Self-Pierce Riveting System
Blow Feed vs Tape Feed

Listed below are a number of ways in which the blow feed system has proven superior to the tape feed method in delivering the rivets to the clinching mechanism.

• Tape is unreliable since it may break and cause jamming. Blow feed is air fed.
• Some rivet head sizes are unsuited to tape feed. Blow feed will handle all sizes.
• Disposal of the tape can be problematic.
• The machine must be stopped to change the tape. With a blow feed system, you just top the bowl periodically. You don't stop the machine.
• Cost of the ATC fastener is inexpensive in comparison with the tape fed rivet. Generally one third of the price.
• Rivet boxes are easier and cheaper to store than the ape rolls.
• Tape is unsuited to robotic operation - you have to stop the robot and move it to a convenient height to change the tape.
• Having to mount rivet-holding spool on the head of the robot can interfere with the movement of robot head. Additional weight must also be considered.
• Our system is capable of supplying various lengths of rivets to the same clinching head. This feature is not available with the tape feed method.