Plastic Rivets

Pre-Installed pin for easy finger pressure installation. Can be mounted in a Round or Square hole. Use square hole mounting for anti-rotaion applications. UL94 V-2 rated Nylon

Push In Rivet, also known as a Flat Head Rivet, has a flat-head design, which helps facilitates efficient assembly and removal.

The rivet is installed by quickly and easily inserting it into the workpiece. Press down on the flat headed pin, which engages the h-shaped grommet. Once the pin is inserted into the grommet, the grommets legs expand, locking the rivet assembly firmly in position.

The pins flat head has a bevelled edge; this design allows the rivet assembly to sit flush to the surface. This provides a clean and tidy appearance that is ideal for finished applications.

• Materia: Nylon 6
• UL94 V2 Flame Rated
• Colours: Black and White
• Tool-free installation
• Can be removed after installation

This Push In Rivet, also known as a Push/Pull Knob Rivet or a Releasable Rivet, is a type of panel fastener designed for optimal assembly and removal for a range of applications, particularly those that require regular maintainance, as well as fast assembly and disassembly.

This "T" style Removable Rivet features a knob-shaped rivet head that is easy grasp, and will improve operator comfort. The Knob Head Rivet benefits from a simple push-push design and requires no installation tools. This easy and effective push-pull design allows for these Releasable Rivets to snap in and out of the application up to 25 times - making them a highly economical solution. It also significantly speed up the installation and removal process.

• Material: Nylon 6
• UL94 V2 Flame Rated
• Colours: Black and White

Countersunk design for flush surface. Tamper resistant design. Accomodates countersunk hole specification DIN ISO 7721. Available in black or white. Easily installed by hand

These Tough Rivets have a quick and easy push-fit design. They have a one-piece design with a pre-driven pin, which allows the rivet to be quickly installed by hand, or with automatic equipment. They can be easily removed by pulling the pin from the grommet.

Our range of Tough Rivets are suitable for applications requiring a push in, front-mounted (blind-side fixing) fastener that can be removed and reused. These rivets provide just that and more! They also benefit from strong vibration resistance and are a solid choice for for lightweight applications.

The rivet has a robust design that stays tough in its structure, but still provide a clean and tidy finish, This range of rivets are strong, reliable and highly economical.

• Material: Nylon 6/6
• UL94 HB and UL94 V2 Flame Rated options
• Colour: Black

Removable Push-In Rivets, also known as Releasable Rivets, comprise of a two part assembly; a pin and a grommet. The range includes options where the pin and grommet are provided unassembled or provided fully assembled.

Easy to install - they can be easily snapped into position by hand. The Removable Rivet is conveniently removed by simply retracting the pin, and then the grommet. This useful design is optimal for blind-side fixing.

• Material: Nylon 6/6
• Colours: Natural

Folding Leg Push-In Rivets have a foldable leg design that provides a secure grip for a range of applications and materials.

Pushing the pin into the rivet body causes the legs to expand outwards, allowing them to get a firm grip on the material in the assembly. The rivet legs expand to a distance of 18.6mm.

This expansion allows the rivet to cover a larger surface area, but as a result has a weaker tensile strength. This makes these rivets more suited to thinner applications, such as cardboard boxes and other porous materials. Once installed, the rivet cannot be removed from the outside of the box.

• Material: Nylon 6/6
• Colour: Black and Natural
• UL94 V2 Flame Rated

Barbed Push-In Rivets, also known as Barbed Fasteners, Fir Tree Rivets and Pine Tree Clips, can be inserted into threaded and unthreaded holes to form a strong and reliable joint. They are a popular choice when selecting a plastic quick fastener.

The Pine Tree Rivets anchor has a ribbed design that ensures quick and easy installation. When inserted with a simple push into a panel hole, the ribs deflect and then spring back into position. This locks the rivet, allowing it to hold the panel securely in place.

Commonly referred to as Christmas Tree Fasteners or Xmas Tree Clips, this rivet option is useful for mounting fans, as well for the securing of seat pads and other fabric items. Fir Tree fixings are suitable for a variety of materials, including; wood, foam, rubber, metals and plastics. These Barbed Rivets are ideal for threaded, non-threaded, drilled or punched holes. Barbed Push Rivets are available in a choice of sizes and style options, for a range of hole diameters and panel thicknesses.

• Material: Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6 and Polypropylene (PP)
• Colours: Clear, Black and Natural
• UL94 V0 and UL94V2 Flame Rated options
• Resistant to corrosion, oil, abrasion and most chemicals
• Non-removable

Drive Fasteners feature a hollow body that increases flexibility during the insertion and removal process - making them easy to install and remove. The grommet expands as the pin is inserted, providing a snug fit.

Our range includes material options made from Natural Acetal with a UL94 HB flame resistances rating, Polyoxymethylene (POM) that are available in Black and Natural, and Nylon 6/6 in Black and Natural that offer a flame resistance rating of UL94 V0.
Drive Fasteners are a multi-purpose rivet, ideal for applications in need of a front-mounted rivet. These rivets mean that connecting, mounting and fastening is feasible without the requirement of installation tools. They can be used as an effective, decorative hole plug.

Pop Rivets, also known as Blind Rivets or Clinch Rivets, are a convenient fasteners used mainly when panel access is limited or restricted to one side. This means they tend to be installed on the rear (blind) side of the application, allowing the components to be joined together.

Depending on the nature of the application, a Pop Rivet can also be used instead of welds, adhesives, screws, nuts and bolts. Pop Fasteners permanently fix two materials together. They are ideal for thin applications, and suitable for materials including; woods, metals and plastics.

Easily installed, with a hammer or with a special riveting tool. Pop Riveters are inserted into a tight panel hole, passing through the two materials being rivteted.

Our Pop Riveting range is strong, but light in weight. It offers good electrical insulating properties, as well as resistance from vibraton, abrasion and corrosion. It also features chemical resistance.

• Materials: Nylon 6/6 and Nylon 6 with Polycarbonate (PC)
• Colours: Biege, Black, Grey, Natural and White
• UL94 V2 Flate Rated options
  

A Snap Lock Pin, also known as a Push In Fastener Pin, creates an effective fast joint that is quick and easy to assemble; especially helpful for applications that do not allow screws and nuts to be used.

Snap Locks Pins are an ideal option for fixing connectors to Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) ahead of soldering. Additionally, they can also be used as a standard push fit panel fastener. They are easy to use, simply insert them into the panel hole and push down. They provide a clean and tidy finish.

This range features Snap Lock Pins with an arrowhead design, for a more secure hold and offering a wide clamping range.

Snap Lock Pins clip and lock easily into pre-punched holes, and they have excellent vibration, abrasion and corrosion resistance.

• Material: Nylon 6/6
• UL94 V2 Flame Rated
• Colour: Natural

Fasten a heat sink to a processor chip on a PCB. They have an integrated spring that provides continuous pressure to the heat sink until the thermal adhesive cures. The HSR-2 has a cross molded in allowing it to be installed by using a phillips head screwdriver

This Rivet Gun is suitable for use with Pop Rivets. The combination setting tool is ideal for one-hand applications. The single handed operation allows you to decrease the pressure required for riveting by up to 40 percent. This is achieved because operating force increases as a users hand closes around the lever; this force is fully taken advantage of by way of the special lever with an ergonomic design.

The Blind Rivet Gun makes the installation of blind rivets quick and easy, but also comfortable.

The rivet installation tool has a robust design that offers secure riveting. The gun features a used rivet mandrel container. The guns jaw mechanism grips the rivet mandrel firmly after breaking, which can then be released once more by pressing the lever forwards. The long stroke is handy for highly blind rivets.

• Stoke Length:16.2mm
• Single-handed, manual operation
• Made from black and blue plastic
• Suitable for use with our range of Plastic Blind Rivets
  

Make fastening rivets quick and easy with our range of Rivet Hand Tools ideal for installing Rivets.

Featured in our range is a hand tool made from plastic coated metal that is black in appearance. This handy and easy to use tool ensures secure fastening of Push-In Rivets. Install by; simply positioning the rivet tool over the stem of the rivet, and push down.

Also available are Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) installation tools, available in Green. This tool is suitable for Drive Rivets and offers faster assembly and more accuracy of rivet placement. ABS benefits from good heat, impact, chemical, impact and abrasion resistance. It also has great stability, tensile strength, surface hardness, rigidity and electrical properties, and even copes well at low temperatures. The large plunger head and easy-grip handle help reduce operator fatigue. Install by; load rivet into the tool and insert into the application hole. Pressure on the plunger frees the pin and expands the rivet in the assembly.

• Lightweight and tough
• Rivets do not need to be pre-driven
• Ideal for use with Push Rivets - Load Spreading and Fan Rivets

Plastic Screw Rivets are quick release fasteners, suitable for security panels and components that need to be replaced in a hurry. They can be easily installed, tightened, loosened, and removed using a cross head screwdriver.

Our range includes several material options, including rivets made from Nylon 6 and Nylon 6/6 that have a cross drive for easy assembly or disassembly. They are ideal for use in electrical and electronic assemblies due to the good electrical insulation properties. The Nylon range extends with high-strength options made from Impact Modified Nylon, offered with a choice of pin material. The Acetal pin option is ideal for solid or hollow materials, including; wood, concrete, metal, plastic, tile block or mortar. The Zinc Plated Steel option provides excellent thermal and electrical insulation, as well as having a high pull-out force. Also available are options made from Polyamide PA6 that are suitable for larger hole diameters and offer a high retention force.

• Fast and easy installation
• High strength and versatile
• Colours; White, Black and Natural
• Head Styles: Round, Truss and Mushroom
• Crossed and Slotted Drive Types

These fasteners have a unique shaped key-hole interior that allows the part to collapse more completely for easy assembly with finger pressure. Tapered point of part helps guide into panel. Available for a range of hole diameters and panel thicknesses.

Snap Latch Rivets comprise of a Plunger made from Nylon 6 and a Grommet made from Polycarbonate (PC). Together they form a Snap Latch assembly for the joining and securing of panels.

To install; simply push the grommet into the removable panel and then the desired plunger into the grommet. When the panel and plunger are pushed into the fixed panel, it locks them together. Pull on the plunger to easily remove the non-fixed panel.

These handy panel fasteners are ideal for applications that require regular maintenance work. They are offered in easy-grip or mini-grip designs to suit an array of panel hole and thickness ranges.

Snap Latch Rivets are ideal for applications, such as; electrical equipment, metal enclosures, telecommunications equipment, appliances, and more.

• Grommet and Plunger are sold separately.
• Colors: Black and White

Push Fasteners, also referred to as Push Pull Fasteners or Push-in Clips, are an easy to use and quick fastening solution that is ideal for neatly, and securely joining two parts together. These Push Fit Fasteners are made from Natural Nylon 6/6.

Nylon is a strong, tough and durable material often used for connecting elements and other technical components. These Nylon Panel Fasteners provide an inexpensive, fast, and convenient method to join plastic, light sheet metal, insulating materials, circuit boards, or any other thin, lightweight material. Push In Fasteners have specially designed legs that provide compression and expansion, helping to lock the fastener into pre-punched holes. These Push In Rivets also have large heads for much easier assembly, and can be reused - making them an economical choice for your application.

This Push-On Fastener range lock into pre-punched panels. The effective design, as well as the Nylon material used to produce these Plastic Push-in Panel Fasteners makes them vibration, abrasion and corrosion resistant.

• UL94 V2 flame rated options

Mounting Button Push In Rivets create a tight locking solution that mates two objects together. They are ideal for applications where metal fasteners cannot be used, such as Electrical and PCB applications.

The tensions wings help lock the rivet securely in place and cover a wider surface area. The rivet can only be removed from the underside of the board.

Our range features two types. Type 1 snap-locks into a 4mm diameter hole and Type 2 snap-locks into a 4.8 mm diameter hole.

• Material: Nylon 6/6
• Colour: Natural
• UL94 V2 Flame Rated

Canoe Clips are a low-cost fastener, designed to work in the same way as a rivet or a screw. The design of these clips means they are easier to remove than other rivets. The range features a variety of styles, including those with a fully hollow anchor, or those that have a partially hollow anchor.

Suitable for front panel mounting, these economical clips easily snap into round holes and cover a smaller surface area. They are ideal for securely holding a variety of materials in place, including both metals and plastics. No tools are required for installation - simply apply thumb pressure over the flat round-shaped head.

Our range offers good electric insulation, as well as vibration, abrasion and corrosion resistance. They can be used on electronic, automotive or machine applications. Canoe Clips insert neatly into panel holes, and are ideal for long-term signs and displays. They can be removed and reused on occasion; however, thanks to their extra firm grip, they are better suited to applications that do not change very often.

• Material: Nylon 6/6
• Colours: Black and Natural
• UL94 V0 and UL94 V2 Flame Rated options

Ratchet Rivets are a coloured snap-together fastener made from plastic that requires a two rivet assembly. Simply snap the two identical ratchet rivets together to create a single connection ready for your application.These easy to use rivets require no tools, such as screws, for installation.

Ratchet Rivets can be used with Snap Rings and Snap Ring Washers, when the compatible mating hole has a 5.5mm diameter.

When used in combination with a Snap Ring, the rivet becomes suitable for very thin applications. Ratchet Rivets can also be used with Snap Ring Washer's, which acts as a special cushioning washer, providing the ratchet rivet with more surface support.

• UL94 V2 flame resistance rating
• Slotted and Non Slotted options available
• Operating Temperatures: -40C up to 85C
• Materials: Polycarbonate (PC), Nylon 6/6, Polypropylene (PP) and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
• Colours; Black, Blue, Grey, Red, Transparent, White and Yellow

Quarter Turn Panel Fasteners, commonly known as Quarter-turn Studs or Rivets, engage receptacles and are fastened by turning the stud about 90 degrees - a process known as a 'quarter-turn rotation'. The fastener provides a predictable holding force and offers a detent in locked position that resists opening in error. Quarter-turn Fasteners & assembly parts offer a solution that is quick, but secure in its assembly. Plastic Quarter Turn Rivets are a fast fastener that provide a permanent mounting solution. An ideal choice, suitable for security panels and components that need to be replaced in a hurry.

To install and remove Plastic Quarter Turn Fasteners: Use a flat-head screwdriver or a coin and give the fastener a quarter-turn. This releases the bottom panel while retaining the fastener in the removable panel. Alternatively, drive the plunger into the grommet with a hammer that locks two panels together.

Our Quarter Turn Fastener range is available in a choice of materials, including; Acetal Co-Polymer, Acetal RMS-14, Polyoxymethylene (POM), Nylon 6/6 and Polyamide.

• Crossed and Slotted Drive Types
• Suitable for a wide range of panel depths and mounting hole sizes
• Quick-release and fast assembly
• Locks and unlocks with an easy quarter turn rotation
• Materials: Acetal, Acetal Co-polymer, POM, Nylon and PA
• UL94 HB and UL94 V2 flame rated options available
• Colours: Black, Natural and White

Snap Rivets are a quick and easy fastener solution, which can be installed without the need of any tools! Fast and economical, they have specially designed legs that expand and firmly lock the component parts permanently in place.

Browse our extensive Nylon Snap Rivet range that fits with a simple push, and have a tidy and smooth finish. Options made from Nylon 6, with a UL94 V2 flame resistance, or made from Nylon 6/66 with a flame resistance of UL94 V0. Also available in the Nylon Snap Rivets range are Heat Resistant Rivet Snaps made from Nylon 4/6 that have a UL94 V2 flame resistance rating.

Available are Pushing P Snap Rivets made from Black Polysulfone (PSU) that are UL94 HB flame rated. They can withstand temperatures up to 155C. Additionally, we also have a small selection of Spread Rivets, a fixing rivet for multiple panels, available in Clear K Resin or Black and White Polypropylene (PP).

• Ideal for panel fastening and server rack applications
• Colours: Black, White, Clear, Tan and Natural
• No tools needed

Spreading Rivets are a type of rivet that provides a fast, economical and permanent fastening solution. Spreading Rivets are installed by placing the rivet body into a panel hole and pushing the pre-assembled plunger downwards into the assembly. The rivet expands in the application, providing a secure and tight fit. These rivets provide solid connections by means of blind side fixing.

Our range features a choice of material options that include; Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6, Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE). This rivet range offers good electrical insulation, and also corrosion resistance.

Available to buy separately is a Rivet Hand Tool that offers faster fixing for these Spreading Rivets, and is the recommended application method.

• Colours: Black, Grey, Natural and White
• UL94 V0, UL94 V1 and UL94 V2 flame rated options