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Brandon and Jeff Serle collecting the iF Design Award 2026 Gold on stage
§ About · Est. 2022

Two gold awards, one idea.

Brandon and Jeff Serle collecting the iF Design Award 2026 Gold. Below: where the company started, and the coverage that followed. For interviews or samples, email info@flushfasteners.com.

iF Design Award ceremony · 2026

It started in a cleanroom.

Flush Fasteners® was established in 2022 by Brandon Serle and Jeff Serle with a clear focus: fastening that meets the demands of critical environments while keeping surfaces clean and refined. Between them the founders have over 45 years in cleanroom systems, containment and precision engineering — careers spent solving problems where the details matter most.

Pharmaceutical equipment panel with a flush-fastened corner bracket
Pharmaceutical equipment · wipe-down surface© 2026 Friedrich Sailer GmbH

The problem was the screw head itself. Traditional slotted and Phillips fasteners introduce recessed geometries that are difficult to clean and interrupt otherwise seamless surfaces. Where cleanliness and visual precision both matter, that is a compromise nobody should have to accept.

So we designed the F‑Head™. Made from 316 stainless steel, it conceals its drive beneath a continuous surface — a precision plunger gives tool access when you need it, and returns flush when you don't. Clearance under six microns: functional, and visually uninterrupted.

The brief was pharmaceutical: a fastener with nowhere for contamination to sit. What we did not anticipate was who else wanted a surface with nothing on it — restorers, boat builders, furniture makers, race teams. The requirement turned out to be the same one. Only the reason changed.

Restored Porsche interior; flush fasteners on the sill plate
Restoration · sill plate, flush-fastened© 2026 Bryce Green

We do not believe fasteners should be an afterthought. Every detail, from material selection to geometry, is engineered to integrate seamlessly into the environments they serve. Whether the priority is cleanability, durability or design, our focus stays the same: precision without compromise.

Every fastener is hand-inspected before it leaves the floor — ±0.0005" flatness, every time. Every lot is tied to a heat number, and every heat number to a mill certificate. No exceptions. We build the details that disappear, so the object you're building can be the thing you remember.

§ 01 — Coverage

What they wrote.

SEMA 2025 · New Product Awards

F‑head™ — Runner‑Up, Best Emerging Technology Product.

SEMA's New Product Awards — the industry's most-watched launch showcase — named the F‑head™ a Runner‑Up in the Best Emerging Technology Product category at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The program recognizes the most innovative aftermarket products unveiled on the show floor each year, judged by a panel of buyers, media, and industry experts across categories spanning performance, design, and emerging tech.

2025 · Las VegasRead the announcement →
Fastener + Fixing Magazine · Nov–Dec 2025

F‑head™ redefines form and function.

"For nearly a century, threaded fasteners at their core design have remained largely unchanged." A Products + Tools feature covering the F‑head™'s cleanroom origins, the under-100 µm plunger clearance, 98% hygiene gain, 316 stainless construction, and the 3.5–12 mm size range now patented globally.

2025 · Issue 156Read the article →
Socket Boy · SunCo Industries

Flush Fasteners at SEMA — Socket Boy covers the F‑head™ stateside.

Japan's Socket Boy reports from the SEMA Show floor on the F‑head™ and why restomod builders and race teams are adopting it for aero-critical panels, body work, and interior trim.

2025 · SEMA ShowView the feature →
The Distributor's Link — Fall 2025 — Reinventing the fastener by Jeff Serle
The Distributor's Link — Fall 2025

Reinventing the fastener — by Jeff Serle.

"The last major innovation in fastener design dates back to 1932." A four-page feature by Jeff Serle on how the F‑head™ evolved from a cleanroom contamination fix into a favorite of yacht builders, race teams, and architects.

2025 · FallRead the article (PDF) →