Clinching Equipment
The Industry’s Broadest Selection of
Sheet Metal Clinching Solutions
No matter your material thickness, part geometry, or power requirements, BTM offers the largest selection of clinching equipment in the industry. From ultra-flexible hand-held units and high-speed floor presses to fully automated robotic work cells, BTM delivers the configuration your application requires—backed by industry-leading tooling and an in-house metallurgical lab.
Mobile, Hand-Held & Compact Automation Clinching Units
BTM compact portable presses deliver high-speed operation for high-mobility applications where the workpiece is typically stationary. Built on shared high-performance architectures, these versatile units adapt to multiple production strategies:
Hand-Manipulated Production
Optimized for manual ergonomics and floor flexibility.
- Operator Comfort: Lightweight designs integrate with tool balancers to eliminate fatigue.
- Maneuverability: Compact profiles and 360° rotating heads navigate tight clearances and varied flange orientations.
- Cordless Freedom: Battery-powered models allow unrestricted movement.
Compact Pneumatic Series with 360° Rotating Head
Best for multi-angle articulation and tight part geometries
Horizontal & Vertical Flange / Horizontal & Vertical Orientations
Standard Pneumatic Series
Available with low-profile jaws when clearance is a concern and reverse grips for vertical applications
Horizontal Flange / Horizontal Orientation
Vertical Flange / Horizontal & Vertical Orientations
Extended Throat Depth (TD) / Heavy Duty Pneumatic Series
Access for deep part clearance and thick, demanding materials applications
Horizontal Flange / Horizontal Orientation
Hydraulic - 7000 Series
For rugged industrial environments
Horizontal & Vertical Flange / Horizontal & Vertical Orientations
Other Series
Horizontal & Vertical Flange / Horizontal & Vertical Orientations
Compact Automation
Optimized for robots, cobots, and fixed-automation machinery to lower integration costs.
- Affordable Automation: Compact footprints mount directly to robot arms or fixtures, avoiding the high cost of heavy machinery.
- Space-Saving: Machine builders can mount multiple units closely together.
- Low Weight, High Speed: Lightweight design maximizes robot acceleration and cycle times while reducing robot cost.
- Cell-Ready: Simple integration.
Horizontal & Vertical Flange / Horizontal & Vertical Orientations
Custom Hand-Held Presses
To address challenging customer requirements
Floor & Bench Clinching Presses
BTM stationary single-point presses deliver high-speed sheet metal joining for high-volume manufacturing. Built for rapid cycle times and long-term reliability, these rigid mechanical architectures are excellent as stand-alone presses or in dedicated production cells.
Manual Clinching Presses (MCP) Series
For applications with high product mix – available with a wide range of features including expanded throat depths and adaptable mandrels.
CF Series
BA Series
Short-stroke models deliver high-velocity production cycles while standard stroke models provide large flange clearance
Universal Series
Available with highly configurable anvils that can be adapted to specific customer requirements
Floor Mounted Hand-Held Presses
For applications where the workpiece is manipulated by the operator around a stationary, compact press unit
Floor & Bench Tooling Presses
Floor and tooling press units are available with different frames, strokes, throat depths and tooling packages for sheet metal assembly and manufacturing.
Custom Modifications
BTM provides modified versions of these Floor & Bench Clinching Presses engineered to meet specific customer requirements.
Custom Systems & Automated Cells
BTM custom systems scale production output through automated equipment and production systems that improve customer efficiency and throughput. Engineered around the BTM Modular Architecture, these purpose-built solutions combine clinching with secondary manufacturing operations to deliver complete, single-cycle assembly solutions.
The Validation Advantage
Every custom automated project passes through a rigorous verification process:
- Project Execution & Transparency: The BTM Product Delivery System eliminates risk and execution uncertainty on custom projects. This milestone-gated process utilizes dedicated project managers from project kickoff to customer buy-off, delivering weekly, structured, ERP-driven progress reports that track project timing, critical paths, and open issues requiring resolution.
- Metallurgical Lab Validation: In-house pre-project metallurgical testing ensures machines are designed to achieve customer-required joint performance. Following assembly of the customer’s equipment, joint integrity is revalidated on the as-built equipment prior to customer buy-off.
- Feasibility Review: BTM application engineers analyze your part geometry, production process flow, and throughput requirements.
- Modular Component Mapping: Systems are configured from a deep collection of pre-engineered, scalable components to ensure short lead times.
- Custom Engineering: BTM designs and builds custom configurations when required to achieve customer performance requirements.
Specialized Production Systems
Purpose-built equipment engineered to meet specific customer needs by unifying clinching with bending, forming, piercing, and hardware insertion.
Robotic Work Cells
Turnkey automated cells with full robotic control integration, optimized for high-volume automotive and industrial lines.
High-Output Automated Configurations
Engineered to eliminate manual operations, maximize production velocity and product quality.
Press Units
BTM engineered and manufactured press units for incorporation in production systems developed by machine builders and system integrators.
Automation-Ready Mounts
Press units and guns configured specifically for robot end-effectors or fixed automated lines to match your specific joining needs.
Multi-Joint Die Sets
Custom tool sets engineered to form multiple clinch joints simultaneously, compatible with BTM or existing plant equipment.
