If you watched the first video in our When Will It Burst? video series, you saw the various components of a Swagelok tube fitting. Perhaps the most important component is one that people forget about: You. After all, everything else depends on you installing the fitting correctly.
Since installing a Swagelok tube fitting isn't a difficult task, sometimes an installer may overlook the proper technique if he has not done it for a while. When we offer our tube fitting training classes to people who have been in the field for a while, we'll ask them what's the proper way to pull up a Swagelok tube fitting. It's not unusual to get several different answers from the class members. A lot of people like to install it by feel. For those folks, our trainer Mike Valentine assigns a simple task of having the attendees assemble fittings made from different materials.
“We have them do the easy one first and the harder one second,” Valentine says. “If they can go by the feel of the easy one, they usually significantly under-tighten the harder one.”
Under-tightening, of course, may result in leakage.
Our Tube Fitting Safety Seminar makes sure that everyone gets it right: fabricators, contractors, engineers, draftsmen, quality control personnel, safety engineers and more. They get a complete rundown on tube fitting safety:
* Evaluation of tube fitting design and function.
* Identification of good tube system fabrication procedures.
* Proper tube selection, care and handling.
* A comparison of a tube system and a pipe system.
* A review of important installation techniques.
* Discussions of safe plumbing practices.
* A demonstration of the proper application of thread sealants and lubricants.
Each student also goes away with useful reference materials and a certificate of completion. So when you watch our upcoming "When Will It Burst?" videos, remember that Swagelok tube fittings stand up to high pressure because of the Swagelok Tube Fitting Advantage and proper installation. Through the video series, we hope you have a little fun while you learn about fluid systems, but more importantly, we want you to get safe, reliable, and top performance out of your Swagelok components.
When Will It Burst? Wednesdays begin next week. Last week we introduced you to the series through our When Will It Burst? Intro video. If you have not seen it, you can watch it below in Additional Resources. On Wednesday, April 9th, we will release the first burst contest video in the series. In it, you will get a sample of the training we provide in our in person training courses, and then we will ask you to guess "When Will It Burst?". The best guess will win a prize!
Additional Resources
| When Will It Burst? Intro Video |