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Definition of Riveting machine
1. Noun. A machine for driving rivets.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riveting Machine
Literary usage of Riveting machine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1853)
"riveting machine of Fairbairn. The invention of the riveting machine originated
in a turn-out of the boiler-makers in the employ of that great engineer ..."
2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"Steam riveting machine. A machine for riveting, by the pressure or percussion
generated by a steam engine, the plates of metal which enter into the ..."
3. The Electric Motor and Its Applications by Thomas Commerford Martin, Joseph Wetzler (1891)
"In the first of these the tool is shown, actuated by an electric motor through
gearing, lifting-cam and spring, as in the riveting-machine. ..."
4. Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (1888)
"On an Improved riveting machine. By Mr HUGH SMITH. ... 1, Plate I., represents
a section through the head of a boiler riveting machine, designed for the ..."