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.

Plenty of options are available for semi- or fully automatic riveting.

Numerous riveting and forming processes enable manufacturers to cost-effectively improve product strength and aesthetics.