Orbitform Riveting, Orbital Forming & Joining Systems
M6 Revolutions is the Orbitform rep for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Canada. We help you pick the forming process and back the machine locally.
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WHAT THEY MAKE
Permanent joints without welding or adhesives
- Bench riveting and forming machines (B-series) → the workhorse for cells and workstations
- Orbital and radial forming → up to 80% less force than a straight press for delicate assemblies
- Milford impact riveters and peen tooling → fast, repeatable set rivets
- Solutions Lab application testing → prove the joint on your parts first
See Orbitform’s full range of riveting, orbital forming, and joining systems at orbitform.com →
WHERE IT FITS
How to tell whether it fits your project
When a joint has to be permanent and the part cannot take heat or adhesive, the question becomes how much force you can apply before you damage what you are assembling.
Orbital and radial forming answer it by working the material progressively rather than all at once, which needs up to 80% less force than a straight press. That is why they win on delicate assemblies. Milford impact riveters and peen tooling set rivets fast and repeatably, and hot upset covers high-torque joints.
Bench machines in the B-series are the workhorses for cells and workstations, so the process scales down to a single station rather than requiring a line.
The part worth knowing about: Orbitform’s Solutions Lab will prove the joint on your actual parts before you buy the machine. Send us the joint and they will run it.
GOES DEEPER
Plan the rest of the application
Have a different joining challenge, press-fit or threaded fastening? See the fastening page; we match the process to your joint.
WHY M6
We spec the cell around the products we supply
A quote from us comes with the application support around it. We match the right equipment to your application, help bring it up, and stay with it through commissioning and beyond. Call 509-310-3584.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Answers before you ask for a quote
What areas do you support Orbitform in?
M6 Revolutions is the Orbitform rep for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Canada. We help you pick the forming process and back the machine locally.
Should I use orbital forming or a press?
Orbital forming rolls the rivet or boss over under continuous pressure, using up to 80% less force than a straight press, so fragile housings, electronics, and soft metals keep their shape. A press wins when you're driving straight-line seating force. We carry both, so you get the method the joint needs.
What is hot upset forming?
It's Orbitform's answer for fasteners too hard to form cold: the process heats the tenon until it's malleable, then collapses it under pressure, without fusing the parts together. It suits high-torque, high-vibration joints and hardened fasteners that would crack under cold forming. Sizing and temperatures come from Orbitform's Solutions Lab on your actual parts, which is where we'd start you.
Can Orbitform prove the joint on my parts first?
Yes. Their Solutions Lab develops the rivet length, form, and tooling on your actual parts before you buy the machine, drawing on thousands of applications since 1984. Bring the part rather than a tonnage guess.
What sizes do the machines come in?
From bench riveters (the B-series) to powered production machines and inline forming stations, plus Milford impact riveters and the peen tooling and dies that go with them. The fastener and the throughput size the machine.
Can the forming force be documented for an audit?
Yes. Orbitform machines can verify forming force with a load cell and LVDT on every cycle, so audited assemblies get a process record along with the joint.
Can I get CAD of an Orbitform machine?
Yes. Orbitform publishes CAD for its standard machines and components on its standard products pages, in STEP and DWG, so the machine can go into your layout before you order. For a custom machine, send us the part and we will get you a model that matches what we are quoting.