Training Schedule

The Swagelok VCR^® metal gasket face seal fitting and VCO^® O-ring face seal fitting provide leak-tight service in applications where clearance is an issue or components require frequent replacement or service. Learn the differences between VCR and VCO fittings, their common features and key markings, and where they are used in this course. Then, learn what it takes to install each fitting type effectively and how to troubleshoot any issues you encounter. 

Key topics include:

• Applications 
• Fitting components 
• Design features  
• Correct assembly  
• Installation best practices  
• Troubleshooting  

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of tubing systems. 

Consistent performance, especially in critical applications, is important to a successful system. This course offers foundational knowledge in cone and thread preparation and installation tailored to bring optimal performance to your medium or high pressure system.

Upon completion, students should be able to:

• List safety precautions when using the coning and threading tools.
• Describe medium and high pressure fittings and differentiate the components between the two.
• Demonstrate the proper use of the coning and threading tool (including tube preparation, inspection, and maintenance).
• Install cone and thread fittings, and perform basic troubleshooting.

For maintenance and technician associates at facilities using high pressure systems.

This course will help you understand and identify key design characteristics of medium-pressure Swagelok^® FK series fittings and learn how to prepare and install them. It covers the basic criteria, variables, and considerations relevant to safely and effectively using FK tube fittings in up to 20 000 psi medium-pressure gas and liquid systems. 

Key topics include:

• FK medium-pressure tube fitting 
• Tube variables 
• Tube preparation
• Initial assembly
• Disassembly and reassembly
• Preswaging
• Knowledge and practical exam 

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of medium-pressure tubing systems. 

• Basic welding principles and the fundamentals of orbital welding.
• Hands-on, comprehensive review of orbital welding.
• Equipment enables attendees to setup, operate, and troubleshoot equipment and critique weld quality.
• Information regarding the Swagelok M200 power supply, weld heads, fixturing, and the tube facing tool.
• Includes weld sample submission for ASME Section IX Weld qualification.

Teaches students foundational tube fitting knowledge and gives hands-on experience in order to minimize risk of leakage and ensure system integrity.

Upon course completion, students will know how to:

• Properly select, cut, and deburr tubing.
• Correctly assemble a Swagelok® tube fitting and gauge a tube fitting assembly.
• Understand the differences in tube fitting designs, tube fitting components, and their importance to proper assembly.
• Identify thread types and installation practices, and properly prepare threaded installations.

This course may include VCR® Metal Gasket Face Seal Fitting Installation Training by request.

For fabricators and assemblers. May be of general interest to engineers.

More connections mean greater potential for leaks. The Swagelok Tube Bending Essentials course offers foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in order to introduce bent tubing to your system to eliminate connections and leak points found in traditional threaded pipe systems.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Explain three variables that must be considered when bending tube.
• Explain the purpose of the straight tube length mark on the name plate.
• Calculate the length of tube used in an offset given all necessary information required to make the calculation.
• Describe springback, how it affects the bending process, and ways to compensate for it.
• Explain minimum length of the last leg and describe how this length can be used.
• Bend tubing into a shape as specified by a template using the Swagelok method of tube bending, bend data, and tube bender.
• Identify the components of the Swagelok hand tube bender.
• Explain the purpose of the three types of marks used in the Swagelok method of tube bending.
• Identify five potential bend defects and explain their causes.

For fabricators and for engineers who need to understand tube bending in order to incorporate tubing in their design.

Teaches students how to mitigate and minimize risk of leakage through proper inspection.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Identify correct tube system placement and correctly install Swagelok® tube fittings.
• Identify mixed component fittings and the use of correct tubing type.
• Point out common tube bending defects and how they impact a fluid system.
• Demonstrate the correct use of thread tape.

For engineers, supervisors, and project managers.

Regulator selection is a primary consideration when designing your fluid system. Learn how the right regulator for your application can help increase safety while improving efficiency, as well as regulator basics and how to identify and resolve common issues.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• List common regulator components and explain terminology associated with regulators.
• Identify key design and performance characteristics of a regulator.
• Discuss the different types of regulators and their applications.
• State key design considerations when including regulators in a fluid system.

Technical presentation for engineers, researchers, and project managers; practical presentation for fabricators, maintenance associates, and technicians.

Extend your production cycle, ensure safety, and lower total cost of ownership by understanding the fundamentals of fluid system hose.

Upon course completion, students should be able to:

• Define common terms pertaining to hoses.
• Describe how to evaluate hose fit for purpose.
• Discuss hose selection variables, list common practices when conducting hose inspections, and discuss best practices for preventative maintenance of hoses.

For maintenance, technician, engineering, and management associates.

Consistent performance, especially in critical applications, is important to a successful system. This course offers foundational knowledge in cone and thread preparation and installation tailored to bring optimal performance to your medium or high pressure system.

Upon completion, students should be able to:

• List safety precautions when using the coning and threading tools.
• Describe medium and high pressure fittings and differentiate the components between the two.
• Demonstrate the proper use of the coning and threading tool (including tube preparation, inspection, and maintenance).
• Install cone and thread fittings, and perform basic troubleshooting.

For maintenance and technician associates at facilities using high pressure systems.

This course will help you understand and identify key design characteristics of medium-pressure Swagelok^® FK series fittings and learn how to prepare and install them. It covers the basic criteria, variables, and considerations relevant to safely and effectively using FK tube fittings in up to 20 000 psi medium-pressure gas and liquid systems. 

Key topics include:

• FK medium-pressure tube fitting 
• Tube variables 
• Tube preparation
• Initial assembly
• Disassembly and reassembly
• Preswaging
• Knowledge and practical exam 

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of medium-pressure tubing systems. 

The Swagelok VCR^® metal gasket face seal fitting and VCO^® O-ring face seal fitting provide leak-tight service in applications where clearance is an issue or components require frequent replacement or service. Learn the differences between VCR and VCO fittings, their common features and key markings, and where they are used in this course. Then, learn what it takes to install each fitting type effectively and how to troubleshoot any issues you encounter. 

Key topics include:

• Applications 
• Fitting components 
• Design features  
• Correct assembly  
• Installation best practices  
• Troubleshooting  

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of tubing systems. 

Teaches students foundational tube fitting knowledge and gives hands-on experience in order to minimize risk of leakage and ensure system integrity.

Upon course completion, students will know how to:

• Properly select, cut, and deburr tubing.
• Correctly assemble a Swagelok® tube fitting and gauge a tube fitting assembly.
• Understand the differences in tube fitting designs, tube fitting components, and their importance to proper assembly.
• Identify thread types and installation practices, and properly prepare threaded installations.

This course may include VCR® Metal Gasket Face Seal Fitting Installation Training by request.

For fabricators and assemblers. May be of general interest to engineers.

More connections mean greater potential for leaks. The Swagelok Tube Bending Essentials course offers foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in order to introduce bent tubing to your system to eliminate connections and leak points found in traditional threaded pipe systems.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Explain three variables that must be considered when bending tube.
• Explain the purpose of the straight tube length mark on the name plate.
• Calculate the length of tube used in an offset given all necessary information required to make the calculation.
• Describe springback, how it affects the bending process, and ways to compensate for it.
• Explain minimum length of the last leg and describe how this length can be used.
• Bend tubing into a shape as specified by a template using the Swagelok method of tube bending, bend data, and tube bender.
• Identify the components of the Swagelok hand tube bender.
• Explain the purpose of the three types of marks used in the Swagelok method of tube bending.
• Identify five potential bend defects and explain their causes.

For fabricators and for engineers who need to understand tube bending in order to incorporate tubing in their design.

Teaches students how to mitigate and minimize risk of leakage through proper inspection.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Identify correct tube system placement and correctly install Swagelok® tube fittings.
• Identify mixed component fittings and the use of correct tubing type.
• Point out common tube bending defects and how they impact a fluid system.
• Demonstrate the correct use of thread tape.

For engineers, supervisors, and project managers.

Regulator selection is a primary consideration when designing your fluid system. Learn how the right regulator for your application can help increase safety while improving efficiency, as well as regulator basics and how to identify and resolve common issues.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• List common regulator components and explain terminology associated with regulators.
• Identify key design and performance characteristics of a regulator.
• Discuss the different types of regulators and their applications.
• State key design considerations when including regulators in a fluid system.

Technical presentation for engineers, researchers, and project managers; practical presentation for fabricators, maintenance associates, and technicians.

• Basic welding principles and the fundamentals of orbital welding.
• Hands-on, comprehensive review of orbital welding.
• Equipment enables attendees to setup, operate, and troubleshoot equipment and critique weld quality.
• Information regarding the Swagelok M200 power supply, weld heads, fixturing, and the tube facing tool.
• Includes weld sample submission for ASME Section IX Weld qualification.

Consistent performance, especially in critical applications, is important to a successful system. This course offers foundational knowledge in cone and thread preparation and installation tailored to bring optimal performance to your medium or high pressure system.

Upon completion, students should be able to:

• List safety precautions when using the coning and threading tools.
• Describe medium and high pressure fittings and differentiate the components between the two.
• Demonstrate the proper use of the coning and threading tool (including tube preparation, inspection, and maintenance).
• Install cone and thread fittings, and perform basic troubleshooting.

For maintenance and technician associates at facilities using high pressure systems.

This course will help you understand and identify key design characteristics of medium-pressure Swagelok^® FK series fittings and learn how to prepare and install them. It covers the basic criteria, variables, and considerations relevant to safely and effectively using FK tube fittings in up to 20 000 psi medium-pressure gas and liquid systems. 

Key topics include:

• FK medium-pressure tube fitting 
• Tube variables 
• Tube preparation
• Initial assembly
• Disassembly and reassembly
• Preswaging
• Knowledge and practical exam 

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of medium-pressure tubing systems. 

The Swagelok VCR^® metal gasket face seal fitting and VCO^® O-ring face seal fitting provide leak-tight service in applications where clearance is an issue or components require frequent replacement or service. Learn the differences between VCR and VCO fittings, their common features and key markings, and where they are used in this course. Then, learn what it takes to install each fitting type effectively and how to troubleshoot any issues you encounter. 

Key topics include:

• Applications 
• Fitting components 
• Design features  
• Correct assembly  
• Installation best practices  
• Troubleshooting  

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of tubing systems. 

The Swagelok VCR^® metal gasket face seal fitting and VCO^® O-ring face seal fitting provide leak-tight service in applications where clearance is an issue or components require frequent replacement or service. Learn the differences between VCR and VCO fittings, their common features and key markings, and where they are used in this course. Then, learn what it takes to install each fitting type effectively and how to troubleshoot any issues you encounter. 

Key topics include:

• Applications 
• Fitting components 
• Design features  
• Correct assembly  
• Installation best practices  
• Troubleshooting  

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of tubing systems. 

Teaches students foundational tube fitting knowledge and gives hands-on experience in order to minimize risk of leakage and ensure system integrity.

Upon course completion, students will know how to:

• Properly select, cut, and deburr tubing.
• Correctly assemble a Swagelok® tube fitting and gauge a tube fitting assembly.
• Understand the differences in tube fitting designs, tube fitting components, and their importance to proper assembly.
• Identify thread types and installation practices, and properly prepare threaded installations.

This course may include VCR® Metal Gasket Face Seal Fitting Installation Training by request.

For fabricators and assemblers. May be of general interest to engineers.

More connections mean greater potential for leaks. The Swagelok Tube Bending Essentials course offers foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in order to introduce bent tubing to your system to eliminate connections and leak points found in traditional threaded pipe systems.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Explain three variables that must be considered when bending tube.
• Explain the purpose of the straight tube length mark on the name plate.
• Calculate the length of tube used in an offset given all necessary information required to make the calculation.
• Describe springback, how it affects the bending process, and ways to compensate for it.
• Explain minimum length of the last leg and describe how this length can be used.
• Bend tubing into a shape as specified by a template using the Swagelok method of tube bending, bend data, and tube bender.
• Identify the components of the Swagelok hand tube bender.
• Explain the purpose of the three types of marks used in the Swagelok method of tube bending.
• Identify five potential bend defects and explain their causes.

For fabricators and for engineers who need to understand tube bending in order to incorporate tubing in their design.

Extend your production cycle, ensure safety, and lower total cost of ownership by understanding the fundamentals of fluid system hose.

Upon course completion, students should be able to:

• Define common terms pertaining to hoses.
• Describe how to evaluate hose fit for purpose.
• Discuss hose selection variables, list common practices when conducting hose inspections, and discuss best practices for preventative maintenance of hoses.

For maintenance, technician, engineering, and management associates.

Regulator selection is a primary consideration when designing your fluid system. Learn how the right regulator for your application can help increase safety while improving efficiency, as well as regulator basics and how to identify and resolve common issues.

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• List common regulator components and explain terminology associated with regulators.
• Identify key design and performance characteristics of a regulator.
• Discuss the different types of regulators and their applications.
• State key design considerations when including regulators in a fluid system.

Technical presentation for engineers, researchers, and project managers; practical presentation for fabricators, maintenance associates, and technicians.

Consistent performance, especially in critical applications, is important to a successful system. This course offers foundational knowledge in cone and thread preparation and installation tailored to bring optimal performance to your medium or high pressure system.

Upon completion, students should be able to:

• List safety precautions when using the coning and threading tools.
• Describe medium and high pressure fittings and differentiate the components between the two.
• Demonstrate the proper use of the coning and threading tool (including tube preparation, inspection, and maintenance).
• Install cone and thread fittings, and perform basic troubleshooting.

For maintenance and technician associates at facilities using high pressure systems.

This course will help you understand and identify key design characteristics of medium-pressure Swagelok^® FK series fittings and learn how to prepare and install them. It covers the basic criteria, variables, and considerations relevant to safely and effectively using FK tube fittings in up to 20 000 psi medium-pressure gas and liquid systems. 

Key topics include:

• FK medium-pressure tube fitting 
• Tube variables 
• Tube preparation
• Initial assembly
• Disassembly and reassembly
• Preswaging
• Knowledge and practical exam 

For technicians, maintenance, and engineering personnel involved in the installation, maintenance, inspection, and design of medium-pressure tubing systems.