Manufacturers have long wanted a rivet gun that was fast, light weight, and durable enough for the assembly line. But the engineering challenges of building such a tool proved too difficult, until now ...

Parts can be fastened by a rivet if flat parallel surfaces exist for both the rivet clinch and head, and there is adequate space for the rivet driver during clinching. Parts can be fastened by a rivet ...

An aircraft is held together by hundreds of thousands of rivets. Fully automatic machines install rivet holes and rivets with precision in numerous materials. A new hybrid technology combines this ...