Systems and methods to facilitate hose and fitting identification and assembly
A crimper analyzer system is disclosed. The crimper analyzer system also includes a network interface. The crimper analyzer system also includes a memory storage. The crimper analyzer system also includes one or more processors configured to: receive hose specifications and fitting specifications from the network interface, generate crimp parameters based on the received hose specifications and crimp operation data, obtain additional crimp operation data for a hose assembly operation, update the crimp operation data with the additional crimp operation data and store in the updated crimp operation data in the memory storage, and generate a unique assembly identification (UAID) for the hose assembly operation subsequent to the hose assembly operation.
1. A crimper analyzer system comprising:
a network interface;
one or more processors coupled to the network interface and configured to:
generate crimp parameters based on received hose specifications and crimp operation data from the network interface;
update the crimp operation data with additional crimp operation data;
perform the hose assembly operation with a hydraulic hose and a fitting by a crimper using the updated crimp operation data to form a hose assembly;
generate a unique assembly identification (UAID) for the hose assembly operation subsequent to the hose assembly operation based on hose information and crimp process measurements;
perform a pressure test of the hose assembly at a multiple of an operating pressure for the hose to generate test results;
receive usage information for a hose assembly tagged with the identification; and
generate a maintenance schedule for the hose based on the received usage information.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hose specifications include hose material, inner diameter, and outer diameter.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fitting specifications include fitting material and fitting outer diameter.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the crimp parameters include crimp diameter.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide the identification to the network interface for transmission to a crimper.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operational data includes crimp start time, crimp end time, and crimp pressure.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive location information for a hose assembly tagged with the identification.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to receive the usage information.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit the identification to a test bench.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) standard compliant tag attached to the hose that includes the identification.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag uses near field communication (NFC).
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network is connected to a cloud network.
13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a memory to store the operation data and the received usage information.
14. The system of claim 1 , the usage information includes geographic location.
15. The system of claim 1 , the usage information includes environmental conditions.
16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a crimper to perform the hose assembly operation and a testbench to perform the pressure test.