Grooved pins are non-threaded press fit fasteners — a shear-resistant fastener that is pressed into an appropriate size hole, providing the proper interference fit to lock the fastener in place.

• Commonly used as locking devices, pivots, bearing faces or locating elements where there is not a high degree of end load
• Available with many different groove types
• Typically zinc-plated, made from unhardened, low-carbon steel — but available in a wide range of finishes and heat treatments
• Wide range of diameters, lengths and end configurations available
• Style Choices:
  A, A3, B, C, D, E, G, H & U

These are similar to grooved pins in that they have serrations around the diameter. However, knurled pins feature many more serrations. They are press fit fasteners that, when compressed into a hole, extrude radial forces to hold the fastener in place.

• The best fastener for die casting and plastic application; superior fastening in the assembly of components which have thin cross sections and for formed sheet metal hinges
• Available with straight, helical or diamond knurling
• All knurled pins are special order
• Various diameters, lengths and end
  configurations available
• Style Choices:
  Straight, Diamond & Helical

• Use these in plastic applications and some metals
• Made from low-carbon steel or aluminum and zinc plated with other finishes available
• Pins are made to order, available with barbs on one or both ends
• Studs are available in a wide range of dimensions and can also be ordered to specifications
• Style Choices:
  Pin: Type 1 & Type 2;
  Stud: Flat Head & Round Head

• Common uses include dowels, spacers, stop pins and hinge pins in thousands of demanding, non-precision industrial applications
• Wide range of standard sizes
• Standard zinc or light oil finish — other finishes also available
• Made by progressive roll forming flat
  strips of carbon steel or heat-treatable
  420 stainless steel
• Style Choices:
  Slotted: Conventional & Type A Notched; Coiled: Light Duty, Standard Duty & Heavy Duty

• Excellent retention and ease of assembly — a typical application is where two halves of an assembly are located and bolted together. Also used as spacers or compression limiters
• Available in a variety of materials, finishes
  and can be heat treated
• Seamless Hollow Dowels also available in quantities per customer design
• Can be auto-inserted
• Style Choices:
  Straight Gap & Anti-Interlock Gap

• Use as locking devices, pivots, bearing faces or locating elements when there is not a high degree of end load
• All plain pins and dowels are special order items
• Available in various materials, diameters, lengths, end configurations, and heat treatments
• Shear-resistant
• Style Choices:
  Ground Dowel & Plain Pin