PennEngineering, a global fastener manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Sherex Fastening Solutions, a U.S. manufacturer of engineered fastener solutions including rivet nuts, tooling, automation, and associated fastening solutions. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Sherex is a premier technical provider of blind rivet nuts, with strong application expertise, and production capabilities worldwide.  It has achieved an…

“The global industrial fasteners market is on a positive growth trajectory, driven by key sectors like manufacturing, construction, and automotive.” This is according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com. In fact, the global fasteners market is expected to hit $124.9 billion by 2030. And good news, this growth trend begins in 2024. Although supply chains…

Sherex Fastening Solutions, a manufacturer of innovative engineered fastening solutions, has launched Optisert — an innovative round-body rivet nut that offers superior strength, performance, and spin-out compared to the typical standard round-body rivet nuts. What’s unique about Optisert is the proprietary combination of an engineered knurled body and underhead wedge design. This gives the rivet nut…

Sherex Fastening Solutions, a U.S. manufacturer of engineered fastener solutions including rivet nuts, tooling, and automation, now offers more than 1,500 3D models of its rivet nuts available for download. This includes the company’s best-performing, full hexagonal rivet nut lines: the FHL and FHK series. These 3D models add to the TEC series washer models. In fact,…

Sherex Fastening Solutions, a global provider of engineered fasteners, tooling, and automation, has released a new Hand Tool Calibration Unit. The Hand Tool Calibration Unit measures the pulling force for pneumatic and hydro-pneumatic rivet nut tools to ensure the tool is meeting the required setting force to install into the application. With the ability to…