Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec Gene Markel is the manager of the plant for incoming wire coils, which is part of Chicago Rivet and Machine Co. in Tyrone. The comany is one of five businesses that ...

The Leankeasy blind rivet bolt from Clufix, Cluses, France, crimps the nut as a screw is turned to lock two metal sheets or plastic parts together. This makes installation a one-step process and only ...

Blind rivets, or breakstems, provide vibrationproof fastening for a wide variety of materials. But designers must know at least the basics before specifying them for applications. Rivets have been ...