MC2000 USER GUIDE
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2. 3. 2 -
CRIMPING HEAD:
This is the most technical part of the crimper. With the aid of its dies, it allows the
coupling to be crimped onto the flexible hose.
It comprises the following elements (see figure 2):
- crimping head body (6)
- sets of dies (7)
- a hollow piston moved by the oil pressure (8)
- eight return springs (5)
- a crimping head flange (3)
- a micrometer gauge unit (18)
- a die holder (4)
Figure 2 : Schematic diagram of crimping head and micrometer gauge
