Penn Engineering has designed fasteners with a unique “float” capability that enables easier mating-thread alignment during installation. The family of floating fasteners includes captive panel screws (Types PF11MW and PF12MW) and self-clinching nuts (Types AS, AC, LAS, LAC, A4, and LA4), all install easily and permanently in thin sheets. Floating captive panel screws (Type PF11MW with knurled cap and Type PF12MW with smooth cap) reliably install into metal or non-metal panels as thick as 1.6mm, enable subsequent access to an assembly, and compensate for up to 1.52mm mating hole misalignment. (…)
