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Riveter Keeps Production Costs at Arms Length

March 8, 2007

The Milford Model 216 manual impact riveter weighs just 23 lbs., yet it packs up to two tons of rivet setting force.

It has rivet capacity of .187-in.(4.75mm) dia. x 1-in. (25.4mm) lg. mild steel semi-tubular. The riveter has stroke of 1.25-in. (31.2 mm), throat depth of 6-in. (152.4 mm), and measures 4 x 8 x 14-in. Options include rivet holding jaws for accurate positioning.

Milford Fastening Systems, Orbitform Group, 1600 Executive Dr., Jackson, MI 49203, (517) 787-9447, orbitform.com

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