Talk:Swage nut

merge PEM nut

I didn't find this page when I searched for (and made some corrections to) the entry on PEM nuts. These articles could be merged, they are the same thing. Altaphon (talk) 01:03, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

I agree. As far as I can tell, a "PEM nut" and a "swage nut" are so closely related that a couple of sentences are enough to describe the difference (if any). --DavidCary (talk) 02:35, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Absolutely. In fact, it's so obviously a good idea that I'll go ahead and do it. Feel free to edit further. 71.41.210.146 (talk) 02:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

• Merge So where are we on this? Is there anything to merge, or is this simply a delete? Is "PEM nut" a term widely used as a genericised name for them? Andy Dingley (talk) 17:53, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

A PEM nut is "a thing", if not exactly on the tip of everyone's tongue. Other self-clinching nuts are available. A redirect seems like an entirely sufficient solution, except that this article doesn't currently contain the word PEM. Lithopsian (talk) 19:44, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Is "PEM nut" a sufficiently well-known brand for that?

Also this type of fastener in the UK is called a clinch nut. The term 'swage nut' is more usually applied to what WP calls a rivet nut. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:22, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

 Done. I've redirected the article to Swage nut; feel free to add any relevant content there (or redirect to clinch nut and add content there if that's more appropriate). WaggersTALK 08:08, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Mention and define "PEM"

I'm in engineering, and we always call these "PEMs", based on the (trademarked) PEM brand. This article should at least mention the trademark. -- Dan Griscom (talk) 13:55, 10 September 2019 (UTC)