OUTWARD-DIRECTED PIPE FITTING STAMPING MACHINE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Description

TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTING AND / OR OPERATING A SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A PIPE FITTING TO BE SECURED TO A PIPE SEGMENT, WHEREIN THE PIPE FITTING INCLUDES A GRIP RING HAVING A GRIP NOTCH AND A CONNECTION SLEEVE TO CONFORM CONFORMLY AROUND THE PIPE OF THE PIPE SEGMENT TO FACILITATE THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PIPE FITTING TO THE PIPE SEGMENT. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A STAMPING MACHINE, WHICH INCLUDES A GRIP PLATE HAVING A GRIP TAB THAT ENGAGES COINCIDENTALLY WITH THE GRIP NOTCH TO FACILITATE THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PIPE FITTING TO THE STAMPING MACHINE, WHEREIN A DIE PLATE INCLUDES A DIE THAT OPENS AWAY FROM THE GRIP PLATE, AND A STAMPING ACTUATOR SECURED TO THE DIE PLATE.The stamping machine drives the stamping actuator to move the die plate over the connecting sleeve in an outward axial direction away from the gripping plate to facilitate conformal deformation of the connecting sleeve around the pipe segment.