Have you discovered our product information request tool? This convenient service connects you with downloadable, easy-to-follow literature from our product guide collection, packed with the facts you need to select the optimal solution for your project. Not sure where to begin? Our General Product Guide offers an overview of Vlier’s full range of components by family and category,... (read more)

Push-fit ball plungers are designed for easy installation into wood, soft plastic or aluminum. Ideal where a threaded spring plunger is impractical or when threaded adjustments are not required.
The stainless steel variety offers the added benefit of maximum protection against rust and corrosion.

Typical Uses:
Securing
Indexing
Locating
Positioning
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Designed with the aim of dampening shocks and isolating low-frequency vibrations in sensitive machinery, Vlier’s LMS Anti-Vibration Levelers effectively extend equipment lifespan. By reducing vibration, these devices mitigate wear and tear, thereby enhancing overall durability and lowering operational costs. Vlier’s LMS Levelers have a proven track record in numerous applicat... (read more)

Tough Part. Easy Answers

When an application involves precise requirements for temperature resistance, chemical durability, longevity and more, Vlier’s Posi-Hex™ ceramic ball plunger is an engineer’s invaluable go-to. Get the details on this exceptionally resilient solution, one of our most recent innovations, in a lean, dedicated product guide. Visit our Product... (read more)

These commercial grade pins are readily available and are offered in the most popular sizes at an economical cost. Your choice of either "T" handle, or button handle, these designs are perfect for manufacturing, medical, vehicle, marine, and many other applications.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• T-Handle & Button Handle
• L-Handle Available Special Request<.../li>

Vlier Steel & Stainless Steel Hex Head Ball plungers are compact units suitable for applications with side loading requirements. Stainless Steel Ball plungers offer maximum protection against rust and corrosion ideal for food, medical, and special environments.

Allows for easy installation and removal using a screwdriver.

• Special hex head design
• Stain... (read more)

Vlier Hex Nose Standard Steel Plungers provide a hexagonal plunger nose for easy adjustment with a standard end or socket wrench plunger end to speed installation or removal. Hexagonal plungers are hardened for long life.

Special Features

• Hexagonal nose design
• Case hardened plunger
• Fast installation or removal
• Steel black oxide f

In the world of robotics, precision is everything. Our knurled press-fit plungers deliver secure, reliable performance—keeping your high-stakes automated systems operating with accuracy, efficiency and speed.

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Small Components, Immeasurable Impact: The Hidden Architecture of Automation

From life-saving medical procedures to smart aerospace solutions, the world’s most critical applications rely on robotics and automation every day. These systems’ complex mechanisms run on accuracy, consistency and control—and behind the scenes, it’s often the smalles... (read more)

Knurled press-fit ball plungers are designed for easy installation into wood, soft plastic or aluminum. Nylon ball resists marring. These press-fit ball plungers are ideal where a threaded ball plunger is impractical or when threaded adjustments are not required.

Knurled press-fit ball plungers in stainless steel resist rust and corrosion. (read more)

LMS Anti-Vibration Levelers from Vlier adjust to uneven conditions, providing stability and protection for sensitive equipment. Choose the design, material and finish to meet the unique needs of your application. (read more)

Choosing the Right Ball Lock Pin for Your Application

Lock Pin Capabilities

No matter the size or design, each of our locking pins operates under the same basic principle, offering quick fastening, positive locking and adjusting in repetitive connections until the button is depressed. When pushed, the button moves the center spindle forward to allow the locking balls... (read more)

State-of-the-Art Technologies & Obsessive Quality Control

Vlier leverages state-of-the-art technologies and obsessive quality control to manufacture precisely engineered solutions that meet the demands of the automotive industry. Vehicles require superior parts that hold up to high mileage, tough weather conditions and risk of impacts. Vlier Products can go the distance.

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Count on the Precision of Vlier

Manufacturing customers in the medical industry count on the precision engineering of Vlier Products for reliability and stability—in doctors’ offices, hospitals, physical therapy clinics, surgical centers and emergency rooms across the country and the globe.

Vlier is an ISO:9001 certified, AS9100 certified, government-approved ma... (read more)

How Our Quick Release Device Helped Spectrum Aquatics

When seconds count, like in competitive swimming, there is no room for error. When Spectrum Aquatics, a leading provider of commercial grade pool equipment, encountered an issue with a part in their starting blocks, they turned to Vlier for help.

Starting blocks are raised platforms mounted to pool decks at the en... (read more)

Ball buttons can be easily pushed into a reamed hole to provide the perfect ball plunger mating detent. (read more)

Vlier’s line of precisely engineered mechanical components includes our torque thumb screw, which provides a range of holding styles such as regular, reverse, variable and off-angle support. The five available designs of these torque screws are engineered to meet the needs of applications across a wide range of industries. All five designs include a checknut to prevent back-off dur... (read more)

Why Ceramic Plungers?

This undertaking began when we created a solution for an instrument used in spinal surgery for vertebral compression fractures. Our specially designed threaded plunger sets a critical torque value that is needed during the surgical procedure, as to ensure no injuries or damage to bone. At the same time, the hygienic nature of the ceramic ball made it ideal fo... (read more)

The best anti-vibration leveling devices for data storage and sensitive electronic manufacturing equipment, large medical equipment, industrial workstations and more. Discover the benefits of Vlier’s LMS Anti-Vibration Levelers. (read more)

When a job requires equipment that can stand up to anything, every part matters—and the smallest are often the mightiest.

Allowing for easy installation and removal using only a hex wrench, our new line of Posi-Hex^TM ceramic ball plungers helps engineers meet specific criteria for temperature tolerance, chemical resistance, longevity and more. The enhanced product... (read more)

The enhanced design of our Posi-Hex^TM ceramic ball plungers allows for easy installation and removal using only a hex wrench. They are self-contained spring loaded devices, frequently used in indexing, locating or positioning in a variety of applications. The product design automates and simplifies the assembly process for manufacturers, while the unique ceramic makeup allows... (read more)

Coming Soon! Vlier’s NEW Posi-Hex Ceramic Plungers

Our new Posi-Hex Ceramic Ball Plungers are self-contained ball and spring devices for use in indexing, locating or positioning in a variety of applications. Made from alumina oxide, these parts possess unique properties for equipment used in extreme conditions, from deep sea to deep space. The benefits include:

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Vlier’s Posi-Hex^TM ceramic ball plungers are an innovative twist on our classic solutions for locating, indexing and positioning. The unique ceramic makeup of this part makes it ideal for extreme environments, standing up to the toughest conditions from deep sea to deep space. Learn how our Posi-Hex^TM ceramic ball plungers can help you meet specific criteria f... (read more)

Celebrating 80 Years of Innovation

Posi-Hex^TM Ceramic Ball Plungers

We are determined not to rest on the success of the past 80 years. It’s up to us to continue pushing the envelope and create valuable new products for all kinds of applications.

That’s why this year, we’ve introduced a brand-new product to our catalog: Posi-Hex^TM (read more)

Ceramic Benefits

• Cleanroom compatibility
• Corrosion resistance
• Electrical insulation
• Easily recyclable
• Longer life than steel/other metals
• Non-magnetic
• Nearly frictionless
• Lower weight than steel
• Non-marking/marring
• High-temperature tolerance
• Enhanced thermal dissipation

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Designed to position, secure, quick disconnect, index, locate and detent, Vlier knurled press-fit plungers are suited for nearly any application. These parts are designed without a shoulder for easy installation from either end, making them ideal where a threaded plunger is impractical or when threaded adjustments are not required. In addition to saving time and money, they are accurate,... (read more)

The Stakes Are High in the Aerospace Industry

Global aviation professionals and manufacturers rely on our engineered components for their quality, durability and precision. Our aviation expertise dates to World War II, when we engineered parts for use in military build-ups of bombers and fighter planes.

Vlier is an ISO:9001 certified, AS9100 certified, government-approved m... (read more)

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Celebrating LMS Anti-Vibration Levelers During National Inventors Month

Innovation is the key to human progress—without the creation of novel inventions, stagnation would set in, and world-altering breakthroughs would be few and far between. For more than 75 years, Vlier has pushed the envelope on what’s possible in the precision engineering space, building an extensiv... (read more)

When it comes to manufacturing, two of the primary goals are ease of assembly and efficiency of use, as perfectly embodied by the installation method of our knurled press-fit plungers. Originally designed as a detent mechanism for indexing shell plates, they have since been adopted across industries including automotive, medical, technology and more. Below, we examine how such a small pa... (read more)

Does your product design require a precise alignment for positive locking to secure or position? Our line of quick release devices (QRD)—more specifically, our quick release plunger designs—may be the perfect solution across a wide variety of industries. There are multiple plunger types that fall into this dynamic category, so we’re describing the purposes and strengths... (read more)

The Power of the Vlier Leveling Device

A magnetic resonance imaging scan, more commonly known as an MRI, is a popular medical procedure that uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues osted on October 5, 2021within the body. An MRI scanner can be used to find medical issues... (read more)

Spring Locating Pins

Vlier spring locating pins are press-fit inserts designed for fixturing small parts in tight, compact spaces. Ideal for positioning and chucking flat or round parts for clamping.

These precisely engineered mechanical components feature an aluminum body with an alloy steel pressure pin. The high-performance spring provides the repeatable end force... (read more)

Vlier’s spring stops provide accurate, controlled end forces in a range of applications where fixture walls are not available. The spring-loaded stops have an aluminum body design, and feature the option of a steel or Delrin^® Nose, which has electrical insulating properties and prevents marring of soft metals such as brass and aluminum.

Typical Uses

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High Value Series Stud StyleSteel with Nickel Finish

Vlier’s high value series stud style leveling devices are of premium quality construction, with optimum plating, finishing and cosmetics. These steel levelers have a nickel finish and provide an integrally machined stud as part of the ball. The stud style bases swivel 15° off the centerline to adjust to uneven s... (read more)

Top 5 Reasons to Use a Quick Release Device in Your Project

Top 5 Reasons to Use a Quick Release Device in Your Project

Posted on July 9, 2021

If your product design requires precise alignment for positive locking, and a nail, screw or pin won’t suffice—you could benefit from a spring-loaded device. More specifically, a quick release device (QRD) might do... (read more)

Quick Release Devices

Vlier offers a wide selection of quick release devices that incorporate convenient features such as quick release pins, plunger pins and retractable plungers, often with both steel and stainless steel design options. Their excellent versatility makes them suited for applications in virtually every industry. The stainless steel quick release devices are both r... (read more)

Socket Set Swivel Pad Clamps

Vlier’s precisely engineered mechanical components include our socket set swivel pad clamps, which provide maximum support and rigidity. They’re ideal for use in limited spaces and securely hold parts with off-angle surfaces without any surface marring or damage.

Our socket set swivel pad clamps are offered in either steel wit... (read more)

All Vlier locating pins include a jam nut.

Typical Uses

• Positioning
• Fastening
• Securing
• Locking
• Latching
• Quick disconnect

Material

• Steel: Carbon Steel
• Plastic Knob: Thermoplastic
• (Nylon 6)

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High Value Series Socket Style with Elastomer PadStainless Steel

Vlier’s high value series socket style leveling devices are of premium quality construction, with optimum plating, finishing and cosmetics. These levelers in stainless steel provide a .125 inch neoprene elastomer pad bonded to the bottom of the base for stable, secure leveling and non-skid support. The s... (read more)

Button Handle Ball Locking Pins

These commercial-grade pins are readily available and are offered in the most popular sizes at an economical cost. These designs are perfect for manufacturing, medical, vehicle, marine and many other applications.

Typical Uses

• Material handling equipment
• Trailers and rigging equipment
• Food & me...

Spring Loaded Device Options

Spring loaded devices are mechanisms that encapsulate a spring and have a plunger or ball tip on one end that allows for accurate and repeatable end forces. They are a better option than standard springs and self-manufactured parts because they are easier to install and offer a single assembly that replaces multiple components.

Spring loaded dev... (read more)

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Knurled press-fit ball plungers are designed for easy installation into wood, soft plastic or aluminum. Nylon ball resists marring. These press-fit ball plungers are ideal where a threaded ball plunger is impractical or when threaded adjustments are not required.

Knurled press-fit ball plungers in stainless steel resist rust and corrosion.

Typical Uses

• S...