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Pilot Pins

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Self-Clinching fasteners provide strong load bearing male or female threads in thin steel and aluminium panels.

Installation is neat and easy.

Simply locate the fastener into a pre-prepared hole and apply a parallel squeezing force to embed the fastener into the panel.

Self-Clinching fasteners work by utilizing a special clinch feature.

When the part is pressed into the hole, the parent material cold-flows into the clinch feature, effectively locking the fastener into the panel, providing excellent torque-out and push-out performance.

Self-Clinching fasteners require a parallel squeezing force to be applied for correct installation.

Equally important is the length of time the force is applied. Sufficient time must be allowed for the cold-flow clinching process to work (this is often referred to as the dwell time when installing on a hydraulic press).

Pilot Pins – JC-TPS Pins

Pilot Pins are a type of locating pins that resemble threadless studs. These pilot pins have a rounded profile with a tapered tip.

They assist in aligning components before fastening, ensuring accurate installation.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR INSTALLING INTO STAINLESS STEEL SHEETS
One of the very basics of self-clinching is that the fastener must be harder than the host sheet. Only then will the fastener perform as intended.

This is particularly challenging when installing fasteners into stainless steel sheet metal.
If your application requires that the fastener clinches into stainless steel, be sure you use the fasteners specifically designed for this purpose.