You're correct in that for applications of limited complexity it's not likely cost effective. However we don't know what the premium is over traditional fastene

You're correct in that for applications of limited complexity it's not likely cost effective. However we don't know what the premium is over traditional fasteners. It's also probable that in an assembly with many fasteners it may be cost advantageous to just use a product that solves the problem, rather than spend time and money on man-hours and possible production delays.