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PennEngineering
PennEngineering® serves as a single source for fastening solutions, offering the hardware, equipment, and technical services to satisfy assembly needs from design through production.
Our product line includes Atlas® brand blind threaded rivets providing strong and reusable permanent threads in sheet materials where only one side is accessible. PEM® brand fasteners utilizing self-clinching, broaching, flaring, surface mount, or weld technology to provide strong, reusable, and permanent threads in thin sheetmetal or P.C. board materials. SI® brand inserts for plastic. The StickScrew® System, which uniquely offers a time-saving and cost-effective solution for inserting small screws to predetermined torque values. Our advanced fastener-installation equipment, which is engineered to streamline and enhance the production process. Included are PEMSERTER® installation presses, in-die installation equipment, robotics, "blind" threaded insert tools, and small screw insertion systems.
P.O. Box 1000
5190 Old Easton Road
Danboro, PA 18916
Phone: 215-766-8853
Fax: 215-766-3633
Sales Contact
Leon Attarian
Email: lattarian@pemnet.com
Recent Content on The Fabricator for PennEngineering
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering acquires Eurotec Ltd.
- Jan 4, 2020
- Shop Management
- News Release
PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has announced its acquisition of Eurotec Ltd., a reseller of metal fabrication equipment, fastener installation systems, and clinch and sheet metal fasteners based in Tokyo. The acquisition provides the Japanese market with permanent access to PennEngineering's...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering wins 2018 Supplier of the Year Award
- Apr 30, 2019
- Shop Management
- News Release
Danboro, Pa.-based PennEngineering, a provider of sheet fastening products, has announced that its PennAuto division in China has been recognized as a 2018 Supplier of the Year Award winner by Continental Brake Systems China. PennAuto has been a strategic partner with the Chassis and Safety Systems...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering operational following fire at Pennsylvania facility
- Dec 14, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
PennEngineering®, a provider of fastening technology, has announced that its Danboro, Pa., facility is operational following a fire that occurred at the plant on Dec. 12, 2018. The fire, which began at 1:30 p.m. EDT, was contained at approximately 2:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. The company...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s PEM SH nuts, HFLH studs provide permanent threads for automotive component attachment
- Nov 15, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
PEM® self-clinching SH™ nuts and HFLH™ studs from PennEngineering® are suitable for installing in thin high-strength steel sheets to provide permanent threads for mating hardware in automotive component attachment applications. These hard panel nuts and studs manufactured from hardened alloy...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s PEM PreTect thread masking plugs protect internal threads during painting
- Oct 31, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
New PEM® PreTect™ thread masking plugs from PennEngineering® help protect internal threads of self-clinching nuts and standoffs during paint and powder-coating processes. The preinstalled silicone masking plugs—supplied already in place—have been designed for self-clinching blind standoffs,...
- From The Fabricator
Preventing thread galling for optimized fastener performance
- By Ron Dise
- Sep 10, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Thread galling with self-clinching fasteners isn’t common, but when it occurs it can hinder throughput in a serious way. For this reason, it’s best to address the problem early, before it becomes a problem for production.
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering wins $14 million judgment against Pinconn
- Aug 28, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Danboro, Pa.-based PennEngineering® has obtained a $14 million judgment and permanent injunction against Dongguan Fenggang Pinconn Hardware Factory, based on Pinconn’s counterfeiting and infringement of more than 12 PennEngineering patents and trademarks. In addition to being permanently...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s PEM SFN spinning flare nuts eliminate loose fasteners in thin metal sheet
- Aug 27, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
PEM® SFN™ spinning flare nuts from PennEngineering® become permanently captivated upon installation in thin metal sheets and, when paired with a self-clinching stud or other fixed externally threaded hardware, can eliminate loose fasteners (including flange nuts) in attachment applications. The...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s ATLAS SpinTite blind threaded inserts install with one-sided access
- Jul 19, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
ATLAS® SpinTite® blind threaded inserts from PennEngineering® provide permanent and reusable threads in thin sheet materials where only one side is accessible for hardware installation. Installation is performed from the accessible (front) side using spin-spin tooling technology. The inserts...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s PEM TSO4 self-clinching standoff fasteners allow secure component stacking
- Jun 11, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
PEM® TSO4™self-clinching threaded standoffs from PennEngineering® can be used for secure stacking or spacing of components in ultrathin stainless steel assemblies. These hardened stainless steel fasteners clinch into stainless sheets as thin as 0.025 in. and become permanent parts of an...
- From The Fabricator
Stainless steel PEM TK TackSert pins from PennEngineering attach thin panels in assemblies
- May 22, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
New stainless steel PEM® TK™TackSert® pins from PennEngineering® can securely attach panels of any material to base panels manufactured from common casting materials or plastics. The pins eliminate the need for mating threads from tapped holes or inserts, as well as patches intended to prevent...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering PEM PFC4 captive panel screws enable access to stainless steel enclosures
- Mar 12, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
PEM® PFC4™ self-clinching captive panel screws from PennEngineering® install permanently into stainless steel enclosures to enable access whenever necessary and eliminate risks associated with loose screws. The captivated screw remains reliably in place where designed in a door or panel and...
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s microPEM MSOFS flaring standoffs designed for compact electronic assemblies
- Feb 7, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
New microPEM® MSOFS™ flaring standoffs from PennEngineering® are designed to attach and space components in compact electronic assemblies. They install permanently in thin panels of any hardness and material. A flaring feature allows for installation into multiple panels. The standoffs have...
- From The Fabricator
Phillips Corp. sells Haeger Insertion Machine division to PennEngineering
- Jan 26, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Phillips Corp., a Hanover, Md.-based supplier of manufacturing technology products and services focused on CNC machine tools and additive manufacturing, has sold its Haeger Insertion Machine division, based in Oakdale, Calif., to fastening equipment manufacturer PennEngineering, Danboro, Pa....
- From The Fabricator
PennEngineering’s PEMHEX locknuts’ hexagonal insert prevents mating screws from loosening
- Jan 16, 2018
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
PEMHEX® self-clinching prevailing torque locknuts from PennEngineering® integrate a trademarked blue nylon hexagonal insert designed to prevent mating screws from loosening in service because of vibration, thermal cycling, or other application-related factors. The reusable locking element...
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