Tired of putting a “smiley face” on a rivet head or worse yet, on the adjoining aircraft skin? Snap Soc® rivet set caps eliminate the high labour costs of repairing or replacing work that has been damaged during riveting!

What is a snap soc®?

We are the solution to rivet head damage! Snap Soc® provides a protection zone between the rivet set and the rivet, permitting perfect installation of the rivets.

Colour coded for easy use, Snap Soc® caps are available in five universal sizes for use with most rivets. The Snap Soc® easily slides over the end of your rivet set and will last for approximately 200 rivets.  When no longer effective, simply remove and install a new Snap Soc®.

Snap Soc® the perfect fit for Aerospace Excellence!

Without protection

Rivets installed without protection of Snap Soc. Note scuffing and marring - "smileys".

With Snap Soc.

Rivets installed with Snap Soc. Anodized coating on rivet and cladding on skin surface appear untouched.

Protect rivets and sheet metal

Snap Soc® protects rivets and sheet metal from scuffing/marring (smileys), reducing incidence of stress fractures, re-work and visible blemishes.

Prevent safety concern of corrosion

Snap Soc® prevents the safety concern of early corrosion by:

  • protecting aluminum cladding on sheet metal

  • protecting anodized coating on rivets

Improved efficiency

Snap Soc® improves efficiency/effectiveness over alternative protection methods (taping of anvil).

Save Costs

Snap Soc® saves costs associated with re-work of damaged materials, including:

  • direct rework of assembly technician labour

  • inspectors to re-inspect work piece

  • overhead allocations to direct labor

  • quality assurance documentation

  • skin or support structure replacement

Enhanced precision

Snap Soc® promotes precision in riveting action — works to center and stabilize anvil on rivet:

  • provides method of self-testing to determine if riveting action is perpendicular

Reduce worry of damaging materials

Snap Soc® increases technician comfort level and confidence with riveting.

Snap Soc® Reduces long-term noise stress on technician and others in the work area by providing a buffer between metal surfaces.

Recommended use

Snap Soc® works most effectively with perpendicular riveting

  • range is 200 rivets installed

  • many experienced/skilled technicians routinely exceed this range

Angular riveting

The life of a Snap soc® can be extended by rotating it slightly to provide a fresh surface for contact with the materials.