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title: BESS eMobility Applications by PennEngineering®
description: "Fastening solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems: Frame, Busbar and BMS, PC Board, IP 6X Rated | PEM® | PROFIL® | Sherex® | Heyco®"
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Battery Energy Storage Systems

# Find the right fasteners for every component of the battery energy storage system (BESS)

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 Our fasteners are IP-rated against ingress and are fully tested to protect EV components from the elements. They expand and contract to keep joints sealed post-thermal expansion.

![time-icon](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hubfs/E-Mobility%20Site%20Files/Icons/time-icon.svg)Ease of assembly and maintenance

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 Like the batteries themselves, ease-of-maintenance for the BESS is crucial. Unlike welded joints, our mechanical bolted joints are easy to disassemble and reassemble.

![shield-icon](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hubfs/E-Mobility%20Site%20Files/Icons/shield-icon.svg)Lighter materials that maintain strong connectivity

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 Our reliable current-conducting joints join busbar-to-busbar, coping with high current loads while offering low electrical resistance. Our fasteners are designed to join lighter-weight, dissimilar metals.

![Battery Storage](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Battery%20Storage%20Comm%202.png?width=1000&name=Battery%20Storage%20Comm%202.png)

![Battery Storage](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2133921963%20cropped.jpg?width=1000&name=shutterstock_2133921963%20cropped.jpg)

### Frame

Get the fasteners you need for the frame of your commercial or residential commercial battery storage system. Learn more

![Busbar + BMS](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_519018475.jpg?width=1000&name=shutterstock_519018475.jpg)

### Busbar + BMS

Explore our fasteners to see which ones are a fit for your busbar + Battery Managment System (BMS) components. Learn more

![PC Board](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PC%20Board%20with%20SMTSO.png?width=1000&name=PC%20Board%20with%20SMTSO.png)

### PC Board

Ensure you have the right fasteners designed to support the PC board in your battery energy storage system. Learn more

![Heyco component](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Heyco%206x%20cropped.png?width=1000&name=Heyco%206x%20cropped.png)

### IP 6X Rated

Discover our IP 6X Rated mechanically attached fasteners that will keep your BESS watertight and safe from the elements. Learn more

![Battery Storage](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2133921963%20cropped.jpg?width=1000&name=shutterstock_2133921963%20cropped.jpg)

## Frame

Get the fasteners you need for the frame of your commercial or residential commercial battery storage system.

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![PEM® Self Clinching Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/S-Nut%202000x2000-1.png?width=1000&name=S-Nut%202000x2000-1.png)

##### PEM® Self Clinching Nuts

PEM® brand self-clinching nuts install permanently in aluminum, copper, steel or stainless steel panels and provide load-bearing threads where high push-out and torque-out is required. 

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-nuts/nuts-clinch-nuts/)

![PEM® Studs](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Studs-Pins%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Studs-Pins%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Studs

PEM® brand self-clinching studs and pins install permanently in aluminum, copper, steel or stainless steel panels where High torque-out and pushout and pull through performance is required.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-studs/)

![PEM® Locating Pilot Pins](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Locating%20Pilot%20Pins%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Locating%20Pilot%20Pins%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Locating Pilot Pins

Locating pins or pilot pins have a round or sometimes diamond profile length with a tapered tip and no threads.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-studs/studs-locating-pins/)

![PEM® Panel Fasteners](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Panel%20Fasteners%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Panel%20Fasteners%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Panel Fasteners

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[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products/engineering-guides/captive-panel-screws/)

![PEM® Roller Bearing Fasteners](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Roller%20Bearing%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Roller%20Bearing%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Roller Bearing Fasteners

Easily installed, pre assembled low friction rollers that give design engineers a more user-friendly option to the high friction of simple slide shelves.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products/engineering-guides/pem-roller-bearing-fasteners/)

![PEM® Threaded Standoffs](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Standoff%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Standoff%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Threaded Standoffs

Holds a fixed gap between panels via static attachment. Standoffs with male attachments have external threads like screws, while female attachments have internal threads like nuts.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-standoffs/)

![Sherex® Blind Rivet Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sherex%C2%AE%20Blind%20Rivet%20Nuts.jpg?width=1000&name=Sherex%C2%AE%20Blind%20Rivet%20Nuts.jpg)

##### Sherex® Blind Rivet Nuts

Sherex rivet nuts are used in battery powered applications to create strong attachement points and for ease of assembly. Off-the-shelf and application specific styles.

[View product details](https://fasteners.sherex.com/category/blind-rivet-nuts)

![TEC Series® and Disc-Lock® Wedge Locking Washers and Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thumbnail_TEC%20Washer%20and%20Hex%20Nut.jpg?width=1000&name=thumbnail_TEC%20Washer%20and%20Hex%20Nut.jpg)

##### TEC Series® and Disc-Lock® Wedge Locking Washers and Nuts

Eliminate loosening of joints due to vibrations with TEC Series and Disc-Lock Wedge Locking Washers and Nuts. Used in high vibration environments to secure joints.

[View product details](https://www.sherex.com/wedge-locking-washers-and-nuts/)

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![Busbar + BMS](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_519018475.jpg?width=1000&name=shutterstock_519018475.jpg)

## Busbar + BMS

Explore our fasteners to see which ones are a fit for your busbar + Battery Managment System (BMS) components.

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![PEM® eConnect™ Pins](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/econnect%20Pin%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=econnect%20Pin%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® eConnect™ Pins

Current carrying pins that provide superior electrical connections in applications that demand heightened performance from internal components.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products/engineering-guides/pem-econnect-pin-fastening-technology/)

![PEM® eConnect™ Contact Bushings](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eConnect%20Bushing%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=eConnect%20Bushing%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® eConnect™ Contact Bushings

For use in aluminum and copper busbars. Provide repeatable, consistent electrical joints and superior installation in applications that demand superior performance.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products/engineering-guides/eccb-pem-econnect-contact-bushing/)

![IFH-832-10 A](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IFH-832-10%20A.png?width=1000&name=IFH-832-10%20A.png)

##### PEM® IFH™ Stud

Our first ingress protection fastener, the PEM® IFH™ stud is built for high-strength, heavy-duty applications. It installs permanently in steel or aluminum panels and stands up to high torque and pushout forces.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products/engineering-guides/pem-ifh-stud/)

![TEC Series® and Disc-Lock® Wedge Locking Washers and Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thumbnail_TEC%20Washer%20and%20Hex%20Nut.jpg?width=1000&name=thumbnail_TEC%20Washer%20and%20Hex%20Nut.jpg)

##### TEC Series® and Disc-Lock® Wedge Locking Washers and Nuts

Eliminate loosening of joints due to vibrations with TEC Series and Disc-Lock Wedge Locking Washers and Nuts. Used in high vibration environments to secure joints.

[View product details](https://www.sherex.com/wedge-locking-washers-and-nuts/)

![PEM® Captivated Screws](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Captive%20Screws%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Captive%20Screws%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Captivated Screws

Known as captive fasteners or captive bolts, typically has a screw retained in a panel and minimize the number of loose parts in an assembly.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-captivated-screws/)

![PEM® Studs](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Studs-Pins%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Studs-Pins%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Studs

PEM® brand self-clinching studs and pins install permanently in aluminum, copper, steel or stainless steel panels where High torque-out and pushout and pull through performance is required.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-studs/)

![PEM® Self Clinching Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/S-Nut%202000x2000-1.png?width=1000&name=S-Nut%202000x2000-1.png)

##### PEM® Self Clinching Nuts

PEM® brand self-clinching nuts install permanently in aluminum, copper, steel or stainless steel panels and provide load-bearing threads where high push-out and torque-out is required. 

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-nuts/nuts-clinch-nuts/)

![Heyco® Wire Management](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nylon-cable-clamp_th.jpg?width=1000&name=nylon-cable-clamp_th.jpg)

##### Heyco® Wire Management

Heyco® provides one of the most diverse and innovative line of wire protection, management and processing components on the market.

[View product details](https://www.heyco.com/Nylon_PVC_Hardware/?sub=wire-management)

![Sherex® Blind Rivet Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sherex%C2%AE%20Blind%20Rivet%20Nuts.jpg?width=1000&name=Sherex%C2%AE%20Blind%20Rivet%20Nuts.jpg)

##### Sherex® Blind Rivet Nuts

Sherex rivet nuts are used in battery powered applications to create strong attachement points and for ease of assembly. Off-the-shelf and application specific styles.

[View product details](https://fasteners.sherex.com/category/blind-rivet-nuts)

![a5](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a5.png?width=1000&name=a5.png)

##### PEM® eConnect® Busbar Connector System

PEM® eConnect® Busbar Connector System streamlines busbar connections with a one-step install. Our system combines high-conductivity contact bushings and robust mechanical fasteners for strong, low-resistance joints in EV and industrial applications.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/pem-econnect-busbar-connector-system/)

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![PC Board](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PC%20Board%20with%20SMTSO.png?width=1000&name=PC%20Board%20with%20SMTSO.png)

## PC Board

Ensure you have the right fasteners designed to support the PC board in your battery energy storage system.

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![microPEM® TackPin® fasteners](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TackPin%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=TackPin%202000x2000.png)

##### microPEM® TackPin® fasteners

microPEM® TackPin® fasteners for compact assemblies enable sheet-to-sheet attachment, replacing costly screw installation in applications where disassembly is not required.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-specialty-fasteners/specialty-fasteners-tackpin/)

![PEM® Right Angle Fasteners](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Right%20Angle%20Fastener%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Right%20Angle%20Fastener%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Right Angle Fasteners

For strong right-angle attachment points in thin steel and aluminum assemblies 

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-specialty-fasteners/specialty-fasteners-right-angle-fastener/)

![PEM® SNAP-TOP® standoffs](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Snaptop%20Standoff%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Snaptop%20Standoff%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® SNAP-TOP® standoffs

For permanent installation into metal sheets and feature a spring action to hold printed circuit boards and other subassemblies securely, allowing quick removal.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-standoffs/standoffs-snap-top-standoffs/)

![PEM® Surface Mount Fasteners](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5ba83c1d-a7f0-4527-88a6-9738f7b862fe.jpg?width=1000&name=5ba83c1d-a7f0-4527-88a6-9738f7b862fe.jpg)

##### PEM® Surface Mount Fasteners

For use with PC boards to satisfy component-to-board, board-to-board, and board-to-chassis attachment needs. 

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/surface-mounting/)

![PEM® Threaded Standoffs](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Standoff%202000x2000.png?width=1000&name=Standoff%202000x2000.png)

##### PEM® Threaded Standoffs

Holds a fixed gap between panels via static attachment. Standoffs with male attachments have external threads like screws, while female attachments have internal threads like nuts.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-standoffs/)

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![Heyco component](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Heyco%206x%20cropped.png?width=1000&name=Heyco%206x%20cropped.png)

## IP 6X Rated

Discover our IP 6X Rated mechanically attached fasteners that will keep your BESS watertight and safe from the elements.

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![PEM® Blind Nuts](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-05-01%20104347.jpg?width=1000&name=Screenshot%202024-05-01%20104347.jpg)

##### PEM® Blind Nuts

Provide permanently mounted blind threads in metal panels, providing a barrier to protect assemblies against foreign matter, limiting screw penetration, protecting internal components from damage.

[View product details](https://www.pemnet.com/products-overview/products-nuts/nuts-blind-nuts/)

![Heyco® Liquid Tight Cord Grips](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3-01_th_114%20(1).jpg?width=1000&name=3-01_th_114%20(1).jpg)

##### Heyco® Liquid Tight Cord Grips

Heyco®offers liquid tight cord grips that connect heavy-duty cables/cords to equipment., including snap-in, right-angle, stainless steel, and many other cord grip designs.

![Heyco® Strain Relief Bushings](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Liquid-Tight-Strain-Relief-Bushings_th.jpg?width=1000&name=Liquid-Tight-Strain-Relief-Bushings_th.jpg)

##### Heyco® Strain Relief Bushings

Strain relief bushings protect electrical cables from stress, preventing a connection from breaking. Heyco® has a diverse portfolio of UL-certified strain relief bushings.

[View product details](https://www.heyco.com/Strain_Relief_Bushings/)

![Heyco® Venting Solutions](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6-09_th.jpg?width=1000&name=6-09_th.jpg)

##### Heyco® Venting Solutions

Heyco® provides a wide and diverse range of reliable venting, pressure equalization, and drain plugs, as well as guards, rivets, and mounts for your project. 

[View product details](https://www.heyco.com/Venting_Pressure_Equalization_Drain_Solutions/)

## Specialized fasteners for battery energy storage systems 

Together, we can create the right technical solutions for every component of both residential and commercial battery storage systems. Modularity and serviceability, facilitated by specialized fasteners, are crucial aspects of BESS design. Additionally, cost implications associated with system failure are significant driving factors in designing BESS solutions that are robust, dependable, and easily maintainable.

[Talk to an Engineer](https://emobilitysolutions.com/en/emobility-contact?hsLang=en)

![Energy Storage](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1934236469.jpg?height=1000&name=shutterstock_1934236469.jpg)

### Resources for battery energy storage systems

<https://www.pemnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/ecdata.pdf>

![PEM® eConnect™ Fastening Technology](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1932590348.jpg?width=600&name=shutterstock_1932590348.jpg)

#### PEM® eConnect™ Fastening Technology

Solutions to reduce electrical resistance and be more cost-effective. Make reliable electrical connections between copper or aluminium busbars, PCBs or cable terminals.

[Download Data Sheet](https://www.pemnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/ecdata.pdf)

<https://www.pemnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/Busbars-for-EV_Hybrid-Vehicles.pdf>

![close up of busbar assembly](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/close%20up%20of%20busbar%20assembly.png?width=600&name=close%20up%20of%20busbar%20assembly.png)

#### Case Study: Reduced Project Complexity and 61% Savings

PEM® developed and tested a new custom fastener stud head design to achieve customer’s performance requirements including different busbar thicknesses.

[Read Case Study](https://www.pemnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/Busbars-for-EV_Hybrid-Vehicles.pdf)

<https://www.pemnet.com/company/pem-blog/key-considerations-when-choosing-a-self-clinching-fastener/>

![PEM® Fasteners](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Penn%202359.jpg?width=600&name=Penn%202359.jpg)

#### PEM® Blog: Considerations When Choosing a Self-Clinching Fastener

Explore the key factors that should be considered when selecting the appropriate self-clinching fastener for the job to ensure success and product longevity.

[Read Blog](https://www.pemnet.com/company/pem-blog/key-considerations-when-choosing-a-self-clinching-fastener/)

![ECCB Busbar Application](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hubfs/ECCB%20Busbar%20Application.png)

Case Study Collaboration Drives New Connector Design and Reduced Space Requirements [Read Case Study](https://www.pemnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/Electric-Vehicle-Busbar-Architecture.pdf)

## Gain a competitive edge in eMobility

Optimize application performance, better determine safety and compliance, and explore opportunities for innovation with PennEngineering’s value added services.

[Learn About our Value Added Services](https://emobilitysolutions.com/en/value-added-services?hsLang=en)

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### Application Engineering

- Application Review
- Custom Design/Product Development
- Customer Drawings
- Catalog Samples
- 3D Models
- Prototype Development Center

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### PEMedge™ Testing Services

- FEA Analysis
- Mechanical Testing
- Tensile and Compression Strength
- Micro Hardness
- Fastener Joint Cross-Sectioning
- Corrosion and Plating Testing

![benefit-icons_2](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hubfs/E-Mobility%20Site%20Files/Icons/benefit-icons_2.svg)

### Teardown Service

- Complete Product Disassembly
- Assembly Structure Assessment
- Identify Alternative Fastening Solutions
- Alternative Fastener Replacement/Testing
- Teardown Report
- Identify Efficiencies/ Implementation Plan

![benefit-icons_1](https://emobilitysolutions.com/hubfs/E-Mobility%20Site%20Files/Icons/benefit-icons_1.svg)

### FastenerClass®

- Free Customized Training Sessions from Global Experts
- Live, Web-based, and Pre-recorded Training Options Available

Standard Classes Include:

- Theory, Best Practices, Application Exploration
- Intro to Self-Clinch Theory
- Proper Fasteners for Stainless Steel Panels
- Surface Mount Fastener Technology (SMT) vs. Broach

Ready to get started?

## Talk to an Engineer

Discover exceptional fastening and electrical conductivity solutions for everything eMobility. Together, we can take your build to a whole new level – partnering to make application assembly quicker and more cost-efficient.