There are many different methods of fitting pipes together for drinking water and heating applications, and today we’re seeing more and more that customers are choosing to use press fittings as their “go to” method of joining these pipes.
Existing methods such as “threading”, “welding” or “soldering” can be time consuming and require specific skills. With press fittings, customers can fit two pipes together using a hydraulic tool and jaw in seconds, making it a quick and safe process.
Combine those benefits, with Hilti tool technology, such as Hilti Connect, our in-built method of checking the service history of the tool and jaws, and you can manage your press tools and pipe connection work in a productive and efficient way.
Our range of press tools and jaws can press up to 108 mm pipes, depending on the profile, covering a whole range of pipe pressing applications. Since we launched the tool in August last year, we’ve had loads of questions from our community on social media surrounding the pipe press process, the press jaws and about the tool itself; so, we’ve got our Product Manager for Cordless, Dean Murphy, to answer the top 9 questions…