Abstract: A swage or crimp press has a housing with a peripheral side wall and a front wall integrally formed with the side wall, the front wall defining an access opening providing access to a press zone arranged within the peripheral side wall, the housing having an open rear face and a rear wall secured by fastening means to the peripheral side wall to at least partially enclose the rear face of the housing, and a hydraulically operated press mechanism located within the housing at least partially surrounding the press zone.

Abstract: A swage or crimp press has a housing with a peripheral side wall and a front wall integrally formed with the side wall, the front wall defining an access opening providing access to a press zone arranged within the peripheral side wall, the housing having an open rear face and a rear wall secured by fastening means to the peripheral side wall to at least partially enclose the rear face of the housing, and a hydraulically operated press mechanism located within the housing at least partially surrounding the press zone.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a swaging press including a piston member co-operable with a plurality of die shoes to drive the die shoes inwardly upon axial movement of the piston member during a swaging operation, the piston member having a frusto-conical recessed region divided into a plurality of circumferentially disposed bearing surface zone of a defined axial length, each of the bearing surface zones having an inner axial end with a numerical radius of curvature less than or equal to the radius of curvature of a circular line forming the lateral edges of each of the bearing surface zones at the inner axial end whereby at least 50% of the outer bearing surface of each said die shoe remains in bearing engagement with the adjacent said bearing surface zone over the axial movement of the piston member during a swaging operation.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a swaging press including a piston member (30) cooperable with a plurality of die shoes (40) to drive the die shoes inwardly upon axial movement of the piston member (30) during a swaging operation, the piston member (30) having a frusto-conical recessed region (31) divided into a plurality of circumferentially disposed bearing surface zone (33) of a defined axial length, each of the bearing surface zones (33) having an inner axial end (35) with a numerical radius of curvature less than or equal to the radius of curvature of a circular line (36) forming the lateral edges of each of the bearing surface zones (33) at the inner axial end (35) whereby at least 50% of the outer bearing surface (41) of each said die shoe (40) remains in bearing engagement with the adjacent said bearing surface zone (33) over the axial movement of the piston member (30) during a swaging operation.