Sherex Fastening Solutions

What Sherex Fastening Solutions does

Sherex Fastening Solutions is a privately held manufacturer of blind rivet nuts, wedge locking washers and nuts, clinch nuts, compression limiters, and specialty fasteners, headquartered in Tonawanda, NY. Founded in 2004 and operating today as a wholly-owned division of PennEngineering, the company runs seven global manufacturing sites — three in North America and others in Mexico, Poland, and the United Kingdom — and is described as the largest manufacturer of rivet nuts in North America. Its product portfolio spans proprietary brands including Optisert (a round body rivet nut with engineered knurled body and underhead wedge delivering a 44% spin-out performance improvement in internal testing), RIV-FLOAT floating thread rivet nuts, ATLAS MaxTite (DoD-approved MS/NAS style rivet nuts), and the TEC Series and Disc-Lock wedge locking lines. The company also sells a full installation tooling platform including automated systems (in partnership with MDS), hydro-pneumatic tools (FLEX-5, FLEX-18, RIV943), pneumatic tools (SSG series), hand tools, and a Process Monitoring Installation System that records force-displacement curves in real time.

The company serves automotive OEMs and Tier 1/2 suppliers as its primary segment, with additional exposure to aerospace and defense, heavy truck, construction and agricultural equipment, renewable energy and battery storage, electric vehicles, and general industrial applications. It holds IATF 16949 (valid through 2027-09-05) and ISO 9001:2015 certifications, supports customers through a direct enterprise field sales motion with embedded technical sales engineers, and operates an online portal (sherexportal.com) plus a multi-language website (seven languages) and a 3D CAD model distribution partnership with TraceParts. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of fasteners and tooling plus custom engineering services for application-specific parts, with quote-based B2B pricing and no disclosed recurring or subscription streams.

Adam Pratt serves as President. Recent strategic actions include the 2025 launch of Optisert Stainless (corrosion-resistant variant), the 2026 launch of High Strength Rivet Nuts rated to Class 10 / Grade 8, prior acquisition of the ATLAS rivet nut product lines, and the MDS automation partnership. No revenue, headcount trend, or funding data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Sherex Fastening Solutions

Legal name

Sherex Fastening Solutions

Website

https://sherex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sherex Fastening Solutions is the largest manufacturer of rivet nuts in North America, designing and producing blind rivet nuts, wedge locking washers, clinch nuts, and installation tooling across seven global plants for automotive, aerospace, heavy truck, and industrial OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722), Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (3327), Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (33272)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Fasteners & Hardware (IMABANAA)

Keywords

• Blind rivet nuts
• Wedge locking washers
• Clinch nuts
• Compression limiters
• Fastener installation tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Tonawanda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fastener Product Sales: One-time product sales of rivet nuts, wedge locking washers/nuts, clinch nuts, compression limiters, and specialty fasteners. Available in various materials (steel, stainless steel, aluminum) and configurations.
2. Installation Tooling Sales: Sales of hand tools, pneumatic tools, hydro-pneumatic tools, and automated installation systems for fastener installation.
3. Custom Engineering Services: Custom-made application-specific fasteners designed in collaboration with customer engineering teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sherex Fastening Solutions designs, manufactures, and globally distributes fastening solutions including blind rivet nuts, wedge locking washers and nuts, clinch nuts, compression limiters, and specialty fasteners, paired with installation tooling ranging from hand tools to automated and process-monitored systems. Its products are engineered for thin sheet metal, plastic, composite, and carbon fiber attachment in automotive, aerospace and defense, heavy truck, construction and agricultural equipment, renewable energy/solar/battery storage, electric vehicle, and general industrial applications.

Product overview

Sherex Fastening Solutions is a manufacturer and global leader in innovative fastening solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of blind rivet nuts (including Optisert, High Strength, ATLAS MaxTite, and RIV-FLOAT product lines), wedge locking washers and nuts (TEC Series and Disc-Lock brands), clinch nuts, compression limiters, and specialty fasteners. The company provides a unified platform of fastener installation systems that includes automated systems (Automation by MDS), hydro-pneumatic tools (Flex-18, Flex-5, RIV943), pneumatic tools (SSG Series), hand tools, and process monitoring systems. This integrated approach enables customers to source both fasteners and installation tooling from a single provider for thin sheet attachment applications across automotive, aerospace, heavy truck, construction, agriculture, solar, and general industrial markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ATLAS MaxTite: Department of Defense approved MS/NAS style rivet nuts; Made in America brand of rivet nuts for aerospace and general industry applications.
• Optisert
• RIV-FLOAT
• TEC Series
• Disc-Lock

Products and services

• Blind Rivet Nuts Primary product line providing strong threads in thin sheet metal, plastics, composites, and carbon fiber materials. Available in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum; sizes M3–M16 with imperial sizing; in round body and hexagonal body styles, used across automotive, aerospace, heavy truck, construction, and general industrial applications.
• High Strength Rivet Nuts (Class 10 / Grade 8) New line of high strength rivet nuts rated for Class 10 / Grade 8 thread proof load, designed for high-clamp-load environments. Available in hex body, round body, open end, and closed end designs and compatible with Class 10.9 (metric) or Grade 8 (imperial) bolts.
• Optisert Round Body Rivet Nut Proprietary innovative round body rivet nut with superior strength, performance, and spin-out resistance. Features engineered knurled body and underhead wedge design for superior grip and resistance to spinning in base material; offers 44% better spin-out performance than competitors with a patent-pending closed-end option.
• Optisert Stainless Corrosion-resistant round body rivet nut made with 302 stainless steel, designed for applications below water or exposed to the elements, offering high spin-out resistance with knurled body and underhead wedge design. Free samples available for testing.
• ATLAS MaxTite Rivet Nuts Made in America MS/NAS style rivet nuts used in aerospace and general industry applications. Department of Defense approved product line produced by Sherex at PennEngineering's Danboro, PA facility for aerospace and general industry use.
• RIV-FLOAT Rivet Nuts Proprietary line featuring a floating thread in the rivet nut allowing the mating bolt to be installed off-center, providing slack for stacking issues.
• Large Size Rivet Nuts Heavy duty rivet nuts for large size applications experiencing high torque and vibration, popular in heavy truck, construction, agricultural equipment, and power pole applications.
• TEC Series Wedge Locking Washers Wedge locking washers recommended for applications where fasteners may need to be removed and/or reused. Uses cam and radial teeth technology to prevent loosening in high vibration environments.
• Disc-Lock Wedge Locking Washers Wedge locking washers for permanent joints where fasteners will not need to be removed. Features glued pairs with cams on one side and radial teeth on the other to prevent loosening in high vibration applications.
• Disc-Lock Wedge Locking Nuts Two and three piece wedge locking nuts using cam wedge locking technology to secure joints against heavy shock or vibration.
• Disc-Lock M22 Safety Wheel Nut 3-piece, Class-10 wedge locking wheel nut designed to prevent wheel loosening on commercial and military vehicles through proven wedge locking technology.
• Clinch Nuts (ACN, ARN, ASN Series) Self-clinching internally threaded nuts pressed into base material. ACN Series for high strength, ARN Series for universal applications, ASN Series for serrated style clinching. Direct replacement for weld nuts to eliminate distortion, weld splatter, and toxic fumes.
• Compression Limiters Cylindrical or annular components preventing overstressing of base material and fastener clamp load loss during installation. Custom engineered for each application in steel, stainless steel, brass, or aluminum.
• Fastener Installation Systems Comprehensive range of fastener installation tools including automated systems, hydro-pneumatic tools, pneumatic tools, hand tools, and process monitoring systems for medium to high volume assembly operations.
• Sherex Automation by MDS (A240-BI, A230-BI, A220-BI) Advanced automated rivet nut installation systems: A240-BI for robotic C-frame installation, A230-BI for mobile robotic tools, A220-BI for manual C-frame press. Include quality control and process monitoring capabilities.
• Flex-18 Hydro-Pneumatic Tool Largest hydro-pneumatic spin-pull rivet nut installation tool, capable of 18,000 pounds of pulling force for installing Large Size Heavy Duty Rivet Nuts (LRGH Series).
• Flex-5 Hydro-Pneumatic Tool Popular spin-pull rivet nut hand tool for wide variety of rivet nuts and grip ranges, with Process Monitoring capabilities to ensure perfect installation every time.
• RIV943 Hydro-Pneumatic Tool Rivit RIV943 installs rivet nuts up to M12 and 1/2"-13 with 32,000 N of force, combining external hydropneumatic capabilities into one lightweight handle.
• Process Monitoring Installation System System for FLEX-5 and FLEX-18 tools that evaluates installation quality in real-time by recording force-displacement curves and flagging installations outside pre-defined parameters as NOK.

Quantifiable outcome

• 44% performance improvement in spin-out testing
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PennEngineeringcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPennEngineering is the parent company of Sherex Fastening Solutions. Sherex operates as a division of PennEngineering, with manufacturing facilities including at PennEngineering's headquarters in Danboro, PA where ATLAS MaxTite products are produced.
• MDS (Autoriv)coreTechnology or IntegrationSherex Automation by MDS offers automated rivet nut installation systems including A240-BI, A230-BI, and A220-BI systems, as well as FLEX-8 and FLEX-18 hydropneumatic tools with process monitoring.
• ATLASminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSherex acquired ATLAS rivet nut product lines including SpinTite and PlusTite. ATLAS MaxTite products continue to be produced by Sherex at the PennEngineering Danboro facility. Sherex equivalents replace ATLAS products where dimensionally and functionally equivalent.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AVK Industrial Products: Manufacturer of threaded inserts and rivet nuts with comparable specialty focus on thin-sheet fastening, serving automotive and industrial markets with overlapping customers and applications.
• LISI Aerospace: Specialist in aerospace fasteners including MS/NAS-style rivet nuts and bolts, directly comparable to Sherex's ATLAS MaxTite defense/aerospace product line for OEM and defense customers.
• Böllhoff: German-headquartered fastening technology manufacturer producing rivet nuts, threaded inserts, and assembly systems for automotive and industrial customers. Closely comparable product line and engineering-driven sales model.
• Stanley Engineered Fastening (POP / Avdel): A global leader in blind fasteners and rivet nuts under the POP and Avdel brands, directly competing with Sherex in automotive, aerospace, and industrial blind rivet nut programs. Comparable product mix and global OEM customer overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Würth Group: World's largest fastener distributor/manufacturer with deep automotive and industrial accounts; competes on breadth, pricing, and supply-chain integration rather than specialized rivet-nut engineering.
• Bossard Group: Swiss-based global fasteners and supply-chain services company serving industrial OEMs with a broad fastener catalog, logistics, and engineering services — overlapping with Sherex in automotive and industrial accounts.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Diversified industrial manufacturer with multiple fastener and installation-related businesses (including automotive fastening systems); competes with Sherex in automotive Tier 1 supply and is a potential benchmark for OEM platform leverage.
• PennEngineering (PEM): Parent company of Sherex and broader self-clinching fastener leader (PEM brand). Operates an overlapping but larger fastener portfolio including clinch nuts and studs, sharing customers and occasionally co-producing ATLAS MaxTite.
• Howmet Aerospace: Major aerospace fastener and engineered structures supplier; competes with Sherex's ATLAS MaxTite product line in MS/NAS aerospace fasteners and supplies adjacent aerospace fastening technologies.
• Hilti: Global leader in professional fastening systems and installation tools for construction and industrial markets; comparable in the integrated fastener-plus-tool value proposition, though weighted toward construction end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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