A Rivet Nut Gun, or Rivnut® Gun, is a tool used to install a Rivnut®, or rivet nut fastener. The pulling mechanism inside the tool engages the internal threads of the fastener to exert a pull, which causes the rivet nut shank to expand/upset against the blindside of the material that it is being fastened. These Nutsert® installation tools or... View Article
Four generations, one common vision: enabling successful connections Bollhoff Fasteners USA has been a family-owned company for four generations. They have had long-term success through innovative ideas and engineering advancements in components and fasteners. The company’s management team knows almost every employee. This connection with people is the foundation of the company’s success. Bollhoff’s History The below excerpts are borrowed... View Article
In high volume production facilities, safety practices are a top priority for company management. Establishing safety practices is imperative in order to protect the health of its workforce while managing the costly financial implications of a worker’s compensation claim due to a workplace injury. Safety in the workplace helps build employee trust, promotes high levels of productivity, allows management to... View Article
If you are looking for an inexpensive internally threaded fastener to quickly join a parent material with a secondary attachment (join two materials together), then look no further than the Jack Nut fastener! Rivet Nut USA, a division of Cardinal Components, has them in stock every day for just-in-time delivery into your production line. Warning! Jack Nut fasteners are tough... View Article
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What are Lockbolts (or Lock Bolts) and What are they Used for? When you think about a bolt, you think about a typical setup of a bolt and nut to secure an application. What if the elements you’re securing together have massive vibration? Enter the Lockbolt, a two-piece ribbed pin and collar fastening system! Instances where a torqued bolt and... View Article
Threaded inserts are precision machined metal components that are engineered to secure them into plastic. There are two installation methods that are used. In-Molded installation is when the insert is set before the plastic is poured and After-Molded installation is when the insert is set after the plastic is poured (this will typically create some plastic scrap or “curly q’s”... View Article
Nearly 100 years ago, the BF Goodrich Company invented the rivet nut for an aerospace application and trademarked it as the RIVNUT® (Bollhoff Inc. is now the proud manufacturer of the RIVNUT®). The original design and use for the RIVNUT® was for the sole purpose of easily attaching/removing rubber de-icers to aerospace/aviation wings. At the time that this assembly method was implemented,... View Article
Aluminum, Steel, and Stainless Steel are the three raw materials used to make rivet nuts, also referred to as internally threaded nut inserts, or Rivnuts®. WEIGHT Aluminum fasteners are extremely lightweight, weighing about one third as much as steel. Aluminum is good for nautical marine, automotive, and aerospace applications that focus on weight reduction opportunities. MAGNETISM Aluminum is made of... View Article
Rivet Nut USA is New Authorized Distributor of Goebel® Rivets Rivet Nut USA, a distributing division of Cardinal Components, Inc., has partnered with Goebel Fastener, Inc. to become their newest authorized distributor and supplier of Goebel® blind rivets, G-Grip lockbolt™ collar rivets, blind fastening products and installation pneumatic/battery tooling. Rivet Nut USA provides world class products to industrial, commercial, military... View Article
