The invention discloses automatic riveting equipment for an SFP network communication connector shell and a production and assembly process. The equipment comprises a rack, an upper cover and lower cover combination device, a middle spacer bottom riveting device, a middle spacer tail riveting device, a turnover device, a detection device, a first discharging device and a second discharging device.The upper cover and lower cover combination device, the middle spacer bottom riveting device, the middle spacer tail riveting device, the turnover device, the detection device, the first dischargingdevice, the second discharging device and all carrying manipulators of automatic riveting equipment are used in a matched mode, so the upper cover assembly and the lower cover assembly can be automatically combined, riveted, overturned, detected and discharged; the automation degree is high, the labor consumption is effectively reduced, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the product quality is ensured, the high-quality and high-stability mass production of the multi-interface SFP network communication connector shell can be realized, and more benefits are brought to production enterprises.