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    Self-clinching micro pins - PennEngineering

    April 19, 2010
    Micro pins install permanently in sheet materials for electronics applications.

    Type MPP self-clinching, precipitation-hardened, stainless-steel, micro pins with chamfered ends install permanently in stainless steel and other sheet materials with hardness up to HRB 92 and cross-sections as thin as 0.02-in. thick. The pins come in 0.040-in. and larger diameters and are 0.08 in. long or longer.
    The flush-mounting, RoHS-compliant pins can be installed automatically. Detailed specifications and drawings are available at www.pemnet.com.

    PennEngineering, 5190 Old Easton Rd., Danboro, PA 18916, (800) 237-4736, www.pemnet.com

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