Contact rivets
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Contact rivets combine maximum electrical conductivity with excellent mechanical stability – making them ideal for applications in switches, relays, power components, and automated control systems.
Available Shapes
- Round, flat, hemispherical, and special designs
- Diameters: < 1 mm up to > 6 mm
- Customizable according to customer drawings
Materials
- Contact materials: silver, silver alloys (AgNi, AgSnO₂, AgCu)
- Base materials: copper
Applications
Application areas of our contact parts in electrical engineering
Relays
Miniature switches
Contactor
Cam switches
Contact profiles
Precision-manufactured contact profiles for a wide range of switching applications
Blog
Knowledge
Expertise in material selection, manufacturing, and application
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Hollow pins for sockets with grounding pin
Hollow pins are key contact components in sockets with a grounding pin and ensure a reliable protective earth connection. Due to their low weight, optimized bending strength, and the use of low-lead materials such as CuZn37, they offer design advantages over solid pins in modern installation systems.
9 minutes of reading
Contact rivets in electrical engineering
Contact rivets are widely used contact parts in low-voltage switching devices. This reference article covers design and geometry, common silver-based materials, manufacturing and setting processes, typical applications, and practical selection criteria for engineering and purchasing.
9 minutes of reading
Manufacturing of electrical contacts for industrial use
Manufacturing of electrical contacts: materials, forming and joining processes, series stability, quality assurance, and typical failure modes.
