A method including depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member and inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material being guide for insertion.

A rotary bit configured to deburr and swage an end of a tube, comprising a first end configured to deburr and swage the end of the tube, and a second end configured to be secured to a rotary device, wherein the first end includes a plurality of blades that extend axially along the first end and radially outward from the rotary bit, the plurality of blades including a plurality of leading blades and a plurality of finishing blades, the leading blades configured to initially deburr and swage the end of the tube upon insertion of the rotary bit into the end of the tube, and the finishing blades configured to complete deburring and swaging of the end of the tube, the finishing blades extending radially outward from the rotary bit to a greater extent than the leading blades.

A plant for realizing fitted hydraulic hoses includes: a cutting station provided with a cutter configured such as to cut a hydraulic hose into a plurality of portions of hose; a storage station of a plurality of hydraulic fittings, each of which is able to be fixed to an end of a portion of hose into which the hydraulic hose is cut; a crimping station provided with a crimping press configured such as to crimp a hydraulic fitting to an end of the portion of hose; and a control and command unit operatively connected to the crimping press of the crimping station, configured for determining a blocking force of the crimping press according to an indicative parameter of the type of hydraulic hose cut in the cutting station.

Techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes a pipe fitting and a swage machine. The swage machine includes a grab plate having a grab tab that matingly interlocks with a grab notch on the pipe fitting to facilitate securing the swage machine to the pipe fitting and a die plate having a die seat that enables a set of die segments to be used to conformally deform the pipe fitting around the tubing of the pipe segment to be loaded in the swage machine. The die plate and the grab plate include a base plate section, a hinge plate secured to the base plate section via a hinge fastener such that the hinge plate directly abuts the base plate section, and a pivotable plate section secured to the hinge plate via a hinge fastener such that the hinge plate directly abuts the pivotable plate section.

A ball joint includes a carrier part and a hollow ball which is a component separate from the carrier part and is fixed on the carrier part.

A crimper analyzer system is disclosed. The crimper analyzer system also includes a network interface. The crimper analyzer system also includes a memory storage. The crimper analyzer system also includes one or more processors configured to: receive hose specifications and fitting specifications from the network interface, generate crimp parameters based on the received hose specifications and crimp operation data, obtain additional crimp operation data for a hose assembly operation, update the crimp operation data with the additional crimp operation data and store in the updated crimp operation data in the memory storage, and generate a unique assembly identification (UAID) for the hose assembly operation subsequent to the hose assembly operation.

A pressing tool includes a motor, a sensor, and a microcontroller coupled to the motor and the sensor. The microcontroller is configured to cause the motor to operate in a first direction, and obtain a motor parameter from the sensor. The microcontroller is further configured to determine an occurrence of a fault condition of the motor when the motor parameter satisfies a threshold. In response to determining the fault condition, the microcontroller is further configured to cause the motor to change from operation in the first direction to operate in a second direction, pause operation of the motor in the second direction, and resume operation of the motor in the first direction.

Provided are an object grasping device and a swaging-type tube fitting fastening tool. An object grasping device for grasping an outer peripheral surface of an object according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application may include: an upper frame provided to have an inner peripheral surface shape corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of an upper portion of the object so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the object in a grasping completion state in which the object grasping device grasps the outer peripheral surface of the object; a left lower frame provided to have an inner peripheral surface shape corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of a left lower portion of the object so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the left lower portion of the object in the grasping completion state; a right lower frame provided to have an inner peripheral surface shape corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of a right lower portion of the object so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the right lower portion of the object in the grasping completion state; a left link member configured to link a left portion of the upper frame and a middle portion of the left lower frame by means of hinges each having a rotating axis defined in a forward/backward direction; and a right link member configured to link a right portion of the upper frame and a middle portion of the right lower frame by means of hinges each having a rotating axis defined in the forward/backward direction.

A ball joint includes a carrier part and a hollow ball which is a component separate from the carrier part and is fixed on the carrier part.

Techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes a pipe fitting to be secured to a pipe segment and a swage machine. The pipe fitting includes a fitting jacket to be conformally deformed around tubing of the pipe segment. The swage machine includes a grab plate that interlocks with the pipe fitting, a die plate, in which a die is to be loaded in the die plate, a swaging actuator secured to the die plate, in which the swaging actuator facilitates conformally deforming the fitting jacket around the tubing of the pipe segment by causing the die plate and the grab plate of the swage machine to move toward one another, and a die retainer actuator secured to the grab plate of the swage machine, in which the die retainer actuator extends through the grab plate toward the die plate and pushes against the die.