Speed fasteners are installed using a unique repetition mandrel system. During placement, the tool pulls the mandrel through the rivet giving both axial and radial expansion - providing clamp and hole fill. At the end of each cycle the next rivet is automatically delivered to the nosepiece ready for placement. Typical cycle time for Speed Fastener tooling is approximately 1.0 second. In addition to standard hand held tools, bench mounted, over bench and pantograph equipment is also available. For large volume applications twin or multi-head workstations can be provided. Alternatively the fasteners can be bowl fed using automated equipment that gives continuous feed with cycle times as low as 1.5 seconds.

A feature of Speed Fastening is its controllability. Careful selection of mandrel and nose equipment allows the fastener to be set into the most fragile material, irregular hole or limited access position. Alternatively the clamp up can be increased where a higher clamp load is required.