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Why Force Matters

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By John Knechtges Engineering Manager, Sherex Fastening Solutions Blind rivet nuts are threaded fasteners that provide strong attachment points in thin materials. They can be utilized in many sheet types, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, and composites. Advantages over competing alternatives, such as weld nuts, are: blind rivet nuts only require one side of […]

Sherex Fastening Solutions Year in Review 2024!

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Well, what a year! The acquisition into PennEngineering® at the beginning of the year made quite a bit of noise and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Behind the scenes, the transition has been smooth as we continue to migrate into our parent company’s systems and processes. In the front of the house, the most […]

Stainless Steel Rivet Nuts

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Sherex offers has a variety of stainless steel rivet nuts available in different styles. One of the biggest reason to use stainless steel blind rivet nuts help battle corrosion and are used across various industries, from construction and agriculture equipment, to heavy trucks and automotive applications. These fasteners are designed to provide strong, threaded connections […]

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Sherex Adds Desert Distribution Sales as a Manufacturers Sales Representative

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Sherex Fastening Solutions®, a PennEngineering® Company and global leader in engineered fasteners, tooling, and automation, is proud to announce its relationship with Desert Distribution Sales as its new sales representative in the Southwest United States. Desert Distribution Sales is a professional manufacturer’s representative for engineered fastener and component manufacturers and suppliers for the southwestern United […]

Sherex’s Jake Glaser Awarded Young Fastener Professional of the Year

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Sherex Fastening Solutions’ Jake Glaser will be awarded the Young Fastener Professional of the Year at the International Fastener Expo Awards Ceremony, held on September 10 at the Expo Session Stage. This award “celebrates exceptional contributions to the fastener industry and recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, innovation, and dedication.” Jake’s resume speaks for […]

Sherex Statement on April 3 Earthquake in Taiwan

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To Our Valued Customers, On the morning of April 3, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the western side of Taiwan in rural Hualien County, approximately 93 miles from the capital of Taipei. Sherex Taiwan, situated in Chungli City in the northwestern part of the country, experienced no damage, and all employees are safe. Sherex Taiwan […]

Sherex Announces Southeast Sales & Engineering as New Sales Rep

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Sherex Fastening Solutions®, a PennEngineering® Company and global leader in engineered fasteners, tooling, and automation, is proud to announce its relationship with Southeast Sales & Engineering as its new sales representative. Southeast Sales & Engineering is a professional manufacturer’s representative specializing in the transportation and industrial markets in the southeastern United States, including Georgia, Florida, […]

Optisert Receives 2023 Fastener Innovation Award!

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Sherex Fastening Solutions’ Optisert, the best performing round body rivet nut on the market, was recently awarded as a winner of the 2023 Fastener Innovation Awards by WorldwideFastenerSources.com. The innovative Optisert was chosen as a winner because of its incredible performance against spin-out. Its proprietary combination of an engineered knurled body and underhead wedge design […]

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Sherex Fastening Solutions Year in Review 2023!

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Hi all! This year seemed to be the year when the COVID pandemic was clearly in the rearview mirror. We launched the best-performing round body rivet nut, Optisert (which customers love), traveled to see our great customers more than ever, and came up with some great solutions for our customers to solve difficult fastening problems. […]

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Compression Limiting Rivet Nuts

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In our last blog post, we discussed compression limiters, their usage, and their benefits. However, there is an even simpler solution available: combining a compression limiter with a rivet nut to create a compression limiting rivet nut. A compression limiting rivet nut integrates both a rivet nut and a compression limiter into a single piece […]

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