Stronger Together System

The proven bond. Now a complete system.

For nearly 40 years, our bonded fasteners have proven themselves on the most demanding programs in aerospace. Now, automation and digital guidance make that foundation faster to install, more consistent, and fully traceable at scale.

The System

One system. Three pillars.

It starts with a solid foundation: our trusted bonded fasteners, proven on the most demanding aerospace and defense platforms in the world. By eliminating drilled holes, they make designs lighter, stronger, and safer. Automated Bonding Technology and Digital Solutions then make that foundation faster to install, more consistent, and fully traceable at scale.

Pillar One / Proven Bonded Fasteners

The foundation for everything else.

A traditional nutplate needs three holes: one for the bolt, two for the rivets that hold it in place. Click Bond needs one. Every hole you remove is one less stress concentration, one less corrosion pathway, one less source of FOD and rework.

Preserves structural integrity Reduces weight Improves cycle time Prevents corrosion Reduces FOD Avoids rework
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Trusted across every domain.

Air Commercial and defense aviation
Land Automotive, industrial, oil & gas, energy, armored vehicles
Space Satellites and launch systems
Sea Naval and marine
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Every hole you don't drill is a risk you don't take.

Explore the airframe. Select a point to see which bonded fastening protects and what a drilled hole would cost you.

~60,000additional holes on a single modern fighter, if using rivet-retained nutplates instead of bonded nutplates

8 points to explore

What a hole really costs.

Each red point marks a place where a traditional drilled-and-riveted joint adds risk. Bonded fastening removes it. Tap any point on the aircraft to see the tradeoff, or step through them one by one.

Wing root / primary structure

Preserves structural integrity

The cost of a drilled holeThrough-holes create stress concentrations and force local reinforcement.
What it means for operatorsMore fatigue cracking, and added structural weight to compensate.

Center fuselage

Reduces weight

The cost of a drilled holeHole-driven design limits prevent optimal structural layouts.
What it means for operatorsHeavier airframes cut fuel efficiency, range, and payload.

Forward fuselage assembly

Improves cycle time

The cost of a drilled holeDrilling, riveting, and sealing constrain and prolong assembly sequences.
What it means for operatorsSlower depot turnarounds and reduced platform availability.

Engine intake

Reduces foreign object debris

The cost of a drilled holeMore parts and steps raise the risk of contamination and production delays.
What it means for operatorsGreater FOD exposure and increased inspection workload.

Aft fuselage

Reduces production costs

The cost of a drilled holeTraditional installation adds labor, tooling, and rework.
What it means for operatorsHigher life-cycle costs and extended MRO timelines.

Access panel

Simplifies repairs and maintenance

The cost of a drilled holeComplex hardware removal and resealing slow every repair.
What it means for operatorsMore man hours, longer downtime, and reduced mission readiness.

Outer wing skin

Prevents corrosion

The cost of a drilled holeBare holes need extensive sealing and coating to fight galvanic corrosion.
What it means for operatorsHigher maintenance burden and shorter part life cycles.

Empennage / tail

Avoids errors and rework

The cost of a drilled holeMisdrilled holes lead to patching, scrapping, and greater QA complexity.
What it means for operatorsMore rework, touch labor, and variability in field installations.

Drill less. Less risk. Bonded attachments reduce rework variability and safeguard structural integrity.

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Pillar Two / Automated Bonding Technology

Precision at production scale.

Aerospace production is accelerating, and manufacturers need repeatable quality at higher throughput, not more variability. Automated Bonding Technology puts the most critical bonding steps under machine control: laser surface preparation and automated adhesive dispensation, engineered for the production floor.

Automation is the mechanism. Repeatability, consistency, and throughput are the results, built on the bonded fastening Click Bond has proven for nearly 40 years.

faster than manual bonding
28×
faster than riveting
the NASM25027 adhesive-strength standard

Explore the ABT platform

Three systems. One automated bonding process.

CBA-100 Bonded Fastener System, rotating 360 degree view
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CBA-100 Bonded Fastener System

Ideal for high-volume bonded fastener production. Automates laser surface preparation and adhesive application to deliver installation-ready fasteners with minimal operator intervention.

CBA-200 Desktop System, rotating 360 degree view
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CBA-200 Desktop System

A flexible desktop solution for preparing metallic brackets with repeatable laser surface activation across a wide variety of geometries and coatings.

CBA-300 Handheld System, rotating 360 degree view
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CBA-300 Handheld System

Designed for large structures and assemblies where mobility matters, bringing consistent laser preparation directly to the production floor.

Pillar Three / Digital Solutions

Confidence in every step.

Digital thread visualization of a fuselage section with every bonded fastener location captured as a tracked data point

Every bonded fastener, captured as data. Guidance during assembly, validation at installation, and a traceable record that follows the part.

Aircraft are becoming more complex and production keeps climbing, while experienced technicians retire and a digital-first workforce takes their place. Traditional documentation was never built for this. Digital Solutions connects engineering knowledge to the work on the floor, so every step is guided, validated, traceable, and completed with confidence.

3 Months5 Days

9,500 bonded fasteners on the Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL. Same scope, a fraction of the time.

A bonded fastener held between two fingers with a blue augmented-reality overlay marking the install point and tracked data points

Guided Work Instructions

The currently approved method delivered right at the point of work, so every operator builds it right the first time.

Mixed-Reality Visualization

Engineering intent mapped onto the physical part, showing where every fastener goes before work begins.

Process Validation

Each step confirmed as it happens, so issues surface in real time instead of at final inspection.

Digital Traceability

A complete, automatic record for every fastener and action, tied to the part for its full life.

Systems Integration

Works with the data and tools already on your floor, so nothing lives on an island.

Why Click Bond

Three things no competitor can replicate.

The Only Integrated System

One company owns the fastener, the installation process, and the guided workflow. Stronger Together is a technical reality built over 38 years, not a product catalogue.

A Trusted Partner

Every Click Bond partnership includes a commitment to stay present for the life of the program. We show up, do the work, and build relationships that last.

Pioneering Advanced Solutions

Privately held, with a consistent history of reinvesting in the next generation of assembly technology, from ABT to Digital Solutions to surface intelligence.

Founded by an Air Force veteran who built this company knowing exactly what's at the other end of every part we ship. Built for missions of consequence.

Aerospace assembly is only as strong as its weakest link.

We've engineered every one. See the full system for yourself.

Custom Solutions

Our engineers are ready to pioneer advanced fastening solutions to solve your design challenges and enable your ideas to take off. Contact our Sales Team to explore customized designs as well as the hundreds of iterative products not shown in our online product database.

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