In industrial manufacturing processes, the stability of riveting quality directly impacts a product's overall performance and service life. Recently, HauqHi (Shanghai) Fastening New Technology Development Co., Ltd. launched a manual monitoring riveting system. By monitoring tensile force and stroke data in real-time during the riveting process, the system generates force-deformation curves, enabling quality traceability for every single rivet. This provides a brand-new tool for riveting quality control in industries such as automotive manufacturing and rail transit.
According to the company, the HauqHi manual monitoring riveting system boasts eight core advantages: First, it serves a dual function as both a tool and a quality monitoring device; it can be used independently as a standard rivet nut gun or paired with the monitoring system to facilitate data acquisition. Second, it acquires accurate baseline data through sample testing, thereby ensuring monitoring precision. Third, it employs a dual audio-visual alarm mechanism to provide real-time alerts regarding the pass/fail status of each riveting operation. Fourth, it supports counting and data storage functions, displaying the riveting curve for each individual rivet nut in real-time to provide a visual representation of the riveting process. Fifth, its user interface is intuitive and easy to understand, helping to reduce employee training costs. Sixth, it automatically stores daily production volume and individual rivet data, facilitating quality traceability and analysis. Seventh, it supports TCP/IP or PROFINET protocols, allowing data to be uploaded to client terminals or MES systems for intelligent management. Eighth, the equipment features an IP54 protection rating, making it well-suited for the complex environments typical of industrial production settings.
In terms of hardware configuration, the system comprises four core components: the rivet nut gun monitoring unit, the monitoring rivet gun itself, communication cables and pneumatic lines, and a barcode scanner. Specifically, the monitoring rivet gun is compatible with M3–M8 size rivet nuts and supports various materials—including aluminum, iron, and steel—and comes equipped with one set of nosepieces. The barcode scanner scans QR codes to generate associated data, ensuring a precise match between rivet information and monitoring data. The equipment operates on a 220V AC power supply and requires an air pressure source of 0.6–0.7 MPa, thereby meeting the operational requirements of most industrial scenarios.
Currently, the HauqHi manual monitoring riveting system has been successfully piloted in production environments such as automotive body manufacturing and high-speed rail component fabrication. One automotive manufacturer reported that the implementation of this system resulted in a 30% reduction in the riveting defect rate and a 50% improvement in the efficiency of quality traceability, thereby significantly lowering the rework costs associated with riveting-related issues. The Head of R&D at HauqHi Connections stated: "Industrial manufacturing is evolving toward a future characterized by precision, intelligence, and traceability. Our manual monitored riveting system stands as an innovative achievement that aligns perfectly with this trend. Moving forward, we will continue to optimize the system's data analytics capabilities—integrating AI algorithms to enable proactive quality alerts—thereby providing our clients with more comprehensive quality control solutions and contributing to the high-quality development of the industrial manufacturing sector."