The primary duty of Hog Rings is retaining mesh, fabric or upholstery by closing a formed ring around the joined material. Below: the sectors that specify them in volume, the checklist used to select the right size and material for the application, installation notes, and the known limits of the type.
Typical Applications for Hog Rings
The most common settings where these are specified:
- Upholstery: C and D rings attach fabric and wire support materials.
- Wire products: Pointed and blunt profiles close around different mesh or wire forms.
- Agricultural covers: Stainless rings resist exposed fabric and netting service.
- Pet and sporting goods: Crown and opening dimensions follow the material stack.
How to Specify Hog Rings 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 (hog rings). 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 Hog Rings
- 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 Hog Rings Are Not the Right Choice
Not where the joint must later be disassembled, and not for high-tension structural connections.
