Why are rivets manufactured using cold heading?

Amid fierce market competition, rivets are commonly produced by cold heading mainly due to the strict material requirements of their application scenarios. During the riveting process, rivets must feature excellent toughness, ductility and structural strength to be properly formed in pressure riveting, spin riveting, flaring riveting and other operations, ensuring firm connections without cracking or breaking.

Such high-toughness materials, with moderate hardness and good plasticity, are generally unsuitable for traditional machining. They are difficult to cut, cause high material waste, and result in low efficiency and high production costs. In contrast, cold heading forms parts at room temperature under pressure, preserving material properties while enabling high-volume efficient production.

Therefore, Situo Hardware flexibly integrates cold heading and machining processes, switching between them based on product characteristics and customer needs, to provide customers with the optimal solution that balances quality, efficiency and cost.