NATIONAL RIVET & MANUFACTURING

What NATIONAL RIVET & MANUFACTURING does

National Rivet & Manufacturing Company Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned industrial manufacturer of cold-headed rivets and fasteners headquartered in a single, vertically integrated facility in Waupun, Wisconsin. Founded in the 1920s (firmographic year: 1928), the company produces precision rivets (aircraft rivets, self-piercing rivets, internally-threaded fasteners, brake rivets, and specialty cold-headed fasteners), electro-mechanical and pneumatic rivet setting machines, and replacement tooling — including its proprietary Max-Set® anvils and Controlled Jaw Carrier accessories. In-house capabilities extend to anodizing, plating, heat treating, passivation, chromating, and machine reconditioning, enabling closed-loop quality control from raw material to finished part.

The business serves manufacturers in four primary verticals — aerospace, medical, electronics, and automotive — with secondary exposure to appliances, consumer goods, furniture, recreational equipment, and general industrial applications. Commercial activity is conducted almost entirely through direct B2B engagement: a "Request a Quote" funnel, phone sales, and direct mail, with no disclosed channel partners, distributors, or marketplace presence. Revenue is generated via one-time hardware sales (rivets, machines, tooling) and a smaller stream of machine reconditioning services. Pricing is non-public and quote-based, with multi-year contracts noted in some custom applications.

The customer base is domestic (United States only) and largely anonymous in available materials, with no named-logo disclosure. Certifications of strategic importance — AS9100:D (received September 1999), ISO 9001:2015, and Nadcap for Heat Treating and Chemical Processing — qualify the company for aerospace and defense work and represent a meaningful share of competitive positioning. The firm has 11–50 employees, no external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed M&A activity, and no funding history, indicating a privately held, owner-operated operating posture with no institutional capital overhang.

Name

NATIONAL RIVET & MANUFACTURING

Legal name

National Rivet Manufacturing Company Inc.

Website

https://nationalrivet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Rivet & Manufacturing is a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturer of cold-headed rivets, fasteners, and rivet setting machines, serving aerospace, medical, electronics, and automotive manufacturers from a single vertically integrated facility in Waupun, Wisconsin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

Keywords

• Cold-headed rivets
• Rivet setting machines
• Aerospace fasteners
• Precision fasteners
• Metal finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Waupun

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Rivets and Fasteners: Sale of cold-headed rivets and fasteners including precision-formed special fasteners, self-piercing rivets, aircraft rivets, internally-threaded fasteners, brake rivets, and oval/truss head standards. Products are sold as one-time purchases with custom engineering available.
2. Rivet Setting Machines: Sale of rivet setting machines including electro-mechanical and pneumatic models. Machines available in single-head, dual-head, precision small rivet, and component head configurations. Also includes used and retooled machines.
3. Rivet Tooling and Accessories: Sale of tooling and accessories including Max-Set anvils, jaws, drivers, controlled jaw carriers, and machine options such as special arms, fixtures, feeding devices, and compensators.
4. Machine Reconditioning Services: Reconditioning and refurbishing services for old rivet setting machines, bringing them back to like-new performance with full warranty.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

National Rivet & Manufacturing is a vertically integrated manufacturer of cold-headed industrial rivets and fasteners, custom rivet setting machines (electro-mechanical and pneumatic), and precision tooling/accessories. The company also offers factory-reconditioned riveters and in-house metal finishing (plating, anodizing, iridite, Teflon) and heat treating services, all performed at its single Waupun, Wisconsin facility.

Product overview

National Rivet & Manufacturing Co. is a fourth-generation family-owned industrial rivet and fastener manufacturer offering a vertically integrated portfolio of cold-headed rivets, rivet setting machines, tooling and accessories, and metal finishing/heat treating services. The core product lines include rivets and fasteners (precision-formed special fasteners, self-piercing rivets, aircraft rivets, internally-threaded fasteners, brake rivets, oval/truss head standards), rivet machines (electro-mechanical and pneumatic single and dual-head setters, precision small rivet machines, component heads), and tooling accessories (Max-Set anvils, jaws, drivers, controlled jaw carriers). The company also offers factory-reconditioned riveters and in-house metal finishing and heat treating services. All operations are performed at their Waupun, Wisconsin facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rivets & Fasteners

Quantifiable outcome

• Max-Set anvils capable of clinching up to twice as many rivets as ordinary anvils
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cherry Aerospace: Manufacturer of aerospace fasteners (blind bolts, rivets, lockbolts) and installation tools; directly competes with National Rivet in aircraft rivets and aerospace fastener supply with overlapping AS9100/Nadcap certifications.
• Allfast Fasteners: Specializes in aerospace blind rivets, bolts, and self-locking nuts; comparable product portfolio (aerospace rivets/fasteners) and similar customer base to National Rivet.
• Avdel (Stanley Black & Decker): Manufactures blind rivets, blind bolts, and installation tooling; direct overlap with National Rivet's self-piercing rivets, blind clinch nuts, and rivet setting machines under the Stanley Engineered Fastening brand.
• Orbitform Group: Manufactures riveting, forming, and fastening machines (including cold heading and orbital forming equipment); directly comparable to National Rivet's rivet setting machine product line.
• BalTec (Haco Group): Manufacturer of radial/riveting machines, presses, and assembly equipment for fasteners; comparable technology platform to National Rivet's electro-mechanical and pneumatic rivet setters.

Broad incumbents

• Howmet Aerospace: Large aerospace fastener and engineered structures supplier with AS9100 certifications; competes broadly with National Rivet in aerospace fasteners but at vastly greater scale and product breadth.
• LISI Aerospace: Global Tier-1 aerospace fastener manufacturer (bolts, nuts, rivets, pins) serving the same Airbus/Boeing/Embraer customers; broader portfolio but overlapping product categories with National Rivet.
• Böllhoff Group: Family-owned industrial fastener and assembly technology manufacturer with rivets, screws, and joining systems; competes with National Rivet in industrial and automotive fastener markets.
• PennEngineering (Penn Engineering): Global leader in self-clinching fasteners and sheet metal fastening solutions; broader fastening portfolio but overlaps with National Rivet's precision-formed special fasteners and blind clinch nut offerings.
• Alcoa / Arconic Fastening Systems: Historically one of the largest aerospace rivet and aluminum fastener producers; competes with National Rivet in aluminum aircraft rivets and aerospace fastening solutions, with materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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