Swaging Machines
Swaging machines are used to permanently join pipes together by putting the pipes under high pressure or by pressing them into a die. Unlike traditional metalworking, which relies upon heat to form metal, swaging machines employ cold metalworking processes.
During the swaging process, tubes are fitted together by increasing or reducing the size of the tube's diameter at the end of the pipe. This shaping is performed through a repeated hammering motion. The tube can be further expanded by inserting a mandrel inside of the tube. Since swaging is a forming and not a machining process, the shaping of pipes results in no wasted metal scrap.
Rotary swagers, long die swagers, and pipe flaring machines are some of the different designs of swaging machines. These machines are used on a variety of metal materials, including steel, aluminum, brass, copper, titanium, and stainless steel. The materials made by swaging machines are used in the aerospace, automotive, construction, marine, medical, and military industries.