Radial riveting system for special chains The manufacturer of special chains with products of highest quality recently acquired a Radial Riveting Machine to ensure that even the most eccentric customer demands of rivets can be fulfilled. The Radial Riveting Machine definitely raises the quality of e.g. special stainless chains in the dimensions between 06 B until 16 B (ASA35 until ASA80). The radial riveting process means that the tool itself does not rotate, at the same time the result of gentle and efficient deformation is an excellent surface structure of the tool. In radial riveting, the tool axis is not held at a fixed angle with the spindle axis. The working end of the tool passes over the end of the rivet shank in a rosette movement. The angle between the tool axis and the spindle axis varies continuously between 0 and 6°. The angle between the two is 0° when the axes are aligned. The point, at which the forming pressure is applied, follows the same rosette pattern, so the forming pressure line on the tool moves repeatedly through the common centre of the tool and the rivet shank. As the tool is pressed against the rivet shank, the rivet material is spread in a radial motion outward and inward, along the overlapping loops of the rosette pattern, to form the desired shape. The radial riveting system is based on planetary movement. The finishing results obtained from this riveting method are far superior to the hammering and orbital systems. The rivets formed by the radial riveting process have better mechanical characteristics (resistance, etc.) than the rivets formed by orbital systems due to a progressive and smooth forming of the material. Speed Link InfoService Request more information by e-mail Reader Service No. Reader Number Email Address 00987    Tell a friend about this article:
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