Methods for preparing a slide fastener for operational use on an article

A method of preparing a cut length of slide fastener chain for operational use, the method comprising:

• providing a system that includes first and second machines;
• providing a cut length of slide fastener chain;
• introducing a notch to one end of the cut length of slide fastener chain, using the first machine;
• orienting a slider body onto a positioning device, using the second machine, so that the slider body is in a fixed position;
• inserting the notched end of the cut length of slide fastener chain into a mouth of the slider body;
• and
• pulling the cut length of slide fastener chain through the slider body by a distance, thereby mounting the slider body to the cut length of slide fastener chain;
• wherein the second machine includes a vibratory feed container that feeds slider bodies to the positioning device;
• and
• wherein the positioning device includes a pneumatic actuator for maneuvering slider bodies, one at a time, to the fixed position.