
Fasteners & Hardware

Self-Clinching Nuts suit thin-sheet applications.

Type SMPS(TM) stainless steel nuts provide reusable threads with 1 mating screw required to complete component attachment. They can be installed in sheets as thin as .025 in. to become permanent part of assembly. Made from 300 Series stainless steel, fasteners are available in unified and metric thread sizes No. 2-56 through No. 6-32 and M2.5 through M3.5. They have diameter of .220 in. and...

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Cable-Tie Hooks are self-clinching.

Type TDO(TM) cable-tie hooks provide secure attachment points for mounting cables and wires to electronic chassis or enclosures. Hook allows users to attach, remove, and return tie-bundled cables and wires from mounting points when servicing components or replacing/upgrading cables and wires. Able to install permanently without screws or other hardware, cable-tie hooks are available in sizes that...

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Cable-Tie Mounts and Hooks provide secure attachment points.
Communication Systems & Equipment

Cable-Tie Mounts and Hooks provide secure attachment points.

Type TY-D(TM) self-clinching cable-tie mounts and hooks permanently secure wires to electronic chassis/enclosures without screws or adhesives. They are offered in varying sizes for installation in sheets with thicknesses from .040 to .125 in. Type TD(TM) mounts allow users to slide ties easily through hardware's eye, while Type TDO(TM) hooks enable users to attach, remove, and return tie-bundled...

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Fasteners & Hardware

Panel Fasteners enable access to components after assembly.

With captive-screw design, self-clinching panel fasteners are suitable for attaching metal panels as thin as .036 in. They are available in two types: with knurled knobs (Type PF13(TM)) and without (Type PF14(TM)). Both complete spring-loaded panel fastener assemblies are offered with choice of three screw lengths and thread sizes from #4-40 through 1/4-20 and M3 through M6.

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Fasteners eliminate need for nuts and bolts.
Fasteners & Hardware

Fasteners eliminate need for nuts and bolts.

Steel, stainless steel, and aluminum self-clinching devices provide permanent load-bearing threads in metal sheets too thin to be tapped. Fasteners also can serve as alternatives to extruded or stamped threads. They are available in dozens of types and thousands of variations, including free-running, self-locking, floating, and blind hole types meeting unified, ISO, and MIL standards. Fasteners...

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