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 ...

If Rosie the Riveter had access to a new riveting technology, the erstwhile character of WWII fame could have worked faster and made lighter products. Today, a newly patented riveting technique ...

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.

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 ...

Intensive research into new processes and materials is carried out in the transport industry and in aircraft manufacturing with the objective of reducing the weights of vehicles and airplanes. The ...

The joining laboratory focusses on the development and improvement of classic and innovative joining technologies for lightweight vehicle structures in sandwich and multi-material construction. A ...