History Brochure - Avdel Global

Whilst working with the truck and
trailer sector during the 70’s Avdel
Sales Engineers identifi ed that
there was an opportunity to develop
a blind structural fastener with an
exceptional grip range capability
that could signifi cantly reduce
assembly times and simplify the
repair of damaged trucks and
trailers. The result was introduction
of the world’s fi rst blind structural
fastener Monobolt ® .
Avdel developed fasteners for the truck and trailer sector
Typical repair times for truck &
trailers tumbled from 50 hours to
just 2 hours! Wider applications for
this product were soon identifi ed in
ship building, bridge construction,
shipping containers etc.
Managing Director John C. Marley 1974
75 Years of Avdel
1970 - 1980
When our Sales Engineers showed
this new product to the aerospace
industry it generated a lot of
interest. Avdel Engineers took the
Monobolt ® principle and came
up with an Aerospace derivative
and MBC ® was launched into
the market and used by Aircraft
Manufacturers.
The fi rst and most successful of a
new generation of speed fastener
products was
the Briv ®
with its large
diameter low
profi le head, hiclamp
capability
and bulbed
tail. Briv ® was
highly suitable
for assembly
of plastic,
c o m p o s i t e
and passive materials used in
computers, and both passive and
active electronic devices.
To reduce assembly times a range
of multi-head riveting machines,
using standard hand tools mounted
in a frame were introduced.
Machines subsequently used
specially designed slim hydropneumatic
modules designated
as Hydra ® , that achieved closer
centre distance between fi xings.
These soon became popular
with customers looking to reduce
assembly costs as well as improve
assembly quality. These machines
are capable of placing multiple
Breakstem, Speed and Threaded
products simultaneously and they
can use the fastener as a means of
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New developed in this
decade
Monobolt ® Monobolt blind structural fastener
® blind structural fastener
Briv ® speed fastener with
high clamp load
Multi-head riveting machine
Avtainer ® fastener for trailers
Avseal ® Avseal sealing plug
® sealing plug
Hexsert ® insert with hexagonal body
T-Lok ® rivet for wood applications