Metabo NMP 18 LTX Rivet Nut Gun Cordless (Bare Tool)

Description

Pneumatic rivet nut setters require bulky compressor hookups that restrict maintenance access inside field service equipment bays. The Metabo NMP 18 LTX Rivet nut gun provides mobile blind rivet nut setting for commercial machinery repair. This eighteen-volt tool installs threaded inserts from M3 to M10 in aluminum and steel. Forcing the tool onto crooked fasteners cross-threads the drive mandrel and damages internal pull threads.

An internal brushless motor powers a high-efficiency planetary reduction gear train linked to a case-hardened ball screw pulling mechanism. The mechanical wet-end features needle roller bearings and heavy thrust bearings that absorb fifteen kilonewtons of axial tensile pull. The main structural housing is molded from high-impact composite polymer with a ductile iron nosepiece collar. Hardened tool steel mandrels resist thread stripping during repeated insert installations.

Rivet Nut Hardware Specifications

Automatic spin-on and spin-off mechanics streamline blind rivet nut placement across high-volume equipment assembly lines. The electronic force adjustment dial matches pulling tension to specific rivet nut thread sizes.

• Eighteen-volt cordless platform sets heavy threaded inserts without dragging pneumatic supply lines through machinery
• Fifteen kilonewton pulling capacity seats steel blind rivet nuts from M3 up to M10 structural sizes
• Automatic spin-on mechanism threads the rivet nut onto the drive mandrel upon contact pressure
• Automatic reverse spin-off disengages the threaded mandrel from the installed insert upon stroke completion
• Variable pulling force adjustment dial sets precise placement tension to prevent insert thread stripping
• Quick-change mandrel system enables tool-free mandrel swaps between differing thread pitches and sizes
• Integrated belt hook secures the tool frame to service belts when climbing equipment ladders

Tensile Pull Bench Telemetry

Bench testing records a peak pulling force output of 3,370 pounds (15 kN) with an axial stroke length of ten millimeters. Pneumatic bench equivalence demands 6.5 CFM at 90 PSI dynamic operating line flow through half-inch whip lines. Acoustic sound meters capture 76 dBA at operator ear level during blind fastener installation cycles. Internal planetary gear housing temperatures climb twenty-two degrees Fahrenheit above room ambient across fifty continuous insert placements. Cycle speed achieves full installation and mandrel spin-off in under 2.5 seconds.

Fleet Maintenance Practical Filter

Never use this precision rivet nut setter to pull standard blind break-stem pop rivets or solid structural rivets. The rotating mandrel drive mechanism is engineered for internal threaded inserts and will jam solid on blind rivet stems. Setting oversized M12 steel inserts exceeds gear train tensile limits and strips internal ball screw drive nuts.

• Lubricate the threaded pull mandrel with light synthetic machine oil every fifty installation cycles.
• Blow metal shavings out of the nosepiece casing using clean dry shop compressed air after each shift.
• Check mandrel locking collars for secure engagement before applying axial tension to structural inserts.

Warranty Terms Bare Tool Checklist

Metabo protects this cordless rivet nut tool with a 3-Year limited warranty upon product registration covering internal drive assemblies. The bare tool package contains one NMP 18 LTX blind rivet nut setter, M4, M5, and M6 mandrels with matching nosepieces, belt clip, and instruction manual.