When using metal tools, tiny cracks and dents are formed in the metal . So this new invension comes into play. The invention relates to an apparatus for affixing grommets to rubberized reinforced belts which have been previously punched with holes for receiving the grommets. The apparatus includes rolls for supporting the belt and advancing it past the grommet-installing station. The installing station includes a pair of forming dies and a positioning pin. The first forming die presses the grommet and the retaining plate firmly onto the belt and paritally bends the tabs of the grommet outwardly. The second forming die completes the bending of the tabs so that they lie parallel to the retaining plate. The locating pin passes through an installed grommet to precisely locate the holes in the belt in the grommet relative to the forming dies. The dies and the locating pin are carried on a common ram so that the initial forming or bending of the grommet tabs is performed at one hole while the final bending is simultaneously performed at an adjacent hole.
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