You may not have consciously thought about it, but the way we build cars is very different from the way we build airplanes. Your sedan or SUV has a smooth, unibody exterior because its individual ...

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 ...

The two main types of rivet setters use either torque or inertia to set rivets. Inertial machines, when designed right, are smaller, lighter, and faster. They also deliver stable, consistent force ...

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 ...