PennEngineering® has launched the new PEMspec™ app available in the iTunes® app store for free download. Formatted to be viewed on the iPhone®, the app also can be handled with an iPad®. This new app is designed to enable users to access critical installation dimensions for a selected PEM® fastener from the complete line of…
Unthreaded KEYHOLE® and SNAP-TOP® Standoff Fasteners
PEM® unthreaded KEYHOLE® and SNAP-TOP® standoff fasteners provide ideal solutions to mount and detach PC boards, panels, or components easily without requiring any tools or additional hardware. Both families of fasteners are uniquely designed to provide secure and reliable attachment, reduce or eliminate risks associated with loose hardware potentially damaging internal circuitry, and ultimately enable…
Corrosion Resistant Fasteners
The Atlas Monel blind threaded inserts (Type AEKM) suit attachment applications where equipment or components are exposed to harsh conditions. The high-strength, nickel-copper alloy 400 products feature a minimal profile head allowing for near-flush installation without requiring special hole preparation such as countersinking or dimpling. The RoHS-compliant inserts can be installed quickly using Atlas Spin-Pull,…
New Ways to Fasten
Reprint Info >> As design methods evolve, the fasteners and joining tools available to you change too. Here’s a look at some of the newer offerings. The methods and products available to attach two pieces of a design together are multiple and varied to meet nearly every conceivable need. However, new needs constantly arise. Today’s…
Screw Mountings with Special Features
PEM® Types PF7M™ and PF7MF™ captive panel screws introduce two distinct mounting styles for permanent installation into thin sheets. Both types feature small, compact, and low-profile designs for limited access areas. The screws also have the MAThread® anti-cross threading technology that easily corrects off-angle installations, aligns components, and slides through clogged internal threads. Their Phillips…
Micro Fasteners Gaining Wider Use
By Jay McKenna, Global Product Manager New Products, PennEngineering, Danboro, Penn Reprint Info>> As electronic devices continue to miniaturize, the fasteners required to assemble them are becoming smaller as well. Extremely small micro fasteners have made significant inroads in the global marketplace especially with the ongoing evolution of smaller, lighter, and thinner consumer electronic devices.…
PEM R’ANGLE Fasteners
The expanded family of patented PEM® R’ANGLE® fasteners provide efficient and reliable methods to create permanent right-angle attachment points in thin metal assemblies or printed circuit boards. The product line includes self-clinching types for installation in thin metal sheets and ReelFast® SMT surface mount fasteners for use with printed circuit boards. The R’ANGLE clinch fasteners…
Better Fasteners Beget Better Products
Design innovations certainly owe much to advances in technology, evolving marketplace trends (such as smaller, thinner, and lighter), the particular or unique requirements of an application, and many other interrelated influences. Design engineers also play vital roles as innovators when they strive to attain a lower assembled cost for their designs, in effect achieving more…
PEM® Cost Savings Investigation Program
The PEM® Cost Savings Investigation (CSISM) Program introduces a free service to assist companies in potentially reducing their total “assembled cost” of products and designs. The CSI Program is an exclusive resource supported by the global fastening expertise of PennEngineering® to provide focused product analysis and identify “better ways” to achieve assembly-related economies and efficiencies.…
Find the Best Fastener for PCB Assemblies
By Jay McKenna Jay McKenna is the Special Products Manager, PennEngineering Integrating a printed circuit board (PCB) into an assembly is often a custom job. Every application can require a different board location. In addition, part geometry and surface finish, solder paste, and surface mounting conditions change frequently. Some boards must be stacked or spaced,…