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Custom Electromechanical Components for Mechanical Applications

Bead pins can be used in a variety of Mechanical applications past the transition signal or power contact pins for connectors. Bead Electronics has a long history providing these pins to a wide range of industries including automotive, telecom, aerospace, industrial, medical and more.

Common uses are alignment pins, hinge pins or mechanical stops.  

Benefits

With this expertise, we are well-equipped to support your mechanical component requirements. The benefits of Bead Electronics’ swaged pins are:

Economical

No matter what the intended application is, we have the experience and technical expertise to create the mechanical pins you need. We offer an economical alternative to the high cost of machined components and the long lead-time and expensive tooling for custom stampings.

Our hollow pins (also called tubular) also offer several other advantages as mechanical pins. They are more cost effective because they use less material. This directly translates into a lower cost pin for our customers. Hollow pins are also lighter weight than a solid pin. This is another important factor for our Automotive and Aerospace customers.

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Customizability

Custom connectivity based on connector size, pin shape, base metal & plating, mounting options & other application specific requirements like a retention feature or bent / right angle pin.

Solutions

We’ll work with your design team to optimize the pin design for your assembly process including pin insertion, packaging (e.g. tape & reel & other requirements). Send Bead your requirements and our engineering team will turn them into a working custom solution. With our unique manufacturing and processing capabilities, our engineering team is able to design, tool and produce custom solutions very quickly with minimal non-recurring engineering (NRE) charges. Learn more about our:

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Custom Contact Pins

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End-to-End Pins

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Pin Assemblies

 

Solid Wire Pins

Solid Wire Pins

Markets

Our contact pins can be use in overmolded assemblies in many applications, such as those that must withstand harsh environments, sterilization, and more. In addition, mechanical assemblies are great for applications that require frequent mating/unmating or color coordination.

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Our custom contact pins are designed to withstand harsh environments, making them ideal for use in aerospace equipment where performance is extremely important.

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industry-Automotive-banner-ctaOur contact pins can be use in mechanical assemblies in many applications, such as those that must withstand harsh environments, sterilization, and more. Our rugged through hole and hybrid SMT components are designed to withstand harsh, high-vibration environments, making them ideal for use in the engine and passenger compartments of cars, trucks and heavy equipment.

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industry-Healthcare-banner-cta2Our contact pins can be use in mechanical assemblies in many applications, such as those that must withstand harsh environments, sterilization, and more. In addition, mechanical assemblies are great for applications that require frequent mating/unmating or color coordination.

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Our custom contact pins are designed to reduce waste and prevent imperfections via our unique swaging process for increased reliability in your electronics and telecom equipment. 

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