Tackpin™ Fasteners

T-212 TackPin™ Fasteners

New self-clinching microPEM® TackPin™ (Type T™) fasteners for compact electronic assemblies enable sheet-to-sheet attachment, replacing costly screw installation in applications where disassembly is not required. TackPin fastener use eliminates typical screw-related issues (including tapping, cross-threading, torque control, and vibration NEW! backout) and ultimately promotes quick and easy installation with minimal hardware. TackPin fasteners can provide a good alternative to welds or adhesives.

Ideal for today’s compact electronics • Laptops • Notebooks / Ultrabook™ Devices • Tablet Computers • Cell/Smart Phones • Gaming / Hand Held Devices

Ultrabook™ is a trademark of Intel® Corporation.

Among notable applications, these aluminum fasteners can be specified to attach super-thin membranes to very thin cosmetic substrates, such as keyboards. The fastener’s low-profile head provides cosmetic benefits.

Features and Benefits • Micro sized for fastening within very compact designs. • Attaches top sheets as thin as 0.2 mm / .008”. • Clinches into base panels as hard as HRB 45 / HB 84. • Interference fit minimizes hole tolerance issues. • Tapered tip assists location. Low-profile head ideal for compact spaces. • Low-profile head provides cosmetic benefits. • Replaces screws: eliminating costly tapping, cross threading, torque control, vibration backout and installation time.

Simply press into place. Permanently joins sheet to panel.

Patent pending.

www.pemnet.com Comparison of TackPin™ fastener to screw installation. T-2 (1) All dimensionsareinmillimeters. All dimensionsareininches. UNIFIED METRIC PennEngineering • www.pemnet.com• PennEngineering TA TA TA atnrMtra Hl ie hcns Set i.Set oeSz Hl ie B C B A HoleSize HoleSize Min.Sheet Sheet Thickness HoleSize FastenerMaterial A 0 7 .028 075 .019 10 050 - .036.024.035 .040 .008 10 .058 025 - .027.024.035 .035 .031 .040 TA 10 .058 - .016.024.035 .035 .022 .040 TA .058 .035 .011 TA

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0.89 mm/.035”forblindholesand0.5.020”thruholes. Aluminum Aluminum tolerance eliminates hole fit Interference Type Type head Low-profile o he Tp aePnl o he Bs ae BasePanel Top Sheet BasePanel Top Top Sheet BasePanel o he Tp aePnl o he Bs ae BasePanel Top Sheet BasePanel Top Top Sheet BasePanel oe oe Thickness Code Code oe oe Thickness Code Code Part NumberDesignation applications into blindorthrough hole TackPin fastener installs Base panel. Material Type and TA 0 7 07 .9 .9 .7 .2 .1 060 0.89 0.89 0.610 0.89 0.914 0.610 0.610 0.686 1.02 0.406 1.02 1.02 1.47 1.47 0.89 1.47 0.89 0.71-0.79 0.89 0.48-0.56 075 0.2-0.28 050 025 10 10 10 With TackPin™Fastener – location tip assists Tapered Base Panel Hole Size Code 10 – Top Sheet Thickness 025 Code Top sheet. Will not loosen. 360˚ metalcontact. Positive engagement, TackPin (1) (1) 00 -.5 005 005 Max. ±0.075 ±0.025 -0.05 ±0.05 ± 02 .0 ±01±03 Max. ±.001±.003 -.002 ±.002 P C B ™ Rockwell “B”Scale)HB84orless(Hardness Brinell) For useinsheethardness: HRB45orless(Hardness Finish: Plainfinish Material: Aluminum Material andFinishSpecifications Fasteners A and vibrationand backout. tapping, cross-threading, torque control, Typical screw related issues includecostly T With Screw

±.004 ±.002 ±.004 .079 .051 .008 .079 .051 .008 .079 .051 .008 01 ±0.05 ±0.1 P H 1.3 1.3 2 1.3 2 2 P H

±0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

T T Min. Dist. Min. Dist. Hole CL To Edge Hole CL To Edge .039 .039 .039 1 1 1 TackPin™ Fasteners

Installation 1. Prepare properly sized mounting hole in sheet and base panel. Base panel mounting hole can be through or blind. Punch 2. Place sheet and base panel in proper position. Top Sheet 3. Place fastener through hole in sheet and into mounting hole of base panel. Shown with 4. With punch and anvil surfaces parallel, apply squeezing force Base Panel blind hole until the head of the fastener contacts the top sheet. Anvil

Manual Installation Punch and Anvil Part Numbers

Punch Anvil BEFORE Size Part Number Part Number PRESSING TA-10-025 TA-10-050 8014167 975200046

TA-10-075 AFTER PRESSING

Performance Data(1) 5052-H34 Aluminum Shown with through hole Type Installation Pushout

N lbs. N lbs. TA-10-025 microPEM® TackPin™ fasteners can be installed automatically TA-10-050 820 185 80 18 in high volume applications. Contact your nearest Engineering TA-10-075 representative for more information. (1) The values reported are averages when all installation specifications and procedures are followed. Variations in mounting hole size, sheet material and installation procedure will affect results. Performance testing of this product in your application is recommended. We will be happy to provide samples for this purpose.

Look for the PEM® “Dimple” registered trademark.

PennEngineering • www.pemnet.com T-3 TackPin™ Fasteners

See below for additional types of micoPEM® fasteners. To see information on the complete line of microPEM® hardware please visit our website at www.pemnet.com and click on the microPEM® button.

• Threads as small as M1 • Pin diameters as small as 1 mm • Standoff lengths as short as 1 mm / .040” • Attach sheets as thin as 0.08 mm / .003” • Clinching into sheets as thin as 0.3 mm / .012”

microPEM® Self-Clinching Locating Pins microPEM® Standoffs - Install Into Thin Sheets For Locating/Positioning Applications Install Into Thin Sheets For Spacing Applications

• Smallest diameter: 1 mm / .040”. • Self-clinching installation. • Shortest length: 2 mm / .080”. • Smallest thread size: M1.0 / #0-80. • Minimum sheet thickness: 0.5 mm / • Shortest length: 1 mm / .040”. .020”. • Minimum sheet thickness: 0.3 mm / • Maximum sheet hardness: HRB 92. .012”. • Fastener material: steel, stainless steel • Maximum sheet hardness: HRB 88 and aluminum. • Fastener material: steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

microPEM® SMT Spacers - Attaches to P.C. Boards for Nut/Space Applications microPEM® Inserts - Strong Metal Threads In Plastics

• Surface mount installation. • Smallest thread size: M1. • Smallest thread size: M1.0 / #0-80. • Fastener material: brass / stainless steel. • Shortest length: 1 mm / .040”. • Styles: ultrasonic, molded-in and press • Minimum sheet thickness 0.3 mm / .012”. in. • Fastener material: steel

microPEM® Screws

• Smallest thread size: M1. • Shortest length: 2 mm / .080”. • Fastener material: steel, stainless steel and aluminum. • Driver types: internal lobed/Phillips/ Mortorq® Super Drive System. • Head styles: flat head/pan head/Mortorq® Super Miniature Wafer Head. • Special features: Remform® locking patch. • Platings: black oxide and zinc.

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