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Enhance Productivity and Sustainability in Manufacturing

Boost your manufacturing productivity and sustainability with our advanced joining and glazing solutions.

From self piercing rivets, adhesive application to vision systems, our technologies can solve a wide range of joining challenges in the rail and offroad industry to support your manufacturing process.

At Atlas Copco, we take a holistic approach to your manufacturing process. We design innovative solutions for industrial dispensing, tightening, potting and riveting that meet the highest standards for productivity, quality, and sustainability. With our global network of service technicians, we always ensure you maximise the performance of your equipment.

Discover our range of manual to automated solutions to learn more:

Manual Solutions | Semi Automated Solutions | Automated Solutions

The Heavy Industry Manufacturer's Guide to Sustainable Joining

The Heavy Industry Manufacturer's Guide to Sustainable Joining

This e-book examines the key drivers, innovations and challenges within the rail and off-road sectors and looks at how a range of joining solutions is helping manufacturers in this space to capitalise on market opportunities, through improved sustainability.

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Manual Joining Solutions

Manual solutions can offer higher accessibility and flexibility as well as faster returns on investment costs. They are ideal for small operations or specialised tasks as they are easy to maintain, cost effective and have excellent ergonomics.

Fast and easy rivet installation

Rivets are fed either loose and individually inserted into a magnetic nose or on tape packaged in convenient cassettes for simple storage and retrieval.

Precise and vertsatile

Ensure precise, repeatable riveted joints with adjustable force (20-80kN) and automatic retraction, guaranteeing consistent fastening to specifications.

Completely customisable

The C Frame and the throat is completely bespoke to your joining needs. We work with your specific application to build the right solution according to your requirements.

Our manual joining solution solves many challenges for the offroad and rail industries. As well as being customisable to your application, our tool is easy to operate which makes adoption seamless. With no sparks or fumes generated during the process, our manual joining solution is clean and sustainable as it operates without the need for water or air.

Henrob Handheld Rivet Setter

Our cordless, battery-operated pop rivet solution is ideal for on-site repair and low volume prototyping. Its small profile and rotating C-frame head provides flexible joint access and maneuverer ability while delivering the same secure joints that can be expected from Atlas Copco’s larger self piercing rivets systems.

Semi-automated Industrial Dispensing Solutions

For industrial dispensing applications only, semi-automated solutions offer an opportunity to save on cost and space while providing consistency and control. Real-time feedback enhances precision, allowing operators to see when the exact correct amount of material has been applied.

A customisable and sustainable solution

By utilising your existing or a newly implemented material supply pump station, you can transition seamlessly to a barrel-based material procurement model. This system allows for the efficient refilling of reusable cartridges, designed for manual application, thereby minimising single-use plastic cartridge disposal and fostering environmental responsibility.

Excellent ergonomics

Bonder X is a light, handy and perfectly balanced manual applicator. It minimises operator fatigue and increases productivity.

Increased quality

With FM60 the manual application can reach a new level of precision. The flow monitor measures the applied material volume and provides direct operator feedback. Quality issues are detected immediately, rework is reduced.

Full traceability

The tracing and documentation of the application result is important to optimise the dispensing process. FM60 offers full traceability, stores the application results and helps to save material and costs.

Our semi-automated dispensing system is suited to solve many challenges in the offroad and rail manufacturing industries. A touch screen offers intuitive guidance and programming of application parameters. Data export is as simple as the touch of a button. It is highly adaptable to various dispensing needs whilst maintaining great ergonomics for the operator and reducing rework.

A typical system layout for the semi-automated joining solution

Bonder X and FM60

The Bonder X and FM60 is best suited to low viscosity materials and can perform a wide range of industrial dispensing applications.

Automated Joining Solutions

We focus on automated industrial dispensing systems that enable a highly productive, reliable and smart manufacturing process. Whether you need adhesive bonding, gap filling, glazing, sealing or sound dampening, our systems deliver precision dispensing to give you high quality results. Our solutions can be used for a variety of applications to help to detect defects at an early stage through surface inspection, ensure quality and thus secure our customers' competitive edge.

100% 3D inline inspection

Full process control for increased productivity and quality.

Sustainable solution

Reduces material waste and eliminates plastic cartridge disposal.

360 degree detection

Full bead monitoring detection range handles curves and complex beed applications.

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An automated industrial dispensing system solves many challenges for the offroad and rail industries. With flexible adaption to various inspection tasks and access to real-time data and feedback, the RTVision.3d can boost efficiency and productivity on your assembly line.

A typical system layout for the automated joining solution

RTVision.3d

Measuring the height, width, position, and continuity of adhesive applications in the rail and offroad industry is essential for ensuring structural integrity, meeting stringent quality standards and optimising production processes. With RTVision.3d, we bring quality assurance to a new level with an additional application height measurement. This checks the volume applied according to your needs.

Finding the Right Solution for Your Joining Needs

Customer and Atlas Copco technician with adhesive dispensing system in production

In the rail and offroad industry, production processes can vary significantly depending on the technology and application type. To address these variations, we offer comprehensive testing and consulting services before purchase. Our complete service offering ensures you get the most out of your joining solutions.

Our global network of 13 Innovation Centers provides spaces where we can innovate and collaborate on joining challenges with our customers and partners. These centers are designed to accelerate your innovation journey.