FAR s.r.l. for over 50 years is leader in the manufacture of a wide range of high-technology articles for fastening, to ensure maximum performances in terms of quality and service, all strictly produced in Bologna:
– designs and manufactures manual, pneumatic, hydropneumatic and battery tools as well as automatic and semi-automatic riveting systems;
– produces a wide range of blind rivets and threaded inserts, particularly in aluminium, steel and stainless steel, which exports over the 5 continents.

Customer satisfaction comes from an ever-present after-Sales Service Department featuring continued supply of spare parts for all of our tools (old and new) is at your disposal to support you in repairing tools and for your choices, projects and even in all of your special requests.
Call, e-mail, write or fax our customer service department for all your requirements.

BLIND RIVETS

The range of blind rivets includes several hundred standard articles. Special rivets manufactured according to drawings are provided upon customers’ request. Manufactured in aluminum alloy, copper, steel and stainless steel alloys with surface treatment of anodizing and painting, our rivets are available in different packages suitable for all uses.

BLIND RIVET NUTS

Blind rivet nuts are of practical and quick use and offer very high-resistance features, whether they are made of steel,aluminum and stainless steel. Available with metric threads from M3 to M12 in cylindrical and hexagonal different sizes, they are used for many applications.

RIVETING TOOLS

FAR designs and manufactures manual, pneumatic, hydropneumatic and battery riveting tools that are suitable for the installation of blind rivets or threaded inserts. They are available in over 30 models to meet customers’ various needs. The tool user to the machine with pneumatically operated automatic loading of the rivet, the range of FAR riveting tools offers articles worldwide in the forefront.

AUTOMATIC MACHINE

Automatic feed riveting tool designed for rivets Ø 3,2 ÷ 5,0 mm (all alloys) and Ø 6,0 mm (only in aluminium).
The automatic feed riveting tool is equipped to place one size of rivet selected by customer. Kits for other sizes can be supplied on request.

Machines can be divided in three main families, namely:
– single die double blow headers;
– 2-die 4-blow headers;
– progressive precision transfer headers.

The machines of the 2-die 4-blow series are able to handle wire diameters from 1,2 to 12 mm.
They are particularly suitable for components whose heads have a very large volume or components where two dies are sufficient but at least three blows are needed, such as for instance allen screws, trimmed components etc.
A great advantage of these machines is due to the fact that the third blow can very often be used as an introduction punch if parts with large heads and a very short shank have to be transferred.

Carlo Salvi has developed a new motorized model which is called 248 E, which is an enhanced version of the model 248 machine. The machine is complete with an electro-pneumatic clutch which allows maximum heading tonnage to be applied even when jogging.
The machine has been specially developed in order to minimize changeover times. Its technology and speed is such that it enables to run profitably not only large volumes but also small batches.

An example of set‑up and changeover times follows:

– k.o. length adjustment first die 30 seconds
– k.o. length adjustment second die 30 seconds
– cutoff length adjustment 30 seconds
– adjustment of opening and closing cams 5 minutes
– assembly of dies 5 minutes
– assembly of punch block unit 5 minutes
– assembly of cutter unit 1 minute
– assembly of transfer fingers 1 minute

Technical data of the header model 248 E:

min and max wire diameter mm 4-12,5 mm (steel) 4-10 mm (titanium)
max shank length mm 82
max head diameter mm 20
max cutting tonnage daN 6500
max heading tonnage daN 55000
stroke of P.K.O.’s mm 20

Between the main standard features of this machine, we can list:

– linear wire feed, without rolls without wire-stop
– K.O. die side and punch side
– motorized lifting/lowering of transfer unit
– conveyor
– bad part divert
– transfer fingers

The header model 248 E can be enriched further with some optional items as, for examples, the quick change kit, which includes: punch block unit, transfer unit, cutter holder unit, cutter centring jig, punch centring jig, transfer centring jig.

To handle of material like titanium and super alloys, which can not be formed with the cold heading system, the header can be equipped with a pre-heating system.

The customer can decide to install on the header model 248 E the heating system with coil housed on the die holder, or the resin-bonded inductor positioned into the bedframe. In the event of special production needs, it is possible to evaluate also to install both kind of inductors.