Press Fit Pins Sheet Metal

A spiral groove cut into these pins relieves trapped air but stays in 360 contact with the hole for a secure fit that s easy to insert in and remove from blind holes.

Press fit pins sheet metal.

Though press fits have their limitations don t despair. Hex head bolt installation design tolerances. Each direct acting press features a ram that produces up to 8 5 kilonewtons of force and a stroke up to 80 millimeters. The clinch design provides high strength in sheets as thin as 031 0 8 mm.

To remove thread a screw or tool into the tapped hole then pull the pin out. Which results in the sheet metal being thinner on the edges. For the traditional use of press fits where the pins both join and accurately locate the parts better designs use slip fit dowel pins for self locating and bolts to join the parts. The enlarged head diameter reduces stress on the panel and the thicker head allows for a larger hole in the attached panels.

To measure the unknown distance x over semi opposite holes using pins largest gage pins that can fit into holes and the number of holes n is odd and greater than 3. The thfe is recommended for use in steel or aluminum sheets hrb rockwell b scale 85 or less and hb hardness brinell 165 or less. Slip press fit design tolerances for ansi size dowel pins. Studs and pins for sheet metal.

Studs pins for sheet metal.