Hose, Tubing & Fluid Conveyance Products worked example

Crimp Force Window with available crimper force of 100 tons: a worked example

This scenario runs the crimp force window calculation on the strong side: available crimper force of 100 tons, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when qualifying a crimp machine for a new hose and fitting combination, or checking whether an existing crimper has enough force for a larger hose size.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available crimper force: 100 tons (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 40)
  • Required crimp force: 32 tons (unchanged)
  • Reference crimp force: 32 tons (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Crimp force margin = available crimper force - required crimp force) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 213 tons for crimp force margin (tons), the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 68 value for absolute margin.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 value for available amount.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 32 value for required amount.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available crimper force sits at 40 tons and the headline result is 25 tons, this scenario comes in 750% above the baseline at 213 tons.
  • Use it when qualifying a new hose-fitting combination on a specific crimper or auditing whether existing jobs run with safe force headroom. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Crimp force margin (tons): 213 tons (headline result)
  • Absolute margin: 68 value
  • Available amount: 100 value
  • Required amount: 32 value

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Crimp Force Window calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.