Threaded Sheet Metal And Panel Fasteners

Install these socket head screws through a hole and thread on a retainer to keep secure.

Threaded sheet metal and panel fasteners.

Press fit nuts for sheet metal. The solution is to install edge panel fasteners on the edge or edges of the sheet metal panel. They are simple to assemble and feature high strength and high vibration resistance. Fastenright supply a large range of sheet metal fasteners which include rivet nuts studs weld studs and threaded fasteners.

To use these ingenious fasteners a slot is cut in the side of the panel to accommodate the width and depth of the fastener. The grooves in the fastener position it into the panel slot. Captive self clinching fasteners are designed to be installed in sheet metal and pc boards. They provide a permanently attached threaded fastener which becomes an integral part of the panel or frame and eliminates the challenges associated with loose hardware.

A number are available in self tapping forms eliminating the need for pre drilling. A light weight sheet metal fastener 10 is formed from a single flat metal blank 20 to include first and second pairs of opposite side wall members 22 24 having parts formed into leaf spring members 49 all surrounding a threaded sleeve 16 unitary with a center plate 12. The fastener is then twisted to cinch it down. Most types of threaded inserts including externally threaded barbed and grooved rivet nuts and tee nuts remain stationary against thread friction.

Choose from our selection of captive panel fasteners including thumb screw head captive panel screws push pull captive panel screws and more.