How to Select the Proper Pin for Your Application

How to Select the Proper Pin for Your Application
Fasteners are some of the most important parts of an assembly as they hold the entire assembly together and facilitate the interaction between the individual components. Ideally, the selected fasteners are simple to assemble, provide a quality product for the intended lifetime of the assembly, and yield the overall lowest cost of the assembly taking into account the entire manufacturing process. This article focuses on how to select the proper pin for an application. Specifically, press fit pins are discussed here as they are the most common types of pins used in modern manufacturing.

The Difference Between Disc Springs and Belleville Washers
While both Disc Springs and Belleville washers may be suitable for your application, they are not always interchangeable.  This white paper breaks down some of the important differences, and why a disc spring may be more beneficial for your application.

Which Austenitic Stainless Steel Spring Pin is Best for Dynamic Loading?
Although there are many advantages to using Spring Pins, it is important to understand the design features between Slotted and Coiled Spring Pins - particularly for critical applications and those subjected to dynamic loading. This White Paper details the specific design differences between both Slotted Spring Pins and Coiled Spring Pins and explains which Spring Pin is best for dynamic loading.

SPIROL Receives 2020 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award
SPIROL is pleased to announce the receipt of the 2020 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award. Two of SPIROL’s locations, SPIROL International Corporation in Danielson, CT, USA and SPIROL Industries Limited in Winsor, Ontario, Canada, eac...

SPIROL Expands eCommerce Within Europe and the Americas
SPIROL is pleased to announce the recent expansion of Shop.SPIROL.com in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada to include Disc Springs, Slotted Spring Pins and Inserts for Plastics.

SPIROL Introduces New BP100 Press-N-Lok™ Pin
SPIROL is pleased to announce the expansion of their Solid Pin Product Line to include the new Series BP100 Press-N-Lok™ Pin. The new Press-N-Lok™ Pin was designed to permanently retain two plastic components to each other. The pin has opposi...

SPIROL Introduces Split Seam – Extra Clearance Compression Limiters
SPIROL is pleased to introduce the new CL220 Split Seam – Extra Clearance Compression Limiter to their expansive product offering.  This post-mold installed Compression Limiter has a flexible diameter to accommodate wide hole tolerances, while the...

SPIROL Launches New Series of Molded-In Aluminum Threaded Inserts for Plastics
SPIROL is pleased to introduce a new, high-performance series of Molded-In Inserts for plastics assemblies. The rugged design of the Series 63 Through Hole Inserts and Series 65 Blind End Inserts consists of multiple bands of h...

SPIROL Expands Shop.SPIROL.com Platform to Include Disc Springs
SPIROL is pleased to announce that Disc Springs have recently been added to their eCommerce platform, Shop.SPIROL.com. While all of SPIROL’s engineered components will eventually be available for purchase through Shop.SPIROL.com, Di...

Slotted Spring Pins Now Available on Shop.SPIROL.com
SPIROL is pleased to announce that Slotted Spring Pins have recently been added to their eCommerce platform, Shop.SPIROL.com.  In addition to being able to purchase SPIROL’s standard Slotted Pins online, you are also able to view or down...

SPIROL Completes Major Expansion at Connecticut World Headquarters
SPIROL employees, company executives, board members, state representatives, and other honored guests gathered to celebrate the completion of the major expansion to SPIROL’s world headquarters and largest global manufacturing facility located in Northea...

SPIROL Announces Product Enhancements to the Model CL Compression Limiter Installation Machine
SPIROL is pleased to announce the release of several design enhancements to our Model CL Compression Limiter Installation Machine. These enhancements improve operator interaction, reduce changeover time and incorporate additional error-proofing techniq...

SPIROL Offers Pre-Stacked Disc Springs
SPIROL is pleased to announce that they now offer pre-stacked Disc Springs. The pre-stacked Discs are delivered intact to the assembly line where the operator simply has to place the stack into the assembly and remove the shrink wrap.

SPIROL Announces Two Facilities Certified to IATF 16949
SPIROL International Corporation, a global manufacturer of Engineered Fasteners, Shims and Installation Equipment, is pleased to announce that two of its manufacturing facilities have recently been certified to IATF 16949:2016.

SPIROL Updates GD100 Ground Hollow Dowel Specifications
SPIROL recently updated their GD100 Ground Hollow Dowel data sheet to include more specificity in regards to the hole size.

SPIROL Publishes Updated Alignment Dowels/Bushings Catalog
SPIROL recently published their updated Alignment Dowels and Bushings catalog. 

SPIROL Introduces the Model CL Compression Limiter Installation Machine
SPIROL is pleased to announce the release of a new line of standard installation equipment specifically designed to post-mold install Compression Limiters into plastic assemblies.

SPIROL OHIO Upgrades to New AS9100 Revision D and ISO9001:2015 Quality System Certifications
We are pleased to announce that SPIROL International Corporation has been certified to the new AS9100 Rev D and ISO9001:2015 standards for its manufacturing facility in Stow, Ohio.