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Course Content• Tube Preparation Tube Cutter Hacksaw and Tube Sawing Guide Tube Deburring • Hand Tube Bender Components Vise Clamp Block Straight Tube Length Mark• Hand Tube Bender Operating Instructions • Long Handle Loading the Bender Positioning the Tube for Changes in Direction Making Bends 90° or Less Springback Making Bends Greater than 90° Reverse Bends• Bend Terminology Tube System Design Considerations• Tube Bending Variables Operator Variables Equipment Variables Physical Variables Why Bent Tube is Stronger than Straight Tube• Marks Used in Bend Layout Reference Mark Bend Marks Directional Marks • Bend Layout Using the Measure-Bend Method Directions• Bending Exercises Exercise 1 Solution to Exercise 1 Using the Measure-Bend Method• Tube Bending Defects• Understanding the Relationship Between 45° and 90° Angles• O�sets Approach Transitional O�sets• Minimum Leg Lengths Between Common Bends – Hand Tube Bender Bend Deduction Minimum Leg Lengths Between Common Bends – Hand Tube Bender

Tube Bending Essentials

• explain the basic concepts of the theory and practice of tube bending

• practice the measure-bend method through a variety of hands-on exercises using the Swagelok® hand tube bender

• demonstrate essential tube bending concepts necessary to complete quality 45°, 90°, 180° and o�set bends

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of this class, you should be able to:

Course Agenda

Introduction

• Introduction

• Bender Components

• Bending Terminology

• Types of Bends

• Bending Methods

• Bend O�setsMethods

• Tube Bending ExerciseExercise

Tube Bending Essentials

Tube Fitting Installation EssentialsCourse Content• Tubing Systems Suggested Allowable Pressure Tables Advantages of Tube Systems Versus Piping Systems Tubing System Design• Tube Preparation Tube Cutter Hacksaw Tube Deburring• Installing the Swagelok Tube Fitting Manual Installation of Swagelok Tube Fittings up to 1 inch or 25 mm Depth Marking Tool Gaugeability: Manual Installation of a Swagelok Tube Fitting Reassembly Preswaging Tool Safety Precautions• Leakage Leakage Formula The Quarter-Turn Demonstration Compensating Action• Tube Fitting History• Ferrule-Type Tube Fitting Design Characteristics• The Swagelok Advantage Swagelok Enhanced Factors of Performance (The Big Three) Product Testing• Interchange and Intermix Screw Thread Terminology• Tapered Threads Tapered Thread Sealing Requirements Tapered Thread Installation Using PTFE Tape Tapered Thread Installation Using Liquid Thread Sealants• Parallel Threads Thread Lubricant• Adapter Fittings with Parallel Threads Installation of Swagelok RP, RS, and RG End Connections Installation of Swagelok RJ, ST, and O-Seal End Connections• Tube Adapter Connections Installation of Tube Adapters up to and including 1 inch or 25 mm Installation of Tube Adapters larger than 1 inch or 25 mm Gaugeability Table for Tube Adapter Connections• Machined Ferrule Connections Plugs Gaugeability Table for Machined Ferrule Connections• Port Connectors Port Connector Installation• Other Products to Make the Job Easier

Tube Fitting Installation Essentials

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of this class, you should be able to:

• correctly assemble a Swagelok tube fitting

• properly prepare threaded installations

• properly cut and debur tubing

• identify thread types and installation practices

• gauge a tube fitting assembly

• prepare tube – cutting and deburring

Gain the Knowledge and Understanding of:• di�erences in tube fitting design characteristics

• tubing selection, preparation, and handling

• tube fitting componensts and their importance to proper assembly

• di�erent thread types and installation practices

• other fitting types to make the job easier• leakage

Course Agenda

Installation• Tubing Systems• Tube Preparation• Tube Fitting Installation Procedure

Leakage • Tubing Fitting Leakage• Brass Quarter-Turn Demonstration

Product/Design

• Tube Fitting History• Design Characteristics• The Swagelok Advantage• Interchange/Intermix

Threads

• Screw Head Terminology• Tapered Threads• Parallel Threads• Adapter Fittings with Parallel Threads

Tube Adapters

• Tube Adapter Connections• Machined Ferrule Connections• Port Connectors• Other Products to Make the Job Easier

Tube Fitting Inspection EssentialsCourse Content• Most Common Errors Leading to Tube Fitting Leakage• Keys to Inspection Inspection Checklist• Tube Systems Tubing Selection and Specification Tube Marking Other Tube Inspection Variables Tube System Design Tube Handling Tube Supports Tube Bending Defects• Interchange and Intermix Swagelok Policy on Interchange / Intermix• Product Marking Marking - Swagelok Identifier Marking – Material and Heat Code• Manual Tube Fitting Installation up to 1 inch or 25 mm Depth Marking Tool (Optional) Reassembly Procedure• Detailed Inspection Inspection Checklist• Tube Fitting Inspection Without Disassembly Check Swagelok Connection with Gap Inspection Gauge Verify Presence of Tube Mark Verify Reassembled Connections Have Been Reassembled Correctly• Tube Fitting Inspection including Disassembly Safety Precautions Prior to Disassembly Mark Fittings for Reassembly Using Low-Chloride Markers Inspection of Ferrule Contact / End of Tubing Inspection of the Fitting Body Verification of Minimum Straight Length• Pipe Thread Inspection Swagelok Product Marking: NPT and Metric Pipe Thread End Connections Screw Thread Terminology Thread Sealant Swagelok PTFE Tape Swagelok SWAK Swagelok PTFE-Free• Tapered Thread Installation Tapered Thread Installation Using PTFE Tape Tapered Thread Installation Using SWAK or Swagelok PTFE-Free• Pipe Thread Inspection Without Disassembly• Practical Examination• Practical Examination Non-Conformance Record

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of this class, you should be able to:

• identify correct tube system design practices

• identify variables to consider for proper tube selection

• list common errors leading to tube fitting leakage

• identify mixed-material fittings

• validate correct pipe thread usage and assembly

• install Swagelok® tube fittings properly

• identify common tube bending defects

Tube Fitting Inspection Essentials

Overview • Keys to Inspection• Product Investivation Reports

Detailed Inspection• Tube Fitting Installation• Pupe Thread Inspection

Practical Exam • Test Loop Examination

Visual Inspection• Tubing Installation• Tube Marking

• Tube Bending• Tube Supports

Course Agenda

Advanced Tube Bending TrainingCourse Content• Bend Terminology• Tube Bending Variables Operator Variables Equipment Variables Physical Variables Springback Stretch Gain Bent Tube is Stronger than Unbent Tube• Marks Used to Bend Tubing Reference Mark Measurement Marks Directional Marks• The Swagelok Method of Tube Bending The Swagelok Formula Measurement Worksheet• Bend Data Bend Deduction Bend Length Application of the Swagelok Method• Swagelok Tube Bender Information• Hand Tube Bender Loading the Bender - Hand Tube Bender• Bench Top Tube Bender Loading the Bender – Bench Top Tube Bender• Electric Tube Bender Loading the Bender – Electric Tube Bender• Tube Bending Applications• Basic Bending Example (Single Bend)• Understanding the Relationship Between 45° and 90° Angles• O�sets• Minimum Leg Lengths Minimum Length of the First Leg (HTB and ETB Only) Minimum Length of the Last Leg (All) / Minimum Length of the First Leg (BTTB) Minimum Distance Between Bends Minimum Leg Lengths Between Common Bends – HTB• Custom O�sets• How to Determine Lengths for Parallel Tubing Runs• Rolling O�sets Calculating a Rolling O�set Vertical Rolling O�sets• Locating the Vertex of an Incompletely Dimensioned Drawing 90° Bends Bends Less Than 90° Bends Greater Than 90°• Segmented Bends• Tube Bending Defects• Conversion Charts

Advanced Tube Bending Training

• describe springback, how it a�ects the bending process, and ways to compensate for it

• explain three variables that must be considered when bending tube

• identify the components of the Swagelok hand tube bender

• explain minimum length of the last leg and describe how this length can be used

• explain the purpose of the straight tube length mark on the name plate

• explain the purpose of the three types of marks used in the Swagelok method of tube bending

• bend tubing into a shape as specified by a template using the Swagelok method of tube bending, bend data, and tube bender

• calculate the length of tube used in an o�set given all necessary information required to make the calculation

• identify five potential bend defects and explain their causes

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of this class, you should be able to:

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