A system for applying plastic clips to tubular products, comprising: a die and a punch , and a plurality of connected clips or a stick of clips , said die comprising a peripheral face , an arcuate wall in said die peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore , said bore separating said die peripheral face into a first side and a second side , and a die groove formed in said arcuate wall and said second side , said die groove extending from said first side , through said arcuate wall and said second side , and forming a slot in an outer edge of said die , said punch comprising a peripheral face , an arcuate wall in said punch peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore , said bore separating said punch peripheral face into a first side and a second side , and a pair of grooves , said grooves extending from said first side to said second side of said punch peripheral face ; and means for moving at least one of said die and said punch from a first position in which said die peripheral face and said punch peripheral face are adjacent, to a second position in which said die peripheral face and said punch peripheral face are remote, wherein, in the plurality of connected clips , each said clip of said plurality of clips comprises a semicircular first section , two bending sections extending from said first section , and a connecting section extending from each said bending section , and wherein in the stick of clips , each said clip comprises a top section having an internal face and an external face , and two legs extending from opposite ends of said top section , said top section and said legs defining a space . a die and a punch , and a plurality of connected clips or a stick of clips , said die comprising a peripheral face , an arcuate wall in said die peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore , said bore separating said die peripheral face into a first side and a second side , and a die groove formed in said arcuate wall and said second side , said die groove extending from said first side , through said arcuate wall and said second side , and forming a slot in an outer edge of said die , said punch comprising a peripheral face , an arcuate wall in said punch peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore , said bore separating said punch peripheral face into a first side and a second side , and a pair of grooves , said grooves extending from said first side to said second side of said punch peripheral face ; and means for moving at least one of said die and said punch from a first position in which said die peripheral face and said punch peripheral face are adjacent, to a second position in which said die peripheral face and said punch peripheral face are remote, wherein, in the plurality of connected clips , each said clip of said plurality of clips comprises a semicircular first section , two bending sections extending from said first section , and a connecting section extending from each said bending section , and wherein in the stick of clips , each said clip comprises a top section having an internal face and an external face , and two legs extending from opposite ends of said top section , said top section and said legs defining a space . <EOS>