Allows permanent joining of two metal sections.

Replaces riveting or welding.
No special installation equipment required.
Standard parts install into sheets as thin as .030"/0.8mm.
Flush mounted on both sides.
Minimal space requirements.
Can be installed blind into bottom (panel 2) sheet.
Can join dissimilar metals (which otherwise can not be welded).
Can be concealed with paints and powder coatings.
Can be used as single flush-mounted pivot point.
RoHS compliant.

The PEM^® SpotFast^™ self-clinching fastener from PennEngineering creates a permanent, flush joining of two sheets of metal. The

fastener installs smooth with the top sheet, and flush or sub-flush with the bottom sheet. Squeezing the fastener into place causes a cold-flow of panel material into the fastener's two separate clinch profiles. This fastener is capable of joining two dissimilar metals, including unequal thicknesses. Rotational by design, the use of a single fastener can also act as a hardened pivot point if so desired.