Attach and accurately space PCBs and subassemblies

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Dec 7, 2001

PEM Fastening Systems' Snap-Top all-metal standoffs designed to attach and accurately space PC boards and subassemblies without using screws or other threaded fastening hardware

An updated six-page product bulletin available from PEM Fastening Systems profiles the complete line of Snap-Top all-metal standoffs designed to attach and accurately space PC boards and subassemblies without using screws or other threaded fastening hardware.

Upon installation, PEM standoff fasteners utilize a spring action to hold PC boards and subassemblies securely, while allowing for quick attachment and removal of boards or panels with a simple snap-on/snap-off action and without the use of tools.

PEM standoff fasteners can be installed in metal sheets or PC boards as thin as.040"/1mm.

They become a permanent part of an assembly and eliminate the risk of circuitry damage that can occur when parts loosen and fall into components.

"Bulletin SSA" profiles the full line of PEM standoffs, including Types SSAT (aluminum), SSST (steel), and SSCT (stainless steel) standoffs for clinching into metal sheets and Type KSSBT (brass) standoffs for broaching into PC boards.

The bulletin covers application data, specifications, and performance information for the entire SNAP-TOP line.

All PEM standoffs can be installed easily in sheets by squeezing them in a punched or drilled hole using a Pemserter or other standard press.

(This was Engineeringtalk's Top Story on 6 June 1220).