Why Use Rivet Nuts?
(Bollhoff Rivnut®)

A rivet nut is a counterbored tubular rivet with female internal threads that act as the “nut”.  The original trademarked brand name of a rivet nut is Bollhoff’s RIVNUT®, which we have been proudly distributing for nearly 40 years.  A rivet nut is designed to be installed into the parent application, which is typically a thin sheet metal or plastic, and during installation, it forms a bulge on the back side of the parent application.  The installation takes seconds to occur and no damage nor secondary finishing work is required on the rivet nut nor parent application.  Once installed, the rivet nut “squeezes” the front and back of the parent application as to allow a male threaded bolt to be tightened into its female threads.  The installed RIVNUT® provides REUSABLE high-quality internal threads for secondary attachments via a threaded bolt.  Put another way, RIVNUTS® can be used as a rivet to assemble two or more materials, and as a nut for the secondary removable attachment of a mating part with a male bolt.

RIVET NUT USA, YOUR HIGH QUALITY DISTRIBUTOR OF BOLLHOFF RIVNUT® FASTENERS AND OTHER RIVET NUT FASTENERS NATIONWIDE!

QUALITY INSTALLATION TOOLS TO ENSURE ASSEMBLY INTEGRITY

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Aerospace

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Agriculture

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Transportation

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Military / Marine

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Refrigeration

Applications

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Automobiles

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Washers / Dryers

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Submarine

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18 Wheel Trailers

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Planes

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Windows

Total Quality Solutions

Since 1983, Rivet Nut USA (an operating division of Cardinal Components, Inc.) has been a certified stocking supplier of rivet nut fasteners and related installation guns/ tooling. Cardinal Components is a Preferred Authorized Bollhoff Distributor (Rivnut®, Plusnut®, Rivkle®, Hexnut®). To provide our customers the best availability and variety, we also offer non-Bollhoff rivet nuts & fasteners.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Our standard is offer short lead-times at competitive pricing, revert quotes the same day and answer the phone by the third ring. Give us a shot! Read more about us below, and please review our customer testimonial page.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Select us as your trusted rivet nut distributor and gain a partner that is eager to provide you 360 degree support! We can help along each step: design, prototype, PPAP, assembly, installation and issue resolution. Our deep technical expertise is communicated in a way that you can understand it specific to your application. By discussing your fastening needs with our team, we can identify which threaded nut inserts (or other fasteners we offer) would be best. Often our support can identify environmental aspects that may affect the choice of fastener type or composition.

INSTALLATION TOOLING: If you are looking for rivet nut installation tool, we offer industry-leading German-engineered Bollhoff Rivnut® installation tools/ guns, such as the Bollhoff P2007 (pull-to-pressure), P2005 (pull-to-stroke), B2007 (battery-operated pull-to-pressure), P3007 (large rivet nuts), P2007PN (small Plusnuts®), and P3007PN (large Plusnuts®). These pneumatic tools are for medium-to-high volume production requirements and install fasteners in about two seconds, while being built of the highest quality and reliability. We stock repair parts for same day shipment and have a tool repair lab with quick turnaround. We have our battery-operated, cordless rivet nut gun for ultimate mobility (lose the lines). For low-volume installation tooling, give us a call to learn about the variety of manual tools we offer to facilitate your perfect installation. You can also visit our tooling page for more information!

ONE-STOP-SHOP: By sticking with Rivet Nut USA for all your fastening needs, you’ll gain the quickest issue resolution in the industry. We resolve most issues same day, and we do EVERYTHING possible to avoid shutting down a production line. (Best Advice: Try to avoid too many cooks in the kitchen. Don’t buy Rivnuts® from one distributor and tooling/ guns from another distributor! Should you encounter an issue, it will take too long to resolve and you may find difficulty in assigning accountability!)

ISO 9001 QUALITY: We offer customers a battle-tested ISO 9001 certified quality system that assures consistent and high-quality production standards with appropriate documentation (sales order confirmation, packing slip, material certification, plating certification, etc.).

If you are looking for high-quality Rivnut® fasteners, rivet nut fasteners, threaded inserts, and more, please trust your experts at Rivet Nut USA and contact us today for a quote!