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The article previews several products, namely, the Des-Rivet plastic blind rivet from Victory Manufacturing Co., the Deoxo gas purifier from Baker & Co., and the Barcalo reclining wheel chair from Barcalo Manufacturing Co.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles published in the previous issues of the journal including, "Talking Sense About Featherbedding," in the March 10, 1962 issue, "Rivets Start Jumping," in the February 3, 1962 issue, and an article on the portability of liquid in the February 17, 1962 issue of the journal.

This article reports on the development by Judson L. Thompson Manufacturing Co. of a servo-controlled rivet-setting machine, which marks a good innovation in riven-setting machine technology in 20 years. It explains that the company is also field testing about 50 semi-automatic rivet-feeding devices. The company is capable of manufacturing half a dozen new rivet-setting machines a week. Among its competitors are Chicago Rivet & Machine Co., Tubular Rivet & Stud Co. and Milford Rivet & Machine Co.

The article previews a number of products in the U.S. in 1938 including a two-head riveting unit developed by Chicago Rivet & Machine Co., the Soil-Soaker canvas tube gardening hose attachment by Hastings Canvas Co., and Photrix photo-electric exposure meter distributed by Intercontinental Marketing Corp.

The article evaluates the Improved Explosive Rivet from E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

The article focuses on the applications of bolts in the steel construction field in the U.S. in 1955. It tackles the advantages of bolting over riveting, pointing out the bolts' strength and efficiency in building construction. It highlights Bethlehem Steel Co., Lamson & Sessions Co., and Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp. as emerging bolt-producing companies.

The article features the Blindriller, a magnetic tool developed by Boeing Aircraft Co. to look for hidden rivet and bolt holes in the aluminum outer skin of aircraft.

The article evaluates the blind-thread rivet assembly fastening device from Cherry Rivet Co.

The article evaluates the Huck Universal Type Blind Rivets from Huck Manufacturing Co.

A photograph displaying New York Mayor driving the first rivet in the steelwork of piers on the Hudson River banks is presented.

The article previews the automatic rivet gun injector from Vultee.

Two photographs are presented depicting the new super-hard rivets developed by George Wing, engineer at North American Aviation Inc.'s plant in Inglewood, California.

The article reports that Consolidated Aircraft Corp.'s San Diego, California plant is serving ice-cold rivets out of insulated ice-cream carts.

The article offers information on an automatic bucking bar developed by Murray Corp.

A photograph of a riveting machine that is up for sale is presented.

The article discusses the use of industrial tape to speed the setting of tighter rivets in planes.

The article offers information on several new products which include Compak Suction Snake-Bite Kit from Cutter Laboratories, Hopkan Locking Rivets from Hopkan Rivet Inc. and Centrifugal Electric Painting machine from James H. Matthews & Co.

The article features a portable riveter from Manco Manufacturing Co. and an electric water conditioner from Aqua Electric Scale Control Inc.