Advantages of Self-Piercing Fasteners
- Improved Profit Potential
Pierce Fasteners offer the lowest installed cost of all the feasible
alternatives.
- Complete System Service
We offer an extensive system package: design, testing, fastener
application and engineering tooling, start-up assistance, reliable
product quality and delivery performance, and readily available
training and service. We have a wide variety of proven tooling
techniques available for complex installation configurations,
including stand alone fixtures.
- Quality of Installation
The integrity (quality) of the installation can be inspected
visually, or with in-die sensors. Predictions of installed product
performance can be visually determined without destructive testing
of the parts.
- Very Precise Thread Location
The precision installation tooling, coupled with precision Pierce
Fasteners, delivers assured repeatability of accurate positioning.
This produces closer tolerances than methods involving pre-pierced
holes.
- Capable of High Production Rates
Pierce Fasteners can be incorporated into line, station, transfer,
and progressive dies. High production rates are typical.
- Unaffected by Metal Finish
Pierce Nuts and PierceForm® Studs can be installed in a variety of
pre-finished panels (i.e. painted, galvanized, undercoated, and
aluminum).
- Wide Range of Thread Sizes Available
Both internal and external threads are available. These range from
4mm or #1032 to 12mm or 7/16-20. This wide variety of threads will
perform in materials ranging from 0.6mm to 3.5mm or .025" to .135"
in thickness; in some cases even higher.
- Not Subject to the Typical Problems Associated With Welding
No noxious fumes, weld spatter, cold welds, perpendicularity
problems, process variability, or degradation of base metal or its
protective plating.
- Widely Recognized for Over 40 Years
Methods have been proven in millions of production applications
daily and are supported by a global network of affiliates.
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