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An alignment pin — also called a locating or directional pin — is a precision fastener used to accurately position and secure components during assembly. It ensures repeatable, consistent alignment between mating parts. In electronics and automotive assemblies, alignment pins are critical for maintaining correct positioning of connectors, PCBs, and molded plastic housings across high-volume production runs.

Locating pins are used to precisely position and retain components in assemblies across automotive connectors, medical devices, circuit boards, farm equipment, and computer electronics. They prevent rotation, resist pull-out forces, and ensure part-to-part repeatability. Electropin's directional precision pins support press-fit, through-hole PCB, post-insertion into plastic, and high-speed automation mounting methods.

Electropin manufactures pins from lead-free brass and stainless steel. Lead-free materials eliminate REACH and RoHS compliance concerns entirely, removing the need for leaded brass that is typically required in machined pin production. Custom material specifications can be discussed during the DFM consultation process.

Available retention features include star, tabs/spline, inscribed square, and flat profiles. The star feature can expand pin diameter up to 50% greater than the raw wire diameter, providing strong anti-rotation and pull-out resistance. These options are available across grooved, barbed, hinge, press-fit, PCB, and die-rolled pin types.

Electropin can begin manufacturing and deliver a first batch of cold-formed pins in as little as two weeks when raw materials are available. Subsequent batches are delivered on a customer-specified timeline, and production volume can be dramatically scaled up to meet changing demand without compromising quality or lead times.

Yes. Electropin provides Design for Manufacturing (DFM) consultation, custom pin design collaboration, and technical engineering support for every order. The team works with customers to refine specifications, optimize performance requirements, and create custom die molds where needed — ensuring each pin is manufacturable at the highest quality and lowest cost.