Hardware Guidelines

Hardware insertion is the process of installing PEM nuts, studs, standoffs, and other fasteners into sheet metal parts. These components are essential for the assembly of sheet metal parts and are often used to attach other components like PCBs, panels, and other sheet metal parts.

Pemnuts

Hardware, specifically PEM nuts, are a significant component in sheet metal fabrication, especially when it comes to enhancing the assembly and robustness of sheet metal parts. PEM nuts are a type of self-clinching fastener that, when installed into a pre-cut hole and subjected to sufficient force, clinches into the sheet metal, creating a permanent and strong thread in thin metal sheets.

One of the main advantages of PEM nuts is their capacity to provide strong load-bearing threads in sheet metal applications where it may otherwise be challenging to achieve robust, threaded connections. They are ideal for use with thin sheet metal components where cutting threads (like tapping) is not sufficient.

PEM Nuts

Name	Hole
#2-56 Nut	0.166″4.2 mm	2 P/N

#4-40 Nut	0.166″4.2 mm	2 P/N

#6-32 Nut	0.188″4.8 mm	2 P/N

#8-32 Nut	0.213″5.4 mm	2 P/N

#10-32 Nut	0.250″6.3 mm	2 P/N

#10-24 Nut	0.250″6.3 mm	2 P/N

1/4-20 Nut	0.344″8.7 mm	2 P/N

M2x0.4 Nut	4.2 mm0.166″	1 P/N

M3x0.5 Nut	4.2 mm0.166″	2 P/N

M4x0.7 Nut	5.4 mm0.213″	2 P/N

M5x0.8 Nut	6.3 mm0.250″	2 P/N

M6x1.0 Nut	8.7 mm0.344″	2 P/N

M8x1.25 Nut	10.5 mm0.414″	2 P/N

PEM Flush Nuts

Name	Hole
#4-40 Flush Nut	0.172″4.4 mm	1 P/N

#6-32 Flush Nut	0.213″5.4 mm	1 P/N

#8-32 Flush Nut	0.290″7.4 mm	1 P/N

#10-32 Flush Nut	0.312″7.9 mm	1 P/N

1/4-20 Flush Nut	0.344″8.7 mm	1 P/N

M2x0.4 Flush Nut	4.4 mm0.172″	1 P/N

M3x0.5 Flush Nut	4.4 mm0.172″	1 P/N

M4x0.7 Flush Nut	7.4 mm0.290″	1 P/N

M5x0.8 Flush Nut	7.9 mm0.312″	1 P/N

M6x1.0 Flush Nut	8.7 mm0.344″	1 P/N

PEM Studs

Name	Hole	Length
#4-40x0.250" Stud	0.111″2.8 mm	0.250″6.3 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.375" Stud	0.111″2.8 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.500" Stud	0.111″2.8 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.625" Stud	0.111″2.8 mm	0.625″15.9 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.250" Stud	0.137″3.5 mm	0.250″6.3 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.375" Stud	0.137″3.5 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.500" Stud	0.137″3.5 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.625" Stud	0.137″3.5 mm	0.625″15.9 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.250" Stud	0.163″4.1 mm	0.250″6.3 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.375" Stud	0.163″4.1 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.500" Stud	0.163″4.1 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.625" Stud	0.163″4.1 mm	0.625″15.9 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.375" Stud	0.189″4.8 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.500" Stud	0.189″4.8 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.625" Stud	0.189″4.8 mm	0.625″15.9 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.750" Stud	0.189″4.8 mm	0.750″19 mm	2 P/N

1/4-20x0.375" Stud	0.249″6.3 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

1/4-20x0.500" Stud	0.249″6.3 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

1/4-20x0.750" Stud	0.249″6.3 mm	0.750″19 mm	2 P/N

1/4-20x1.000" Stud	0.249″6.3 mm	1.000″25.4 mm	2 P/N

M3x6mm Stud	3 mm0.118″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M3x8mm Stud	3 mm0.118″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M3x10mm Stud	3 mm0.118″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M3x12mm Stud	3 mm0.118″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M3x18mm Stud	3 mm0.118″	18 mm0.709″	2 P/N

M4x6mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M4x8mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M4x10mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M4x12mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M4x15mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	15 mm0.591″	2 P/N

M4x30mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	30 mm1.181″	2 P/N

M4x35mm Stud	4 mm0.157″	35 mm1.378″	2 P/N

M5x8mm Stud	5 mm0.197″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M5x10mm Stud	5 mm0.197″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M5x12mm Stud	5 mm0.197″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M5x20mm Stud	5 mm0.197″	20 mm0.787″	2 P/N

M6x12mm Stud	6 mm0.236″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M6x15mm Stud	6 mm0.236″	15 mm0.591″	2 P/N

M6x20mm Stud	6 mm0.236″	20 mm0.787″	2 P/N

M6x25mm Stud	6 mm0.236″	25 mm0.984″	2 P/N

M8x12mm Stud	8 mm0.315″	12 mm0.472″	1 P/N

M8x15mm Stud	8 mm0.315″	15 mm0.591″	1 P/N

M8x20mm Stud	8 mm0.315″	20 mm0.787″	1 P/N

M8x25mm Stud	8 mm0.315″	25 mm0.984″	1 P/N

M8x30mm Stud	8 mm0.315″	30 mm1.181″	1 P/N

M8x35mm Stud	8 mm0.315″	35 mm1.378″	1 P/N

PEM Standoffs

Name	Hole	Length
#4-40x0.312" SO	0.166″4.2 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.375" SO	0.166″4.2 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.500" SO	0.166″4.2 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.312" SO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.375" SO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.500" SO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.625" SO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.625″15.9 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.312" SO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.312" SO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.375" SO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.375" SO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.500" SO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.500" SO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

M3x4mm SO	4.2 mm0.166″	4 mm0.157″	2 P/N

M3x6mm SO	4.2 mm0.166″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M3x8mm SO	4.2 mm0.166″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M3x10mm SO	4.2 mm0.166″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M3x12mm SO	4.2 mm0.166″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M4x6mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M5x6mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M4x8mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M5x8mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M4x10mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M5x10mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M4x12mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M5x12mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M4x25mm SO	7.1 mm0.281″	25 mm0.984″	2 P/N

PEM Blind Standoffs

Name	Hole	Length
#4-40x0.312" BSO	0.166″4.2 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.375" BSO	0.166″4.2 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#4-40x0.500" BSO	0.166″4.2 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.312" BSO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.375" BSO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.500" BSO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#6-32x0.625" BSO	0.213″5.4 mm	0.625″15.9 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.312" BSO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.312" BSO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.312″7.9 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.375" BSO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.375" BSO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.375″9.5 mm	2 P/N

#8-32x0.500" BSO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

#10-32x0.500" BSO	0.281″7.1 mm	0.500″12.7 mm	2 P/N

M3x6mm BSO	4.2 mm0.166″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M3x8mm BSO	4.2 mm0.166″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M3x10mm BSO	4.2 mm0.166″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M3x12mm BSO	4.2 mm0.166″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M3x20mm BSO	4.2 mm0.166″	20 mm0.787″	2 P/N

M3x25mm BSO	4.2 mm0.166″	25 mm0.984″	2 P/N

M4x6mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M5x6mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	6 mm0.236″	2 P/N

M4x8mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	8 mm0.315″	2 P/N

M4x10mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M5x10mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	10 mm0.394″	2 P/N

M4x12mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M5x12mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	12 mm0.472″	2 P/N

M4x25mm BSO	7.1 mm0.281″	25 mm0.984″	2 P/N

Rivnuts

Name	Hole
#6-32 Rivnut	0.266″6.8 mm	4 P/N

#8-32 Rivnut	0.266″6.8 mm	4 P/N

#10-24 Rivnut	0.297″7.5 mm	4 P/N

#10-32 Rivnut	0.297″7.5 mm	4 P/N

1/4-20 Rivnut	0.391″9.9 mm	4 P/N

5/16-18 Rivnut	0.531″13.5 mm	4 P/N

3/8-16 Rivnut	0.531″13.5 mm	4 P/N

M4x0.7 Rivnut	6.8 mm0.268″	4 P/N

M5x0.8 Rivnut	7.6 mm0.299″	4 P/N

M6x1.0 Rivnut	10 mm0.394″	4 P/N

M8x1.25 Rivnut	13.5 mm0.532″	4 P/N

M10x1.5 Rivnut	13.5 mm0.532″	4 P/N

Bending

Details and tolerance guidelines for our sheet metal bending service.

Countersinking

Countersinking is a method of creating a conical hole in a sheet metal piece, allowing for the flush attachment of fasteners like screws or bolts.