Purpose
- Goal
- To become proficient at the fabrication and installation of rigid tubing for use in pressurized gas and fluid systems.
- Capabilities Include list capabilities and/or skills that are being developed
- Tube bending.
- Tube flaring (mainly for pressurized cooling and hydraulic systems), both JIC (37 degree) and SAE (45 degree).
- Assembly of compression fittings for tubing (Swagelok, Yor-Lok, Parker CPI or A-LOK)
- Goal
Subject Matter Experts - May help provide instruction and guidance for this Training Module
- Jeff Aldrich
- Matt Hayes
- Kirk French
- Jeff Aldrich
Resource List
- Training courses offered by Swagelok: Swagelok training programs
- Further tube fabrication videos: How to videos from Swagelok
- Good video explaining JIC fittings and the differences between them A/N and SAE fittings: JIC fitting tutorial video (Brennan)
Progress Matrix
Partially Trained
Fully Trained
Subject Matter Expert
Skill #1 Review training material and fabricate the tube shown in drawing PF-451-433-53 paying attention to the tolerances given. When the job can be completed to specified tolerance in ~5 minutes. Full descriptions of what is needed in order to move from "Fully Trained" to "Subject Matter Expert" Skill #2 Review training material then work with an SME to flare a SST tube and assemble a fitting. Skill #3 Review training material then work with an SME to assemble compression fittings on various size tubing.
Hand Bending
- Written tutorials
- Video tutorials
- Test job
Tube Flaring
- Written tutorials
- Video tutorials
Compression Fittings
- Written tutorials
- Video tutorials
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