Designed Metal Connections (DMC) has qualified a tube fitting system to AS5958 and AS5959 specifications and has developed a comprehensive tool and fittings kit to repair hydraulic tube systems to 5,080 psi, which are the pressures and specifications used on the B787 Dreamliner program.The tool kit features swaging tools for sizes -04 (1/4-inch OD) to -16 (1-inch OD) including the manual pump, tube cutters, gauges, marking templates and deburring tools. The DMC swage tools have forged bodies and can operate in push and pull mode, so only one tool is required per tube size. DMC tools are 30 percent smaller and lighter due to the forged tool body. For more information call (310) 217-3170.
