Grooved Pin

Grooved pins are non-threaded press fit fasteners a fastener that is pressed into an appropriate sized hole, providing the proper interference fit to lock the fastener in place. It is Commonly used as locking devices, pivots, bearing faces or locating elements where there is not a high degree of end load.It is available with many different groove types.

Typically zinc-plated, made from unhardened, low-carbon steel  but available in a wide range of finishes and heat treatments for shear resistance.The groove of a grooved pin is formed by a swaging operation in which three tools penetrate the nominal diameter of the metal at 120 intervals. This penetration displaces a controlled amount of metal to each side of the grooving tool, forming a raised portion along the side of each groove.