UNIVERSAL ROLLER SWAGING MACHINE WITH TOOL WEAR MONITOR AND METHOD FOR SWAGING WORK PIECES TOGETHER

摘要

A roller swaging machine is provided for swaging first and second work pieces together. The roller swaging machine may include a base, a work piece support assembly, a tool A roller swaging machine (10) is provided for swaging first and second work pieces together. The roller swaging machine may include a base (12), a work piece support assembly (20), a tool carriage assembly (30), a spline feed assembly (40), and a linear sensor (48). In an embodiment, a tool carriage assembly (30) may be configured to support an expander tool (60) having a tapered mandrel (62), the spline feed assembly (40) may be configured to be coupled to the tapered mandrel (62) of the expander tool (60), and the linear sensor (48) may be configured to measure axial movement of the tapered mandrel (62). A method for swaging work pieces together is also disclosed.