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Valley Fastener maufactures cold headed, solid pins in a variety of materials. We manufacture solid pins in a variety of widths and lengths, able to be customized to your application and needs. A cold-headed pin is a solid, headless cylinder (unlike solid rivets). Among the raw materials used to produce the industrial, solid pins are steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper. Plating and coating options are available and selected by end user dependent on the application.The pins are often used in joints or hinged assemblies where the part is usually captured within the work piece without need for clinching the pin itself. The parts are often required to provide a high shear strength.Valley Fastener specializes in long production runs for solid pins. Contact us today for more information regarding cold-headed, solid pins!

A semi-tubular rivet has a manufactured head on one end and tubular shank hole-depth of less than 112% of the shank diameter of the rivet. A tubular rivet has shank hole-depth equal to or greater than 112% of the shank diameter. Common rivet head styles are oval, truss, button, flat and countersunk. Among the raw materials used are steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper. Rivet plating and coating options are selected by end user dependent on the application.Semi-tubular and tubular rivets are excellent fasteners to quickly and inexpensively join work-piece materials together. The tubular portion of the rivet may be fastened to a tight or loose (hinged assemblies) fit depending on the application. Riveted work-pieces are most often joined together by impacting or compressing the tubular end of the rivet with a crimping die (rivet anvil). The length of the rivet shank must be long enough to pass through work-piece with enough shank length left over for clinching process. The tightness of the clinched joint is determined by the amount of force applied to the clinched end of the rivet and can easily be adjusted.

A shoulder rivet has a manufactured head on one end, a solid shoulder under the head and a smaller diameter shank that is solid or has a semi-tubular or tubular hole. Common rivet head styles are flat, oval, truss, button and countersunk. Among the raw materials used are steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper. Rivet plating and coating options are selected by end user dependent on the application.Shoulder rivets quickly and inexpensively join work-piece materials together while permitting rotation of the riveted work-piece. The shoulder of the rivet acts as a bearing surface when the rivet shank is clinched tight to the non-rotating part of the work piece(s). Shoulder rivets can act as slides, stops or guide points for assembled work-pieces. On bolt-less shelving units, the shoulder portion of the rivet is press fit into a keyway hole on the upright leg of the shelf to form a strong removable joint. Riveted work-pieces are most often joined together by impacting or compressing the shank end of the rivet with a crimping die (rivet anvil).

A countersunk rivet typically has a flat head and can have a tubular or solid shank rivet. Among the raw materials used to produce these rivets is steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper. Rivet plating and coating options are selected by end user dependent on the application.Countersunk head rivets are used to join work-piece materials together where the head of the assembled rivet will be flush with the top of the work piece. Countersunk head rivets are also used to hold friction materials to brake shoes. Riveted work-pieces are most often joined together by impacting or compressing the end of the rivet with a crimping die (rivet anvil).Countersunk head rivet angles should match closely the angle of the work piece hole so that the maximum amount of rivet head remains in contact with the work piece when the rivet is assembled. The length of the most countersunk head rivets are measured from the top of the head to the extreme end of the rivet shank. The tightness of the clinched joint is determined by the amount of force applied to the clinched end of the rivet and can easily be adjusted. Contact one of our rivet experts today to answer any questions or for a detailed quote.

A brake or clutch rivet typically has a 150 degree flat countersunk head. They are recommended for the attachment of friction materials. The countersunk rivet head is designed to mate with the counter bore in the friction material. Industry Standard Brake and Clutch rivets have straight, semi-tubular holes. When a properly designed rivet is matched with a well designed anvil, the rivet will clinch the friction material to the shoe tightly.Many years ago, brake rivets were produced from (expensive) brass material. The Industry then moved to brass plated steel rivets as they still looked like brass but were much less expensive. By the mid to late 1970s, most brake shoe manufacturers had switched to zinc with yellow dichromate plating. The zinc-yellow plating still looked like brass yet provided better corrosion resistance than brass plated rivets. Brake and clutch rivets today are produced from low carbon steel and are plated with customer specified zinc with yellow or zinc with clear plating.

Valley Fastener Group manufactures a variety of solid rivets, including stainless steel, copper, aluminum, brass and steel flat head rivets. VFG also manufactures solid rivets with a variety of head styles in addition to flat heads. A solid rivet has a manufactured head on one end and a solid shank on the other end. The shank of the rivet can be produced with a straight cut-off or a chamfered cut-off end. A die point can be manufactured into the shank end to aid alignment during assembly. Common head styles are oval, truss, round, button, universal, pan, countersunk and flat.Solid rivets are the strongest rivets used in fastened joints. Secondary heat treatment (anneal) to the rivet can make the rivet more ductile prior to clinching in certain applications. Rivets can be hardened for some applications to improve strength and durability. Rivet plating and coating options are selected dependent on the application. Many solid rivets are ordered with a plain finish as they are painted after assembly.

Collar rivets are often used as a standoffs, guide pegs or anchor studs. They come in many styles that include solid, tubular or drilled and tapped shanks. The diameter of the shanks on either side of the collar can either be the same of different and can be tubular, solid or threaded. Fastening a collar rivet to an assembly can be achieved by spin or impact clinching. Custom rivets are used on non-standard applications and come in a variety of sizes and shapes.

A self-piercing (or metal piercing) rivet is similar to a tubular rivet except that they are produced from a stronger material and can be heat-treated to increase piercing capability. Self piercing rivets are manufactured from a variety of grades of carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel materials. Rivet plating or coating options are selected dependent on the application.Self-piercing rivets often replace spot welding and other button style clinch methods when a stronger fastened joint is required. Self-piercing riveted joints rely on the strength of the permanently fastened hardened rivet rather than the softer material being fastened or a difficult to inspect weld. Successfully clinched self pierce riveted joints are much easier to inspect (visually) compared to spot-welded or button style clinch methods. When properly installed, self pierced riveted joints will not come apart.Application: The rivet is driven through the top sheet of work-piece material and the bottom sheet is then stretched or extruded into a forming die (anvil). As the bottom sheet is extruded into the anvil form, the tubular end of the rivet is flared out on the forming die (fig 1), securing the sheets together. Depending on rivet length and anvil selected, the flared end of the rivet can be designed to pierce completely through the sheet layers or can be flared within the bottom sheet. When piercing leather or other soft materials, the work piece material slug created when the tubular hole at the end of the rivet is driven remains up inside the tubular end of the rivet.

A brake or clutch rivet typically has a 150 degree flat countersunk head. They are recommended for the attachment of friction materials. The countersunk rivet head is designed to mate with the counter bore in the friction material. Industry Standard Brake and Clutch rivets have straight, semi-tubular holes. When a properly designed rivet is matched with a well designed anvil, the rivet will clinch the friction material to the shoe tightly.Many years ago, brake rivets were produced from (expensive) brass material. The Industry then moved to brass plated steel rivets as they still looked like brass but were much less expensive. By the mid to late 1970s, most brake shoe manufacturers had switched to zinc with yellow dichromate plating. The zinc-yellow plating still looked like brass yet provided better corrosion resistance than brass plated rivets. Brake and clutch rivets today are produced from low carbon steel and are plated with customer specified zinc with yellow or zinc with clear plating.