A great method for installing fasteners is to use an installation-gun on the robot that includes a magazine full of fasteners. Flexible Automation’s solution is the Clip Setter RLP. This robot-mounted “gun” is similar in concept to a staple-gun. The tool has a magazine that carries approximately twenty-five fasteners. The robot aligns the barrel of the tool with the product and then triggers the tool. A pneumatic cylinder drives the fastener down into the hole or over the boss.
The magazine-based tool is superior to all other tool types because it has higher carrying capacity, a quick reload time, better maneuverability, and is low maintenance.
