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What Are Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors Used For?

Typical applications, the industries that specify cam-lock furniture connectors, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors are used for joining flat-pack panels through a cam nut, mating screw and dowel set. They are manufactured to Trade series (cam-lock furniture connectors), and selection is driven by the size designation, the fit and tolerance the assembly requires, and the service environment.

Primary duty
Joining flat-pack panels through a cam nut, mating screw and dowel set
Governing standard
Trade series (cam-lock furniture connectors)
Category
Rivets

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

What Are Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors Used For? application image

Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors (Trade series (cam-lock furniture connectors)) are specified where the joint requires joining flat-pack panels through a cam nut, mating screw and dowel set. The sections below cover the typical end-uses by industry, the size and material decisions for each, assembly practice, and the applications this fastener type is not suited to.

Typical Applications for Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors

The most common settings where these are specified:

  • Flat-pack furniture: Cam locks assemble panels from the visible face with a blind connector joint.
  • Cabinet production: Cam nuts and screws permit knock-down shipping and assembly.
  • Retail fixtures: Wood dowels align the panels while the cam provides clamp.
  • Furniture repair: Replacement kits restore a hidden panel connector.

How to Specify Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors for Your Application

  • Size: Match the size to the mating part — see the dimension table below for each option.
  • Material: Choose the material and finish for the service environment — plated steel for general use, stainless for corrosion resistance.
  • Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
  • Standard: This product is supplied to Trade series (cam-lock furniture connectors). Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

Installation & Assembly Practice

  • Drill the hole 0.1 mm over the nominal rivet diameter and deburr both sides before setting.
  • Grip range must match the total joint thickness — a rivet set outside its grip range clamps poorly and works loose.

Common Selection Mistakes with Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors

  • Setting a rivet outside its grip range, which leaves the joint loose from day one.
  • Using aluminum rivets on steel sheet outdoors — galvanic corrosion eats the rivet.

Where Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors Are Not the Right Choice

Not where the joint must later be disassembled, and not for high-tension structural connections.

Technical Drawing

Customize the parameters below — every spec field is editable, and the drawing redraws to match the values you choose. Changing the size will snap the other fields to that size's standard values; you can then override any individual value.

Sends the selected values to the quote form below.

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Specification
Business Information

Dimensions & Specifications (Trade series (cam-lock furniture connectors))

Connector setCam nut diameter (mm)Cam screw optionsWood dowel diameter (mm)Quantity exampleJoint
cam-lock kit12~15M6u00d735 / M6u00d740 / M6u00d7456 or 812 cam nuts + 12 screws + 24 dowelsflat-pack furniture and blind-hole panels
Inside the plant

Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

  1. Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine
    01

    Cold heading

    Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail.

    Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.

  2. Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads
    02

    Thread rolling

    Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch.

    Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.

  3. Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment
    03

    Heat treatment

    Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it.

    Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.

  4. Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket
    04

    Surface treatment

    Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list.

    Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I choose the right size of Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors?

Match the size to the mating part using the dimension table on this page.

Can Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors joints be taken apart?

No — rivets form a permanent joint and must be drilled out to remove. Use a bolt or screw where you need to disassemble the joint later.

What material should Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors be for outdoor use?

For damp, coastal or chemical environments specify A4 (316) stainless or a suitably coated steel. For indoor or dry use, A2 (304) stainless or zinc-plated steel is normally adequate.

Are Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors made to a recognized standard?

Yes — they are manufactured to Trade series (cam-lock furniture connectors), so dimensions are interchangeable between suppliers when you quote the standard on your order.

Can I get a quote for Cam-Lock Furniture Connectors in the size and material I need?

Yes. Use the technical drawing and quote form on this page to set the size and options, then send the exact configuration to our team for pricing and lead time.