Screwdriving and Riveting Assembly

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Multiple motorcycle models are mass-produced in Spirit Lake, IA.

Ever-increasing internal and external drive styles give design engineers more ways to effectively transfer torque from tool to fastener.

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

LED fixtures and luminaires are challenging to mass-produce.

Greater use of aluminum and other lightweight materials is increasing demand for structural blind rivets.

SANTA ANA, CA—Ascent Aerospace has been awarded a contract to design and build the final assembly station for the Airbus Beluga XL jet. The Beluga is an A330 modified to transport large aerostructure components from Airbus supplier facilities.

When an automatic screwdriver is paired with a robot or linear slide, productivity can take off.

PITTSBURGH—Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vision-guided, dual-armed robot that can assemble a wooden birdhouse autonomously using a nail gun.

CONOVER, NC—Small screws—sizes smaller than #4 or 3 millimeter—are increasingly finding their way into assemblies. This Q&A with Design Tool Inc. talks about the challenges of dealing with these fasteners in automatic screwdriving applications.

Besides ergonomic benefits, today's pulse tools offer greater torque accuracy, power-to-weight ratios and flexibility.