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What’s New With Riveting

Here’s a look at some of the latest riveting technologies.

June 6, 2023

Threaded fasteners are the most common method of product assembly. The primary advantage of threaded fasteners is that they permit disassembly of the parts for repair or recycling.

Manufacturing History Comes Alive in Pullman

Pullman perfected rail car production processes and pioneered the use of new materials.

Austin Weber

November 2, 2021

America's newest national park recently opened on the South Side of Chicago. The Pullman National Monument celebrates the unique history of a company that mass-produced freight and passenger rail cars at the site from 1881 to 1981.

How To determine when Electric Riveting/Forming Technology is a better option than Traditional Pneumatic/Hydraulic Technology

September 16, 2020

Traditionally, joint forming technology was accomplished through pneumatic or hydraulic pressing. Adding rotary tool motion to the press operation greatly reduces the amount of downward force needed to accomplish the same or better results.

High-Speed Cordless Riveter

February 14, 2020

The R1B1 and R1B2 cordless riveters are powered by rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The compact body and motor layout provide an ideal weight balance for reduced user fatigue.

Advances in Impact Riveting

After many decades, the main appeals of impact riveting remain unchanged: speed, reliability and cost-effectiveness.

Jim Camillo

August 7, 2017

If poet Gertrude Stein had also worked as an assembly machine operator, could she have ever written the line, “a rivet is a rivet is a rivet”? No one can say for sure, but it’s highly unlikely since operators know that rivets are distinctive in their design and function, as well as how they are installed.

Presses And Appliance Assembly

John Sprovieri

September 3, 2015

Applications for presses in appliance manufacturing include bearing insertion, gearbox assembly, and sheet-metal joining.

Rivets Are Essential to Range Rover Assembly

April 29, 2014

SOLIHULL, UK—The humble rivet. That’s what Demos Hoursoglou, Jaguar Land Rover’s body-in-white manufacturing manager here, puts near the top of his list of worries about assembling the aluminum body of the Range Rover. The 2014 Range Rover body uses 17 types of rivets, 3,722 per vehicle. If one jams in a gun or is inserted incorrectly, production stops.

Trucks Go on a Diet

Austin Weber

August 1, 2012

Engineers are hungry for aluminum, composites and other lightweight materials.

Hot Upset Riveting

Austin Weber

July 27, 2011

A new process is ideal for permanent part assembly.

Riveting: Self-Piercing Rivets vs. Spot Welding

Jim Camillo

December 23, 2010

For the past 15 years or so, assemblers have used SPR as an alternative to spot welding, especially when joining aluminum with other materials. The reasons why SPR is preferred are many.