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. When a blind rivet is set, a ...

Rivets hold planes together against high stresses thousands of feet off the ground, but they're not used by automakers, who ...

Nonthreaded fasteners often are simple designs, but they solve a wide range of fastening problems. Rivets and pins can be used as inexpensive alternatives to threaded fasteners in automated assembly.

Spanish company Fator, an industrial fastener specialist, has developed the Steptail rivet for PV trackers. “Fixing solar panels to solar trackers has traditionally involved the use of screws, washers ...