Offset collar delivery for swage tools

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying programmed instructions which, when executed by a processor, are operable for performing a method for fastening via a swage tool, the method comprising:

• selecting a hole located at a part;
• aligning an axis of a lockbolt collar with a center of the hole;
• placing the lockbolt collar flush against the part at a first end of the hole;
• and
• swaging the lockbolt collar onto a lockbolt that has been driven through the hole.

An apparatus for delivering lockbolt collars at a swage tool, the apparatus comprising:

• a pair of fingers disposed at a swage nose, each finger comprising:
• a vertical portion that follows the swage nose;
• an inclined ramp that is integral with the vertical portion that extends beyond a swaging surface of the swage nose;
• and
• an arcuate cut-out disposed at a distal portion of the inclined ramp, the arcuate cut-out having a circumference corresponding with a circumference of a lockbolt collar.

A method for placing a collar on a lockbolt, the method comprising:

• locating an Inner Mold Line (IML) end of a hole;
• sensing a centerline of the hole;
• holding a collar against the IML, end of the hole;
• aligning an axis of the collar with the centerline of the hole;
• and
• inserting a lockbolt through the collar and the hole.