CONCENTRIC SWAGES / ECCENTRIC SWAGES

Concentric Swages and Eccentric Swages

The most common use of Swaging is to attach fittings to pipes or cables (also called wire ropes); the parts loosely fit together, and a mechanical or hydraulic tool compresses and deforms the fitting, creating a permanent joint. Pipe flaring machines are another example. Flared pieces of pipe are sometimes known as "Swage Nipples," "Pipe Swages," or "Reducing Nipples.