Patent Publication Number: US-11648602-B2

Title: Outward direction pipe fitting swage machine systems and methods

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE 
     The present disclosure is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/341,454, entitled OUTWARD DIRECTION PIPE FITTING SWAGE MACHINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS” and filed Jun. 8, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/886,525, entitled “OUTWARD DIRECTION PIPE FITTING SWAGE MACHINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS,” filed May 28, 2020, and now U.S. Pat. No. 11,065,670, which are each incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     The present disclosure generally relates to pipeline systems and, more particularly, to special-purpose deployment equipment—namely a swage machine—that may be implemented and/or operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting to one or more pipe segments deployed in a pipeline system. 
     Pipeline systems are often implemented and/or operated to facilitate transporting (e.g., conveying) fluid, such as liquid and/or gas, from a fluid source to a fluid destination. For example, a pipeline system may be used to transport one or more hydrocarbons, such as crude oil, petroleum, natural gas, or any combination thereof. Additionally or alternatively, a pipeline system may be used to transport one or more other types of fluid, such as produced water, fresh water, fracturing fluid, flowback fluid, carbon dioxide, or any combination thereof. 
     To facilitate transporting fluid, a pipeline system may include one or more pipe segments in addition to one or more pipe (e.g., midline and/or end) fittings (e.g., connectors), for example, which are used to fluidly couple a pipe segment to another pipe segment, to a fluid source, and/or to a fluid destination. Generally, a pipe segment includes tubing, which defines (e.g., encloses) a pipe bore that provides a primary fluid conveyance (e.g., flow) path through the pipe segment. More specifically, the tubing of a pipe segment may be implemented to facilitate isolating (e.g., insulating) fluid being conveyed within its pipe bore from environmental conditions external to the pipe segment, for example, to reduce the likelihood of the conveyed (e.g., bore) fluid being lost to the external environmental conditions and/or the external environmental conditions contaminating the conveyed fluid. 
     Additionally, in some instances, a pipe fitting may be implemented to be secured to a pipe segment via swaging techniques, which conformally deform at least a portion of the pipe fitting around the tubing of the pipe segment such that the portion of the pipe fitting engages the pipe segment tubing. To facilitate enabling the engagement between the pipe fitting and the pipe segment tubing to secure the pipe segment to the pipe fitting, the pipe fitting may be implemented using a relatively rigid material, such as metal. However, at least in some instances, the amount of force sufficient to conformally deform a pipe fitting implemented using a relatively rigid material around the tubing of a pipe segment may potentially limit the efficiency with which the pipe fitting is secured to the pipe segment and, thus, potentially the deployment efficiency of a pipeline system in which the pipe fitting and the pipe segment are to be deployed. 
     SUMMARY 
     This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter. 
     In one embodiment, a system includes a pipe fitting to be secured to a pipe segment, in which the pipe fitting includes a grab ring having a grab notch and a fitting jacket to be conformally deformed around tubing of the pipe segment that defines a pipe bore and a fluid conduit implemented in a tubing annulus of the tubing to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the pipe segment. Additionally, the system includes a swage machine, which includes a grab plate having a grab tab that matingly interlocks with the grab notch on the grab ring of the pipe fitting to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the swage machine, a die plate including a die that opens away from the grab plate, and a swaging actuator secured to the die plate. The swage machine operates the swaging actuator to move the die plate over the fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate of the swage machine to facilitate conformally deforming the fitting jacket around the tubing of the pipe segment. 
     In another embodiment, a method of operating a swage machine includes loading a die to be used to conformally deform a fitting jacket of a pipe fitting around tubing of a pipe segment in a die plate of the swage machine such that the die opens away from a grab plate of the swage machine, loading a portion of a pipeline system including the pipe fitting into the swage machine such that a grab tab on the grab plate of the swage machine matingly interlocks with a grab notch on a grab ring of the pipe fitting to facilitate securing the swage machine to the pipe fitting, engaging the die loaded in the die plate of the swage machine with the portion of the pipeline system loaded in the swage machine, and operating a swaging actuator secured to the die plate of the swage machine to move the die plate over the fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate of the swage machine such that the die loaded in the die plate conformally deforms the fitting jacket around the tubing of the pipe segment to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the pipe segment. 
     In another embodiment, a swage machine includes a grab plate, in which the grab plate includes a grab tab that matingly interlocks with a grab notch on a grab ring of a pipe fitting to be swaged by the swage machine to facilitate securing the swage machine to the pipe fitting, a die plate, one or more dies to be loaded in the die plate of the swage machine, and a swaging actuator including an actuator piston and an actuator cylinder. The actuator cylinder is secured to the grab plate of the swage machine and the actuator piston extends through the grab plate and is secured to the die plate of the swage machine to enable the swage machine to move the one or more dies loaded in the die plate over a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting such that the one or more dies conformally deform the fitting jacket around pipe segment tubing inserted in the pipe fitting to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the pipe segment tubing. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a block diagram of an example of a pipeline system including pipe segments and pipe fittings (e.g., connectors), in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a side view of an example of a pipe segment of  FIG.  1    that includes a pipe bore defined by its tubing as well as fluid conduits implemented within an annulus of its tubing, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is a perspective view of an example of a portion of the pipe segment of  FIG.  2    with a helically shaped fluid conduit implemented within the annulus of its tubing, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is an axial cross-section profile of an example of a portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  1    that includes a pipe fitting and pipe segments, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is an axial cross-section profile of an example of a swage machine and the portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  4   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  6    is a flow diagram of an example of a process for implementing the swage machine of  FIG.  5   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  7    is a perspective view of an example of a portion of a swage machine that is implemented and/or operated to selectively transition between an opened state and a closed state, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  8    is a perspective view of another example of a swage machine that is implemented and/or operated to selectively control an inner surface diameter of its die, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9    is a flow diagram of an example of a process for operating the swage machine of  FIG.  5   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  10    is an axial cross-section view of another example of a swage machine and the portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  4   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  11    is an axial cross-section view of another example of a swage machine and the portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  4   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  12    is an example of a process for implementing the swage machine of  FIG.  10    or the swage machine of  FIG.  11   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  13    is an example of a process for operating the swage machine of  FIG.  10    or the swage machine of  FIG.  11   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  14    is an axial cross-section profile of another example of a swage machine and the portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  4   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  15    is a flow diagram of an example of a process for implementing the swage machine of  FIG.  14   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  16    is a flow diagram of an example of a process for operating the swage machine of  FIG.  14   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  17    is an axial cross-section profile of another example of a swage machine and the portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  4   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  18    is a flow diagram of an example of a process for implementing the swage machine of  FIG.  17   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  19    is a flow diagram of an example of a process for operating the swage machine of  FIG.  17   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  20    is an axial profile of another example of a swage machine and a portion of the pipeline system of  FIG.  1   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  21    is an example of a process for implementing the swage machine of  FIG.  20   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  22    is an example of a process for operating the swage machine of  FIG.  20   , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     One or more specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the figures. As used herein, the term “coupled” or “coupled to” may indicate establishing either a direct or indirect connection and, thus, is not limited to either unless expressly referenced as such. The term “set” may refer to one or more items. Wherever possible, like or identical reference numerals are used in the figures to identify common or the same features. The figures are not necessarily to scale. In particular, certain features and/or certain views of the figures may be shown exaggerated in scale for purposes of clarification. 
     The present disclosure generally relates to pipeline systems that may be implemented and/or operated to transport (e.g., convey) fluid, such as liquid and/or gas, from a fluid source to a fluid destination. Generally, a pipeline system may include pipe fittings (e.g., connectors), such as a midline pipe fitting and/or a pipe end fitting, and one or more pipe segments, which each includes tubing that defines (e.g., encloses) a corresponding pipe bore. More specifically, a pipe segment may generally be secured and sealed in one or more pipe fittings to facilitate fluidly coupling the pipe segment to another pipe segment, a fluid source, and/or a fluid destination. Merely as an illustrative non-limiting example, a pipeline system may include a first pipe end fitting secured to a first pipe segment to facilitate fluidly coupling the first pipe segment to the fluid source, a midline pipe fitting secured between the first pipe segment and a second pipe segment to facilitate fluidly coupling the first pipe segment to the second pipe segment, and a second pipe end fitting secured to the second pipe segment to facilitate fluidly coupling the second pipe segment to the fluid destination. 
     In any case, to enable fluid flow therethrough, a pipe fitting generally includes a fitting bore, which is defined (e.g., enclosed) by a fitting tube of the pipe fitting. Additionally, in some instances, the pipe fitting may be secured to a pipe segment at least in part by securing the tubing of the pipe segment around the fitting tube of the pipe fitting using swaging techniques. To facilitate securing a pipe segment thereto via swaging techniques, the pipe fitting may include one or more fitting jackets implemented circumferentially around its fitting tube. When implemented in this manner, the pipe fitting may be secured to the pipe fitting via swaging techniques at least in part by disposing (e.g., inserting) the tubing of the pipe segment in a tubing cavity of the pipe fitting, which is defined (e.g., enclosed) between a corresponding fitting jacket and the fitting tube, and conformally deforming the fitting jacket around the pipe segment tubing such that an inner surface of the corresponding fitting jacket and/or a corresponding outer surface of the fitting tube engage the pipe segment tubing. 
     To facilitate enabling the engagement between a pipe fitting and pipe segment tubing to secure the pipe fitting to a corresponding pipe segment, the pipe fitting may be implemented using a relatively rigid material. For example, a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting may be implemented using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. However, at least in some instances, the amount of force sufficient to conformally deform a pipe fitting implemented using a relatively rigid material around the tubing of a pipe segment may potentially limit the efficiency with which the pipe fitting is secured to the pipe segment and, thus, potentially the deployment efficiency of a pipeline system in which the pipe fitting and the pipe segment are to be deployed. 
     Accordingly, to facilitate improving pipeline deployment efficiency, the present disclosure provide techniques for implementing and/or operating special-purpose deployment equipment—namely a swage machine—to facilitate securing a pipe fitting implemented using a relatively rigid material, such as metal, to the tubing of one or more pipe segments, which are deployed or are to be deployed in a pipeline system, using swaging techniques. As described above, swaging techniques may facilitate securing a pipe fitting to pipe segment tubing at least in part by conformally deforming a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting around a portion of the pipe segment tubing that is inserted into a tubing cavity of the pipe fitting, which is defined between the fitting jacket and a fitting tube of the pipe fitting. To facilitate swaging (e.g., conformally deforming) the pipe fitting, the swage machine may include a grab plate with a grab tab, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch on a grab ring of the pipe fitting, and a die plate in which one or more dies can be loaded (e.g., installed). In particular, due to its shape, a die loaded into the die plate of the swage machine may facilitate conformally deforming the pipe fitting around the pipe segment when the die passes (e.g., moves) over the pipe fitting in an axial direction. 
     To facilitate passing a die plate over a pipe fitting, a swage machine may additionally include one or more swaging actuators. In some embodiments, the one or more swaging actuators may include one or more hydraulic actuators and/or one or more pneumatic actuators. Thus, in such embodiments, a swaging actuator of the swage machine may include an actuator cylinder and an actuator piston (e.g., arm), which selectively extends out from the actuator cylinder based at least in part on the supply of fluid (e.g., liquid and/or gas) to the actuator cylinder and/or selectively retracts into the actuator cylinder based at least in part on the extraction of fluid from the actuator cylinder. In other words, in such embodiments, the swaging actuator may be operated to selectively extend and/or to selectively retract its actuator piston to facilitate passing the die plate of the swage machine and, thus, the one or more dies loaded therein over the pipe fitting such that the pipe fitting is conformally deformed around the pipe segment tubing that is inserted therein. 
     In particular, in some embodiments, a swage machine may be implemented and/or operated to push its die plate and, thus, one or more dies loaded therein over a pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction toward its grab plate. To enable the die plate to be pushed toward the grab plate, in such embodiments, the swage machine may additionally include a support plate, which is coupled to the grab plate via one or more support members (e.g., a support rod and/or a machine housing of the swage machine) such that the die plate is positioned between the grab plate and the support plate. Additionally, in such embodiments, a swaging actuator of the swage machine may be secured to the support plate and the die plate, for example, such that its actuator cylinder is secured to the support plate and its actuator piston is secured to the die plate or vice versa. Furthermore, in such embodiments, a die may be loaded into the die plate such that it opens toward the grab plate, thereby enabling the swage machine to swage a pipe fitting secured to the grab plate at least in part by pushing the die plate over a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction toward the grab plate and, thus, away from the support plate via one or more forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes of its one or more swaging actuators. 
     To facilitate improving its deployment efficiency, in other embodiments, the weight of a swage machine may be reduced, for example, at least in part by obviating a support plate and/or one or more support members (e.g., support rods). Merely as an illustrative non-limiting example, in some such embodiments, a swage machine may be implemented to pull its die plate and, thus, one or more dies loaded therein over a pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction toward its die plate. To enable the die plate to be pulled toward the grab plate, a swaging actuator of the swage machine may be secured to the grab plate and the die plate, for example, such that its actuator cylinder is secured to the grab plate and its actuator piston extends through the grab plate and is secured to the die plate or vice versa. Additionally, in such embodiments, a die may be loaded into the die plate such that it opens toward the grab plate, thereby enabling the swage machine to swage a pipe fitting secured to the grab plate at least in part by pulling the die plate over a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction toward the grab plate via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes of its one or more swaging actuators. 
     However, at least in some instances, swaging a fitting jacket of a pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction may result in a raised portion forming in the fitting jacket, for example, at a location proximate to the grab ring of the pipe fitting. In fact, in some instances, an outer surface diameter of the raised portion formed in the fitting jacket may be greater than the outer surface diameter of other portions of the pipe fitting as well as the outer surface diameter of pipe segment tubing secured to the pipe fitting. As such, at least in some instances, swaging a fitting jacket of a pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction may potentially limit the ability of the pipe fitting to be disposed in an external bore (e.g., during a pipe rehabilitation process), for example, due to the outer surface diameter of a raised portion formed in the fitting jacket being greater than an inner surface diameter of the external bore. 
     To facilitate reducing the outer surface diameter of a pipe fitting that results after swaging, in other embodiments, a swage machine may be implemented and/or operated to swage a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction at least in part by moving the die plate of the swage machine away from the grab plate of the swage machine. In particular, in some such embodiments, the swage machine may be implemented and/or operated to pull the die plate and, thus, one or more dies loaded therein over a pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate. To enable the die plate to be pulled away from the grab plate, in such embodiments, the swage machine may additionally include a support plate, which is coupled to the grab plate via one or more support members (e.g., a support rod and/or a machine housing of the swage machine) such that the die plate is positioned between the grab plate and the support plate. Additionally, in such embodiments, a swaging actuator of the swage machine may be secured to the grab plate and the die plate, for example, such that its actuator cylinder is secured to the die plate and its actuator piston is secured to the die plate or vice versa. Furthermore, in such embodiments, a die may be loaded into the die plate such that it is opens away from the grab plate, thereby enabling the swage machine to swage a pipe fitting secured to the grab plate at least in part by pulling the die plate over a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate and, thus, toward the support plate in an outwardly axial direction via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes of its one or more swaging actuators. 
     However, actuation strength of a reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) stroke of a swaging actuator is generally less than the actuation strength of a forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) stroke of the swaging actuator. For example, in some instances, the actuation strength of the reverse stroke may be half the actuation strength of the forward stroke. In other words, to produce the same actuation strength, in such instances, a swaging actuator implemented in a reverse stroke (e.g., pulling) swage machine may be twice as large as a swaging actuator implemented in a forward stroke (e.g., pushing) swage machine. 
     As such, to facilitate increasing its actuation strength, in other embodiments, a swage machine may be implemented and/or operated to push its die plate and, thus, one or more dies loaded therein over a pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction away from its grab plate. In particular, to enable pushing the die plate away from the grab plate, a swaging actuator of the swage machine may be secured to the die plate and the grab plate, for example, such that its actuator cylinder is secured to the grab plate and its actuator piston extends through the grab plate and is secured to the die plate or vice versa. Additionally, in such embodiments, a die may be loaded into the die plate such that it opens away from the grab plate, thereby enabling the swage machine to swage a pipe fitting secured to the grab plate at least in part by pushing the die plate over a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate via one or more forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes of its one or more swaging actuators. In this manner, as will be described in more detail below, the present disclosure provides techniques for implementing and/or operating special-purpose deployment equipment—namely a swage machine—to facilitate securing a pipe fitting implemented using a relatively rigid material, such as metal, to the tubing of one or more pipe segments deployed or to be deployed in a pipeline system using swaging techniques, which, at least in some instances, may facilitate improving deployment efficiency of the pipeline system, for example, at least in part by obviating a manual swaging process. 
     To help illustrate, an example of a pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  1   . As depicted, the pipeline system  10  is coupled between a bore fluid source  12  and a bore fluid destination  14 . Merely as an illustrative non-limiting example, the bore fluid source  12  may be a production well and the bore fluid destination  14  may be a fluid storage tank. In other instances, the bore fluid source  12  may be a first (e.g., lease facility) storage tank and the bore fluid destination  14  may be a second (e.g., refinery) storage tank. 
     In any case, the pipeline system  10  may generally be implemented and/or operated to facilitate transporting (e.g., conveying) fluid, such as gas and/or liquid, from the bore fluid source  12  to the bore fluid destination  14 . In fact, in some embodiments, the pipeline system  10  may be used in many applications, including without limitation, both onshore and offshore oil and gas applications. For example, in such embodiments, the pipeline system  10  may be used to transport one or more hydrocarbons, such as crude oil, petroleum, natural gas, or any combination thereof. Additionally or alternatively, the pipeline system  10  may be used to transport one or more other types of fluid, such as produced water, fresh water, fracturing fluid, flowback fluid, carbon dioxide, or any combination thereof. 
     To facilitate flowing fluid to the bore fluid destination  14 , in some embodiments, the bore fluid source  12  may include one or more bore fluid pumps  16  that are implemented and/or operated to inject (e.g., pump and/or supply) fluid from the bore fluid source  12  into a bore of the pipeline system  10 . However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, one or more bore fluid pumps  16  may not be implemented at the bore fluid source  12 , for example, when fluid flow through the bore of the pipeline system  10  is produced by gravity. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more bore fluid pumps  16  may be implemented in the pipeline system  10  and/or at the bore fluid destination  14 . 
     To facilitate transporting fluid from the bore fluid source  12  to the bore fluid destination  14 , as in the depicted example, a pipeline system  10  may include one or more pipe fittings (e.g., connectors)  18  and one or more pipe segments  20 . For example, the depicted pipeline system  10  includes a first pipe segment  20 A, a second pipe segment  20 B, and an Nth pipe segment  20 N. Additionally, the depicted pipeline system  10  includes a first pipe (e.g., end) fitting  18 A, which couples the bore fluid source  12  to the first pipe segment  20 A, a second pipe (e.g., midline) fitting  18 B, which couples the first pipe segment  20 A to the second pipe segment  20 B, and an Nth pipe (e.g., end) fitting  18 N, which couples the Nth pipe segment  20 N to the bore fluid destination  14 . 
     However, it should again be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a pipeline system  10  may include fewer (e.g., one) pipe segments  20 . Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, a pipeline system  10  may include fewer (e.g., one or two) pipe fittings  18 . 
     In any case, as described above, a pipe segment  20  generally includes tubing that may be used to convey (e.g., transfer and/or transport) water, gas, oil, and/or any other suitable type of fluid. The tubing of a pipe segment  20  may be made of any suitable type of material, such as plastic, metal, and/or a composite (e.g., fiber-reinforced composite) material. In fact, as will be described in more detail below, in some embodiments, the tubing of a pipe segment  20  may be implemented using multiple different layers. For example, the tubing of a pipe segment  20  may include a first high-density polyethylene (e.g., internal corrosion protection) layer, one or more reinforcement (e.g., steel strip) layers external to the first high-density polyethylene layer, and a second high-density polyethylene (e.g., external corrosion protection) layer external to the one or more reinforcement layers. 
     Additionally, as in the depicted example, one or more (e.g., second and/or Nth) pipe segments  20  in a pipeline system  10  may be curved. To facilitate implementing a curve in a pipe segment  20 , in some embodiments, the pipe segment  20  may be flexible, for example, such that the pipe segment  20  is spoolable on a reel and/or in a coil (e.g., during transport and/or before deployment of the pipe segment  20 ). In other words, in some embodiments, one or more pipe segments  20  in the pipeline system  10  may be a flexible pipe, such as a bonded flexible pipe, an unbonded flexible pipe, a flexible composite pipe (FCP), a thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP), or a reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP). In fact, at least in some instances, increasing flexibility of a pipe segment  20  may facilitate improving deployment efficiency of a pipeline system  10 , for example, by obviating a curved (e.g., elbow) pipe fitting  18  and/or enabling the pipe segment  20  to be transported to the pipeline system  10 , deployed in the pipeline system  10 , or both using a tighter spool. 
     To facilitate improving pipe flexibility, in some embodiments, the tubing of a pipe segment  20  that defines (e.g., encloses) its pipe bore may include one or more openings devoid of solid material. In fact, in some embodiments, an opening in the tubing of a pipe segment  20  may run (e.g., span) the length of the pipe segment  20  and, thus, define (e.g., enclose) a fluid conduit in the annulus of the tubing, which is separate from the pipe bore. In other words, in such embodiments, fluid may flow through a pipe segment  20  via its pipe bore, a fluid conduit implemented within its tubing annulus, or both. 
     To help illustrate, an example of a pipe segment  20 , which includes tubing  22  with fluid conduits  24  implemented in a tubing annulus  25 , is shown in  FIG.  2   . As depicted, the pipe segment tubing  22  is implemented with multiple layers including an inner (e.g., innermost) layer  26  and an outer (e.g., outermost) layer  28 . In some embodiments, the inner layer  26  and/or the outer layer  28  of the pipe segment tubing  22  may be implemented using composite material and/or plastic, such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and/or raised temperature polyethylene (PE-RT). Although a number of particular layers are depicted, it should be understood that the techniques described in the present disclosure may be broadly applicable to composite pipe body structures including two or more layers, for example, as distinguished from a rubber or plastic single-layer hose subject to vulcanization. In any case, as depicted, an inner surface  30  of the inner layer  26  defines (e.g., encloses) a pipe bore  32  through which fluid can flow, for example, to facilitate transporting fluid from a bore fluid source  12  to a bore fluid destination  14 . 
     Additionally, as depicted, the annulus  25  of the pipe segment tubing  22  is implemented between its inner layer  26  and its outer layer  28 . As will be described in more detail below, the tubing annulus  25  may include one or more intermediate (e.g., reinforcement) layers of the pipe segment tubing  22 . Furthermore, as depicted, fluid conduits  24  running along the length of the pipe segment  20  are defined (e.g., enclosed) in the tubing annulus  25 . As described above, a fluid conduit  24  in the tubing annulus  25  may be devoid of solid material. As such, pipe segment tubing  22  that includes one or more fluid conduits  24  therein may include less solid material and, thus, exert less resistance to flexure, for example, compared to solid pipe segment tubing  22  and/or pipe segment tubing  22  that does not include fluid conduits  24  implemented therein. Moreover, to facilitate further improving pipe flexibility, in some embodiments, one or more layers in the tubing  22  of a pipe segment  20  may be unbonded from one or more other layers in the tubing  22  and, thus, the pipe segment  20  may be an unbonded pipe. 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, pipe segment tubing  22  may include fewer (e.g., one) or more (e.g., three, four, or more) fluid conduits  24  defined in its tubing annulus  25 . Additionally, in other embodiments, a fluid conduit  24  defined in a tubing annulus  25  of a pipe segment  20  run non-parallel to the pipe bore  32  of the pipe segment  20 , for example, such that the fluid conduit  24  is skewed relative to the axial (e.g., longitudinal) extent of the pipe bore  32 . 
     To help illustrate, an example of a portion  36  of a pipe segment  20 , which includes an inner layer  26  and an intermediate (e.g., reinforcement) layer  34  included in a tubing annulus  25  of its pipe segment tubing  22 , is shown in  FIG.  3   . In some embodiments, one or more intermediate layers  34  of the pipe segment tubing  22  may be implemented using composite material and/or metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, super duplex stainless steel, or any combination thereof. In other words, at least in some such embodiments, an intermediate layer  34  of the pipe segment tubing  22  may be implemented using electrically conductive, which, at least in some instances, may enable communication of electrical (e.g., control and/or sensor) signals via the intermediate layer  34 . 
     In any case, as depicted, the intermediate layer  34  is helically disposed (e.g., wound and/or wrapped) on the inner layer  26  such that gaps (e.g., openings) are left between adjacent windings to define a fluid conduit  24 . In other words, in some embodiments, the intermediate layer  34  may be implemented at least in part by winding a solid strip of material around the inner layer  26  at a non-zero lay angle (e.g., fifty-four degrees) relative to the axial (e.g., longitudinal) extent of the pipe bore  32 . In any case, as depicted, the resulting fluid conduit  24  runs helically along the pipe segment  20 , for example, such that the fluid conduit  24  is skewed fifty-four degrees relative to the axial extent of the pipe bore  32 . 
     In some embodiments, an outer layer  28  may be disposed directly over the depicted intermediate layer  34  and, thus, cover and/or define (e.g., enclose) the depicted fluid conduit  24 . However, in other embodiments, the tubing annulus  25  of pipe segment tubing  22  may include multiple (e.g., two, three, four, or more) intermediate layers  34 . In other words, in such embodiments, one or more other intermediate layers  34  may be disposed over the depicted intermediate layer  34 . In fact, in some such embodiments, the one or more other intermediate layers  34  may also each be helically disposed such that gaps are left between adjacent windings to implement one or more corresponding fluid conduits  24  in the pipe segment tubing  22 . 
     For example, a first other intermediate layer  34  may be helically disposed on the depicted intermediate layer  34  using the same non-zero lay angle as the depicted intermediate layer  34  to cover (e.g., define and/or enclose) the depicted fluid conduit  24  and to implement another fluid conduit  24  in the first other intermediate layer  34 . Additionally, a second other intermediate layer  34  may be helically disposed on the first other intermediate layer  34  using another non-zero lay angle, which is the inverse of the non-zero lay angle of the depicted intermediate layer  34 , to implement another fluid conduit  24  in the second other intermediate layer  34 . Furthermore, a third other intermediate layer  34  may be helically disposed on the second other intermediate layer  34  using the same non-zero lay angle as the second other intermediate layer  34  to cover the other fluid conduit  24  in the second other intermediate layer  34  and to implement another fluid conduit  24  in the third other intermediate layer  34 . In some embodiments, an outer layer  28  may be disposed over the third other intermediate layer  34  and, thus, cover (e.g., define and/or enclose) the other fluid conduit  24  in the third other intermediate layer  34 . In any case, to facilitate flowing fluid from a bore fluid source  12  to a bore fluid destination  14 , as described above, one or more pipe fittings  18 , such as a midline pipe fitting  18  and/or a pipe end fitting  18 , may be secured to a pipe segment  20 . 
     To help illustrate, an example cross-section of a portion  36  of a pipeline system  10 , which includes a first pipe segment  20 A, a second pipe segment  20 B, and a pipe fitting  18 , is shown in  FIG.  4   . As depicted, the pipe fitting  18  includes a fitting tube  38  and a grab ring  40 , which is implemented circumferentially around the fitting tube  38 . In particular, as depicted, the fitting tube  38  defines (e.g., encloses) a fitting bore  42 , which is fluidly coupled to a first pipe bore  32 A of the first pipe segment  20 A and a second pipe bore  32 B of the second pipe segment  20 B. 
     In other words, the pipe fitting  18  in  FIG.  4    may be a midline pipe fitting  18 . However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, the techniques described in the present disclosure may additionally or alternatively be used with other types of pipe fittings  18 , such as a pipe end fitting  18 . 
     In any case, as depicted, the pipe fitting  18  includes fitting jackets  44 —namely a first fitting jacket  44 A and a second fitting jacket  44 B—implemented circumferentially around the fitting tube  38 . In particular, as depicted, first tubing  22 A of the first pipe segment  20 A is disposed in a first tubing cavity  46 A of the pipe fitting  18 , which is defined between the first fitting jacket  44 A and the fitting tube  38 . Similarly, second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B is disposed in a second tubing cavity  46 B of the pipe fitting  18 , which is defined between the second fitting jacket  44 B and the fitting tube  38 . 
     However, as depicted, open space  48  is present between the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B and the pipe fitting  18  whereas minimal open space is present between the first tubing  22 A of the first pipe segment  20 A and the pipe fitting  18 . In other words, the pipe fitting  18  may exert more resistance to tubing movement in the first tubing cavity  46 A and, thus, facilitate securing the pipe fitting  18  to the first pipe segment  20 A. On the other hand, the pipe fitting  18  may exert less resistance to tubing movement in the second tubing cavity  46 B, which, at least in some instances, may enable the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B to move relatively freely into and/or out from the second tubing cavity  46 B of the pipe fitting  18 . 
     As such, to facilitate securing the pipe fitting  18  to the second pipe segment  20 B, the second fitting jacket  44 B may be swaged such that it is conformally deformed around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B. In particular, the second fitting jacket  44 B may be conformally deformed to consume at least a portion (e.g., majority) of the open space  48 , for example, to enable an inner surface of the second fitting jacket  44 B to engage with an outer surface of the second pipe segment tubing  22 B and/or an outer surface of the fitting tube  38  to engage with an inner surface of the second pipe segment tubing  22 B. In fact, in some embodiments, special-purpose deployment equipment—namely a swage machine—may be implemented and/or operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to one or more pipe segments  20 , for example, due to the pipe fitting  18  being implementing at least in part using a relatively rigid material, such as metal. 
     To help illustrate, an example of a swage machine  50 A secured to the portion  36  of the pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  5   . In particular, as depicted, the swage machine  50 A is secured to the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18 . To facilitate securing the grab ring  40  thereto, as depicted, the swage machine  50 A includes a grab plate  52 A with a grab tab  54 A, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40 . 
     Additionally, as depicted, the swage machine  50 A includes a die plate  58 A and a support plate  60 A. In particular, as depicted, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 A may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 A. Furthermore, as in the depicted example, in some embodiments, one or more support rods  64  may be secured to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A. In particular, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 A includes a first support rod  64 A and a second support rod  64 B, which each extends through the die plate  58 A and is secured to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A. 
     Moreover, as in the depicted example, a swage machine  50  may include one or more swaging actuators  66 . In particular, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 A includes a first swaging actuator  66 A and an Nth swaging actuator  66 N. In some embodiments, one or more swaging actuators  66  of a swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. 
     In any case, as depicted, each swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 A includes an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 , which is implemented and/or operated to selectively extend out from the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the supply of fluid (e.g., liquid and/or gas) to the actuator cylinder  68  and/or to selectively retract into the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the extraction of fluid from the actuator cylinder  68 . In particular, as in the depicted example, in some embodiments, the actuator piston  70  of each swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the die plate  58 A. Additionally, as in the depicted example, in some embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of each swaging actuator  66  may be secured to an inner surface  72  of the support plate  60 A. 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuator  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66 . Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, an actuator cylinder  68  of a swaging actuator  66  in a swage machine  50  may be secured to an outer surface  74  of a support plate  50  in the swage machine  50 . Furthermore, in other embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may be secured to a die plate  58  and a support plate  60  of the swage machine  50  such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the die plate  58  and its actuator piston  70  is secured to the support plate  60 . Moreover, as will be described in more detail below, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include another type of support member, such as a machine housing of the swage machine  50 , secured to its support plate  60  and its grab plate  52  in addition to or as an alternative to one or more support rods  64 . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  5   , a die  62 A is loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 A of the swage machine  50 A such that it opens toward the grab plate  52 A of the swage machine  50 A and, thus, away from the support plate  60 A. As such, the die  62 A may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B when it is moved over the second fitting jacket  44 B in an inwardly axial direction  76  toward the grab plate  52 A and, thus, away from the support plate  60 A. In other words, to facilitate swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 A may be operated to push the die plate  58 A and, thus, one or more dies  62 A loaded therein inwardly over the second fitting jacket  44 B via one or more forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes. In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be implemented to facilitate swaging a pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via one or more actuator forward strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  78  for implementing an inward direction-forward stroke swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  6   . Generally, the process  78  includes implementing a grab plate with a grab tab (process block  80 ) and implementing a die plate to enable a die loaded therein to open toward the grab plate (process block  81 ). Additionally, the process  78  generally includes securing a swaging actuator to the die plate and a support plate (process block  82 ) and securing a support member to the grab plate and the support plate (process block  84 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  78  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  78  for implementing a swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the support member is secured before the swaging actuator  66 . 
     In any case, as described above, the (e.g., inward direction-forward stroke) swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5    includes a grab plate  52 A with a grab tab  54 A, which is implemented (e.g., shaped and/or sized) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  that is to be swaged by the swage machine  50 A. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 A may include implementing a grab plate  52 A with a grab tab  54 A (process block  80 ). In some embodiments, the grab plate  52 A may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5    includes a die plate  58 A, which is implemented to enable one or more dies  62 A to be loaded (e.g., installed) therein. In particular, as described above, the one or more dies  62 A may be loaded into the die plate  58 A such that the one or more dies  62 A open toward the grab plate  52 A of the swage machine  50 A and, thus, away from the support plate  60 A. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 A may include implementing a die plate  58 A to enable one or more dies  62 A to be loaded into the die plate  58 A such that they open toward the grab plate  52 A (process block  81 ). In some embodiments, the die plate  58 A of the swage machine  50 A may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Furthermore, as described above, the swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5    includes one or more swaging actuators  66 . In particular, as described above, the one or more swaging actuators  66  may be secured to a die plate  58 A and a support plate  60 A of the swage machine  50 A. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 A may include securing one or more swaging actuators  66  to the die plate  58 A and the support plate  60 A of the swage machine  50 A (process block  82 ). In some embodiments, the support plate  60 A of the swage machine  50 A may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     In any case, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 A may include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 . In particular, as described above, in some embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the support plate  60 A of the swage machine  50 A and the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the die plate  58 A of the swage machine  50 A. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 A and the support plate  60 A may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the support plate  60 A and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 A (process block  86 ). However, in other embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of a swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the die plate  58 A and the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the support plate  60 A. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 A and the support plate  60 A may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 A and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the support plate  60 A (process block  88 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, the swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5    may include one or more support members secured to its grab plate  52 A and its support plate  60 A. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 A may include securing one or more support members to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A of the swage machine  50 A (process block  84 ). In particular, as described above, in some embodiments, a support member of the swage machine  50 A may be a machine housing of the swage machine  50 A. Thus, in such embodiments, securing the support member to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A may include securing a machine housing of the swage machine  50 A to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A (process block  90 ). In particular, in some such embodiments, the machine housing of the swage machine  50 A may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a portion  92 A of a swage machine  50 , which includes a machine housing  94 A, is shown in  FIG.  7   . In particular, as depicted, the machine housing  94 A includes a housing lid  96  and a housing body  98 A. Additionally, as depicted, the grab plate  52  of the swage machine  50  includes a lid portion  100  and a body portion  102 . Similarly, as depicted, the die plate  58  of the swage machine  50  includes a lid portion  104  and a body portion  106 . 
     Moreover, as depicted, the housing lid  96  is rotatably coupled to the housing body  98 A via a hinge  107 , thereby enabling the swage machine  50  to be selectively transitioned between an opened state in which the housing lid  96  is opened from the housing body  98 A and a closed state in which the housing lid  96  is closed onto the housing body  98 A. In some embodiments, the swage machine  50  may be transitioned from its closed state to its opened state to enable one or more dies  62  to be loaded into the die plate  58 . Additionally, as will be described in more detail below, the swage machine  50  may be transitioned from its closed state to its opened state to enable a portion of a pipeline system  10  including at least a pipe fitting  18  and a pipe segment  20  to be loaded (e.g., laid and/or inserted) into the swage machine  50 . After the portion of the pipeline system  10  has been loaded therein, the swage machine  50  may then be transitioned from its opened position to its closed position to facilitate engaging the one or more dies  62  loaded into the die plate  58  with the pipeline system  10  and, thus, swaging the pipe fitting  18  around the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20 . 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, as described above, in some embodiments, a swage machine  50  may additionally include one or more support rods  64 , which are secured to its grab plate  52  and its support plate  60  such that the one or more support rods  64  extend through the die plate  58  of the swage machine  50  to enable the die plate  58  to slide within the machine housing  94 . Moreover, in other embodiments, the machine housing  94  of a swage machine  50  may be implemented with a different shape, for example, such that the machine housing  94  does not fully enclose the swage machine  50  to facilitate loading a portion of pipeline system  10  to be swaged by the swage machine  50  into the swage machine  50 . 
     To help illustrate, another example of a portion  92 B of a swage machine  50 , which includes a machine housing  94 B, is shown in  FIG.  8   . In particular, as depicted, the machine housing  94 B includes a housing body  98 B. In some embodiments, the housing body  98 B of  FIG.  8    may generally match the housing body  98 A of  FIG.  7   . 
     However, as depicted, the machine housing  94 B of  FIG.  8    does not include a housing lid  96 . To facilitate selectively engaging one or more dies  62  with a portion of a pipeline system  10  loaded into the swage machine  50 , as depicted, die actuators  108  are secured between a plate rim  109  of the die plate  58  and the one or more dies  62 . In some embodiments, a die actuator  108  of the swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. 
     In any case, as depicted, each die actuator  108  of the swage machine  50  includes an actuator cylinder  110  and an actuator piston  112 . In particular, as depicted, the actuator cylinder  110  of each die actuator  108  is secured to the plate rim  109  and the actuator piston  112  of each die actuator  108  is secured to a corresponding die  62 . As such, a die actuator  108  in the swage machine  50  may be operated to extend its actuator piston  112  out from its actuator cylinder  110  in an inwardly radial direction  113  to facilitate engaging the one or more dies  62  with the portion of a pipeline system  10  loaded into the swage machine  50 . On the other hand, the die actuator  108  may be operated to retract its actuator piston  112  into its actuator cylinder  110  in an outwardly radial direction  115  to facilitate disengaging the one or more dies  62  from the portion of the pipeline system  10 . 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than four die  62  and die actuator  108  pairs or more than four die  62  and die actuator  108  pairs. Furthermore, as described above, in some embodiments, a swage machine  50  may additionally include one or more support rods  64 , which are secured to its grab plate  52  and its support plate  60  such that the one or more support rods  64  extend through the die plate  58  of the swage machine  50  to enable the die plate  58  to slide within the machine housing  94 . 
     In any case, returning to the process  78  of  FIG.  6   , as described above, in some embodiments, the one or more support members of the swage machine  50 A may include one or more support rods  64 . Thus, in such embodiments, securing the support member to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A may include securing a support rod  64  to the grab plate  52 A and the support plate  60 A, for example, such that the support rod  64  extends through the die plate  58 A of the swage machine  50 A (process block  114 ). In particular, in some such embodiments, the support rod  64  of the swage machine  50 A may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. By implementing in this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of one or more pipe segments  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via one or more actuator forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  116  for operating an inward direction-forward stroke swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  9   . Generally, the process  116  includes loading a die into a die plate of a swage machine such that the die opens toward a grab plate of the swage machine (process block  118 ) and loading a pipe fitting and a pipe segment into the swage machine such that a grab ring of the pipe fitting matingly interlocks with the grab plate of the swage machine (process block  120 ). Additionally, the process  116  generally includes engaging the die with tubing of the pipe segment (process block  122 ) and operating a swaging actuator to push the die plate over the pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction (process block  124 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  116  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  116  for operating an inward direction-forward stroke swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the pipe fitting  18  and the pipe segment  20  are loaded into the swage machine  50  before the die  62  is loaded into the die plate  58 . 
     In any case, as described above, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 A may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 A of the (e.g., inward direction-forward stroke) swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5   . In particular, as described above, the die plate  58 A may be implemented to enable the one or more dies  62 A to be loaded therein such that such that they open towards the grab plate  52 A of the swage machine  50 A. As such, operating the swage machine  50 A may include loading one or more dies  62 A into its die plate  58 A such that the one or more dies  62 A open toward its grab plate  52 A (process block  118 ). In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 A may be secured in the die plate  58 A via one or more fasteners, such as a C-clamp. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5    includes a grab plate  52 A with a grab tab  54 A, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on a grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 A. Furthermore, as described above, a pipe fitting  18  may be secured to a pipe segment  20  at least in part by operating the swage machine  50 A to conformally deform a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  around the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20 . As such, operating the swage machine  50 A may include loading a pipe fitting  18  and a pipe segment  20  to be secured thereto into the swage machine  50 A such that the grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18  matingly interlocks with the grab tab  54 A on the grab plate  52 A of the swage machine  50 A (process block  120 ). 
     To facilitate swaging the pipe fitting  18 , the swage machine  50 A may then be operated to engage the one or more dies  62 A loaded in its die plate  58 A with the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20  (process block  122 ). As described above, in some embodiments, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by transitioning the swage machine  50  from its opened state in which its housing lid  96  is opened from its housing body  98  to its closed state in which its housing lid  96  is closed onto its housing body  98  (process block  126 ). Additionally or alternatively, as described above, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by operating a die actuator  108  secured to the die  62  to actuate the die  62  in an inwardly radial direction  113  (process block  128 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 A may then be operated to push the die plate  58 A over the pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  toward the grab plate  52 A and, thus, away from the support plate  60 A via one or more forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) stroke (process block  124 ). In particular, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 A may be secured between the support plate  60 A and to the die plate  58 A of the swage machine  50 A, for example, such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the support plate  60 A and its actuator piston  70  is secured to the die plate  58 A or vice versa. As such, to facilitate pushing the die plate  58 A over the pipe fitting  18 , fluid may be supplied to the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to cause the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to extend out farther from the actuator cylinder  68 . In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of a pipe segment  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via a forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) stroke of one or more swaging actuators  66 . 
     However, to facilitate improving its deployment efficiency, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may be implemented with a reduced weight. For example, in some such embodiments, the weight of a swage machine  50  may be reduced at least in part by obviating a support plate  60  and/or one or more support members (e.g., support rods  64 ). In particular, to facilitate obviating a support plate  60 , the swage machine  50  may be implemented with a different configuration as compared to the (e.g., inward direction-forward stroke) swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5   . 
     To help illustrate, another example of a swage machine  50 B secured to the portion  36  of the pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  10   . In particular, as depicted, the swage machine  50 B is secured to the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18 . To facilitate securing the grab ring  40  thereto, as depicted, the swage machine  50 B includes a grab plate  52 B with a grab tab  54 B, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40 . As such, in some embodiments, the grab tab  54 B of the swage machine  50 B in  FIG.  10    may generally match the grab tab  54 A of the swage machine  50 A in  FIG.  5   . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  10   , the swage machine  50 B additionally includes a die plate  58 B. In particular, as depicted, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 B may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 B. In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 B of  FIG.  10    may generally match the one or more dies  62 A of  FIG.  5   . 
     Moreover, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 B includes a first swaging actuator  66 A and an Nth swaging actuator  66 N. As described above, in some embodiments, one or more swaging actuators  66  of a swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. In any case, as depicted, the one or more swaging actuators  66  each include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 , which is implemented and/or operated to selectively extend out from the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the supply of fluid (e.g., liquid and/or gas) to the actuator cylinder  68  and/or to selectively retract into the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the extraction of fluid from the actuator cylinder  68 . In particular, as depicted, in some embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of each swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the grab plate  52 B and the actuator piston  70  of each swaging actuator  66  may extend through the grab plate  52 B and be secured to the die plate  58 B. 
     Moreover, as depicted, a die  62 B is loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 B of the swage machine  50 B such that it opens toward the grab plate  52 B of the swage machine  50 B. As such, the die  62 B may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B when moved over the second fitting jacket  44 B in an inwardly axial direction  76  toward the grab plate  52 B. In other words, to facilitate swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 B may be operated to pull the die plate  58 B and, thus, one or more dies  62 B loaded therein inwardly over the second fitting jacket  44 B via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) stroke. In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be implemented to facilitate swaging a pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via one or more actuator reverse strokes. 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuators  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66 . Furthermore, in some embodiments, a swage machine  50  may additionally include one or more support members, such as a machine housing  94  and/or a support rod  64 . Moreover, in other embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may be secured to a die plate  58  and a grab plate  52  of the swage machine  50  such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the die plate  58  and its actuator piston  70  is secured to a grab plate  52 . 
     To help illustrate, another example of a swage machine  50 C secured to the portion  36  of the pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  11   . In particular, as depicted, the swage machine  50 C is secured to the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18 . To facilitate securing the grab ring  40  thereto, as depicted, the swage machine  50 C includes a grab plate  52 C with a grab tab  54 C, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40 . As such, in some embodiments, the grab tab  54 C of the swage machine  50 C in  FIG.  11    may generally match the grab tab  54 A of the swage machine  50 A in  FIG.  5   . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  11   , the swage machine  50 C additionally includes a die plate  58 C. In particular, as depicted, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 C may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 C. In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 C of  FIG.  11    may generally match the one or more dies  62 A of  FIG.  5   . 
     Moreover, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 C includes a first swaging actuator  66 A and an Nth swaging actuator  66 N. As described above, in some embodiments, one or more swaging actuators  66  of a swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. In any case, as depicted, the one or more swaging actuators  66  each include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 , which is implemented and/or operated to selectively extend out from the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the supply of fluid (e.g., liquid and/or gas) to the actuator cylinder  68  and/or to selectively retract into the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the extraction of fluid from the actuator cylinder  68 . 
     In particular, as depicted, the actuator piston  70  of each swaging actuator  66  in the swage machine  50 C extends through the die plate  58 C and is secured to the grab plate  52 C, for example, instead of being secured to the die plate  58 C. Additionally, as depicted, the actuator cylinder  68  of each swaging actuator  66  in the swage machine  50 C is secured to the die plate  58 C, for example, instead of to an additional support plate  60 . In particular, as in the depicted example, in some embodiments, the actuator cylinders  68  may be secured to an outer surface  130  of the die plate  58 C. 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuators  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66 . Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, an actuator cylinder  68  of a swaging actuator  66  in a swage machine  50  may be secured to an inner surface  132  of a die plate  58  in the swage machine  50 . Moreover, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may additionally include one or more support members, such as a machine housing  94  and/or a support rod  64 . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  11   , a die  62 C is loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  52 C of the swage machine  50 C such that it opens toward the grab plate  52 C of the swage machine  50 C. As such, the die  62 C may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B when moved over the second fitting jacket  44 B in an inwardly axial direction  76  toward the grab plate  52 C. In other words, to facilitate swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 C may be operated to pull the grab plate  52 C toward the die plate  58 C such that the one or more dies  62 C loaded into the die plate  58 C move over the second fitting jacket  44 B of the pipe fitting  18  that is secured to the grab plate  52 C via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) stroke. In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be implemented to facilitate swaging a pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via one or more actuator reverse strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, another example of a process  136  for implementing a (e.g., inward direction-reverse stroke) swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  12   . Generally, the process  136  includes implementing a grab plate with a grab tab (process block  138 ) and implementing a die plate to enable a die loaded therein to open toward the grab plate (process block  139 ). Additionally, the process  136  includes securing a swaging actuator to the grab plate and the die plate (process block  140 ) 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  136  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  136  for implementing a swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the die plate  58  is implemented before the grab plate  52 . 
     In any case, as described above, the (e.g., inward direction-reverse stroke) swage machine  50 B of  FIG.  10    includes a grab plate  52 B with a grab tab  54 B, which is implemented (e.g., shaped and/or sized) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 B. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 B may include implementing a grab plate  52 B with a grab tab  54 B (process block  138 ). In some embodiments, the grab plate  52 B may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 B of  FIG.  10    includes a die plate  58 B, which is implemented to enable one or more dies  62 B to be loaded (e.g., installed) therein. In particular, as described above, the one or more dies  62 B may be loaded into the die plate  58 B such that the one or more dies  62 B open toward the grab plate  52 B of the swage machine  50 B. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 B may include implementing a die plate  58 B to enable one or more dies  62 B to be loaded into the die plate  58 B such that they open toward the grab plate  52 B (process block  139 ). In some embodiments, the die plate  58 B of the swage machine  50 B may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Furthermore, as described above, the swage machine  50 B of  FIG.  10    includes one or more swaging actuators  66 . In particular, as described above, the one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 B may be secured to the grab plate  52 B and the die plate  58 B of the swage machine  50 B. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 B may include securing one or more swaging actuators  66  to the die plate  58 B and the grab plate  52 B of the swage machine  50 B (process block  140 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 . In particular, as depicted in  FIG.  10   , in some embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 B may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 B and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 B and is secured to the die plate  58 B. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 B and the grab plate  52 B may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the grab plate  52 B and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 B, for example, such the actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 B (process block  142 ). 
     However, in other embodiments, as depicted in the swage machine  50 C of  FIG.  11   , a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 C may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to a die plate  58 C of the swage machine  50 C and its actuator piston  70  extends through the die plate  58 C and is secured to the grab plate  52 C of the swage machine  50 C. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 C and the grab plate  52 C may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 C and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the grab plate  52 C (process block  144 ). By implementing in this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of one or more pipe segments  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via one or more actuator reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  146  for operating an inward direction-reverse stroke swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  13   . Generally, the process  146  includes loading a die into a die plate of a swage machine such that the die opens toward a grab plate of the swage machine (process block  148 ) and loading a pipe fitting and a pipe segment into the swage machine such that a grab ring of the pipe fitting matingly interlocks with the grab plate of the swage machine (process block  150 ). Additionally, the process  146  generally includes engaging the die with tubing of the pipe segment (process block  152 ) and operating a swaging actuator to pull the die plate over the pipe fitting in an inwardly axial direction (process block  154 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  146  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  146  for operating an inward direction-reverse stroke swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the pipe fitting  18  and the pipe segment  20  are loaded into the swage machine  50  before the die  62  is loaded into the die plate  58 . 
     In any case, as described above, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 B may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 B of the (e.g., inward direction-reverse stroke) swage machine  50 B of  FIG.  10   . In particular, as described above, the die plate  58 B may be implemented to enable the one or more dies  62 B to be loaded therein such that the one or more dies  62 B open toward the grab plate  52 B of the swage machine  50 B. As such, operating the swage machine  50 B may include loading one or more dies  62 B into its die plate  58 B such that the one or more dies  62 B open toward its grab plate  52 B (process block  148 ). In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 B may be secured in the die plate  58 B via one or more fasteners, such as a C-clamp. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 B of  FIG.  10    includes a grab plate  52 B with a grab tab  54 B, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on a grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 B. Furthermore, as described above, a pipe fitting  18  may be secured to a pipe segment  20  at least in part by operating the swage machine  50 B to conformally deform a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  around the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20 . As such, operating the swage machine  50 B may include loading a pipe fitting  18  and a pipe segment  20  to be secured thereto into the swage machine  50 B such that the grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18  matingly interlocks with the grab tab  54 B on the grab plate  52 B of the swage machine  50 B (process block  150 ). 
     To facilitate swaging the pipe fitting  18 , the swage machine  50 B may then be operated to engage one or more of its dies  62 B with the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20  (process block  152 ). As described above, in some embodiments, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by transitioning the swage machine  50  from its opened state in which its housing lid  96  is opened from its housing body  98  to its closed state in which its housing lid  96  is closed onto its housing body  98  (process block  156 ). Additionally or alternatively, as described above, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by operating a die actuator  108  secured to the die  62  to actuate the die  62  in an inwardly radial direction  113  (process block  158 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 B may then be operated to pull the die plate  58 B over the pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  toward the grab plate  52 B via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes. In particular, as described above, in some embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 B may be secured to the grab plate  52 B and the die plate  58 B of the swage machine  50 , for example, such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 B and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 B and is secured to the die plate  58 B or vice versa. As such, to facilitate pulling the die plate  52 B over the pipe fitting  18 , fluid may be extracted from the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to cause the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to retract farther into the actuator cylinder  68 . In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of a pipe segment  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  via a reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) stroke of one or more swaging actuators  66 . 
     However, at least in some instances, swaging a fitting jacket  44  of a pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  may result in a raised portion forming in the fitting jacket  44 , for example, at a location proximate to the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18 . In fact, in some instances, an outer surface diameter of the raised portion formed in the fitting jacket  44  may be greater than the outer surface diameter of other portions of the pipe fitting  18  as well as the outer surface diameter of pipe segment tubing  22  secured to the pipe fitting  18 . As such, at least in some instances, swaging a fitting jacket  44  of a pipe fitting  18  in an inwardly axial direction  76  may potentially limit the ability of the pipe fitting  18  to be disposed in an external bore (e.g., during a pipeline rehabilitation process), for example, due to the outer surface diameter of a raiser portion formed in the fitting jacket  44  being greater than an inner surface diameter of the external bore. As such, to facilitate reducing the outer surface diameter of a pipe fitting  18  that results after swaging, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may be implemented and/or operated to swage a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  in an opposite (e.g., reverse) direction—namely an outwardly axial direction. 
     To help illustrate, another example of a swage machine  50 D secured to the portion  36  of the pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  14   . In particular, as depicted, the swage machine  50 D is secured to the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18 . To facilitate securing the grab ring  40  thereto, as depicted, the swage machine  50 D includes a grab plate  52 D, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40 . As such, in some embodiments, the grab tab  54 D in the swage machine  50 D of  FIG.  14    may generally match the grab tab  54 A in the swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5   . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  14   , the swage machine  50 D additionally includes a die plate  58 D and a support plate  60 D. In particular, as depicted, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 D may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 D. Furthermore, as in the depicted example, in some embodiments, one or more support rods  64  may be secured to the grab plate  52 D and support plate  60 D, for example, such that the one or more support rods  64  extend through the die plate  52 D. More specifically, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 D includes a first support rod  64 A and a second support  64 B. 
     Moreover, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 D includes a first swaging actuator  66 A and an Nth swaging actuator  66 N. As described above, in some embodiments, one or more swaging actuators  66  of a swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. In any case, as depicted, the one or more swaging actuators  66  of  FIG.  14    each includes an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 , which is implemented and/or operated to selectively extend out from the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the supply of fluid (e.g., liquid and/or gas) to the actuator cylinder  68  and/or to selectively retract into the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the extraction of fluid from the actuator cylinder  68 . 
     In particular, as depicted, the actuator pistons  70  of each swaging actuator  66  in the swage machine  50 D extends through the die plate  58 D and is secured to the grab plate  52 D. Additionally, as depicted, the actuator cylinders  68  of each swaging actuator  66  in the swage machine  50 D is secured to the support plate  60 D, for example, instead of to the die plate  58 D. In particular, as in the depicted example, in some embodiments, the actuator cylinders  68  may be secured to an inner surface  72  of the support plate  60 D. 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuators  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66 . Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, an actuator cylinder  68  of a swaging actuator  66  in a swage machine  50  may be secured to an outer surface  74  of a support plate  50  in the swage machine  50 . Furthermore, in other embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may be secured to a die plate  58  and a support plate  60  of a swage machine  50  such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the die plate  58  and its actuator piston  70  is secured to the support plate  60 . Moreover, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include another type of support member, such as a machine housing  94  of the swage machine  50 , secured to its support plate  60  and its grab plate  52  in addition to or as an alternative to one or more support rods  64 . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  14   , a die  62 D is loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  52 D of the swage machine  50 D such that it opens away from the grab plate  52 D of the swage machine  50 D and, thus, toward the support plate  60 D of the swage machine  50 D. As such, the die  62 D may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B when it is moved over the second fitting jacket  44 B in an outwardly axial direction  160  away from the grab plate  52 D and, thus, toward the support plate  60 D. In other words, to facilitate swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 D may be operated to pull the die plate  58 D and, thus, one or more dies  62 A loaded therein outwardly over the second fitting jacket  44 B via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes. In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be implemented to facilitate swaging a pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  via one or more actuator reverse strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  147  for implementing an outward direction-reverse stroke swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  15   . Generally, the process  147  includes implementing a grab plate with a grab tab (process block  149 ) and implementing a die plate to enable a die loaded therein to open away from the grab plate (process block  151 ). Additionally, the process  147  generally includes securing a swaging actuator to the die plate and a support plate (process block  153 ) and securing a support member to the grab plate and the support plate (process block  155 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  147  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  147  for implementing an outward direction-reverse stroke swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the die plate is implemented before the grab plate. 
     In any case, as described above, the (e.g., outward direction-reverse stroke) swage machine  50 D of  FIG.  14    includes a grab plate  52 D with a grab tab  54 D, which is implemented (e.g., shaped and/or sized) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 D. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 D may include implementing a grab plate  52 D with a grab tab  54 D (process block  149 ). In some embodiments, the grab plate  52 D may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 D of  FIG.  14    includes a die plate  58 D, which is implemented to enable one or more dies  62 D to be loaded (e.g., installed) therein. In particular, as described above, the one or more dies  62 D may be loaded into the die plate  58 D such that the one or more dies  62 D open away from the grab plate  52 D of the swage machine  50 D. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 D may include implementing a die plate  58 D to enable one or more dies  62 D to be loaded into the die plate  58 D such that they open away from the grab plate  52 D (process block  151 ). In some embodiments, the die plate  58 D of the swage machine  50 D may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Furthermore, as described above, the swage machine  50 D of  FIG.  14    includes one or more swaging actuators  66 . In particular, as described above, the one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 D may be secured to the grab plate  52 D and a support plate  60 D of the swage machine  50 D. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 D may include securing one or more swaging actuators  66  to the die plate  58 D and the support plate  60 D of the swage machine  50 D (process block  153 ). 
     More specifically, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 . In particular, as depicted in  FIG.  14   , in some embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 D may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the support plate  60 D and its actuator piston  70  is secured to the die plate  58 D. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 D and the support plate  60 D may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the support plate  60 D and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 D (process block  157 ). However, in other embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of a swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the die plate  58 D and the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the support plate  60 D. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 D and the support plate  60 D may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 D and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the support plate  60 D (process block  159 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, the swage machine  50 D of  FIG.  14    may include one or more support members secured to its grab plate  52 D and its support plate  60 D. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 D may include securing one or more support members to the grab plate  52 D and the support plate  60 D of the swage machine  50 D (process block  155 ). In particular, as described above, in some embodiments, a support member of the swage machine  50 D may be a machine housing  94  of the swage machine  50 D. Thus, in such embodiments, securing the support member to the grab plate  52 D and the support plate  60 D may include securing a machine housing  94  of the swage machine  50 D to the grab plate  52 D and the support plate  60 D (process block  161 ). In particular, in some such embodiments, the machine housing  94  of the swage machine  50 D may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Additionally or alternatively, as described above, the one or more support members of the swage machine  50 D may include one or more support rods  64 . Thus, in such embodiments, securing the support member to the grab plate  52 D and the support plate  60 D may include securing a support rod  64  to the grab plate  52 D and the support plate  60 D, for example, such that the support rod  64  extends through the die plate  58 D of the swage machine  50 D to enable the die plate  58 D to slide (process block  163 ). In particular, in some such embodiments, the support rod  64  of the swage machine  50 D may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. By implementing in this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of one or more pipe segments  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  via one or more actuator reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  162  for operating an outward direction-reverse stroke swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  16   . Generally, the process  162  includes loading a die into a die plate of a swage machine such that the die opens away from a grab plate of the swage machine (process block  164 ) and loading a pipe fitting and a pipe segment into the swage machine such that a grab ring of the pipe fitting matingly interlocks with the grab plate of the swage machine (process block  166 ). Additionally, the process  162  generally includes engaging the die with a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting (process block  168 ) and operating a swaging actuator to pull the die plate over the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction (process block  170 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  162  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  162  for operating an outward direction-reverse stroke swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the pipe fitting  18  and the pipe segment  20  are loaded into the swage machine  50  before the die  62  is loaded into the die plate  58 . 
     In any case, as described above, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 D may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 D of the (e.g., outward direction-reverse stroke) swage machine  50 D in  FIG.  14   . In particular, as described above, the die plate  58 D may be implemented to enable the one or more dies  62 D to be loaded therein such that the one or more dies  62 D open away from the grab plate  52 D of the swage machine  50 D and, thus, toward the support plate  60 D of the swage machine  50 D. As such, operating the swage machine  50 D may include loading one or more dies  62 D into its die plate  58 D such that the one or more dies  62 D open away from its grab plate  52 A (process block  164 ). In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 D may be secured in the die plate  58 D via one or more fasteners, such as a C-clamp. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 D of  FIG.  14    includes a grab plate  52 D with a grab tab  54 D, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on a grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 D. Furthermore, as described above, a pipe fitting  18  may be secured to a pipe segment  20  at least in part by operating the swage machine  50 D to conformally deform a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  around the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20 . As such, operating the swage machine  50 D may include loading a pipe fitting  18  and a pipe segment  20  to be secured thereto into the swage machine  50 D such that the grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18  matingly interlocks with the grab tab  54 D on the grab plate  52 D of the swage machine  50 D (process block  166 ). 
     To facilitate swaging the pipe fitting  18 , the swage machine  50 D may then be operated to engage one or more of its dies  62 D with a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  (process block  168 ). As described above, in some embodiments, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by transitioning the swage machine  50  from its opened state in which its housing lid  96  is opened from its housing body  98  to its closed state in which its housing lid  96  is closed onto its housing body  98  (process block  172 ). Additionally or alternatively, as described above, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by operating a die actuator  108  secured to the die  62  to actuate the die  62  in an inwardly radial direction  113  (process block  174 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 D may then be operated to pull the die plate  58 D over the pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  away from the grab plate  52 D and, thus, toward the support plate  60 D via one or more reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes (process block  170 ). In particular, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 D may be secured between the die plate  58 D and the support plate  60 D of the swage machine  50 D, for example, such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the support plate  60 D and its actuator piston  70  is secured to the die plate  58 D or vice versa. As such, to facilitate pulling the die plate  58 D over the pipe fitting  18 , fluid may be extracted from the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to cause the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to retract farther into the actuator cylinder  68 . In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of a pipe segment  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  via a reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) strokes of one or more swaging actuators  66 . 
     However, actuation strength of a reverse (e.g., retracting and/or pulling) stroke of a swaging actuator  66  is generally less than the actuation strength of a forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) stroke of the swaging actuator  66 . For example, in some instances, the actuation strength of the reverse stroke may be half the actuation strength of the forward stroke. In other words, to produce the same actuation strength, in such instances, a swaging actuator  66  implemented in a reverse stroke (e.g., pulling) swage machine  50  may be twice as large as a swaging actuator  66  implemented in a forward stroke (e.g., pushing) swage machine  50 . As such, to facilitate increasing its actuation strength, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may be implemented and/or operated to push its die plate  52  and, thus, one or more dies  62  loaded therein away from its grab plate  52  via one or more actuator forward strokes. 
     To help illustrate, another example of a swage machine  50 E secured to the portion  36  of the pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  17   . In particular, as depicted, the swage machine  50 E is secured to the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18 . To facilitate securing the grab ring  40  thereto, as depicted, the swage machine  50 E includes a grab plate  52 E, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40 . As such, in some embodiments, the grab tab  54 E in the swage machine  50 E of  FIG.  17    may generally match the grab tab  54 A in the swage machine  50 A of  FIG.  5   . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  17   , the swage machine  50 E additionally includes a die plate  58 E. In particular, as depicted, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 E may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 E. In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 E of  FIG.  17    may generally match the one or more dies  62 D of  FIG.  14   . 
     Moreover, in the depicted example, the swage machine  50 E includes a first swaging actuator  66 A and an Nth swaging actuator  66 N. As described above, in some embodiments, one or more swaging actuators  66  of a swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. In any case, as depicted, the one or more swaging actuators  66  of  FIG.  17    each include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 , which is implemented and/or operated to selectively extend out from the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the supply of fluid (e.g., liquid and/or gas) to the actuator cylinder  68  and/or to selectively retract into the actuator cylinder  68  based at least in part on the extraction of fluid from the actuator cylinder  68 . In particular, as in the depicted example, in the embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of each swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the grab plate  52 E and the actuator piston  70  of each swaging actuator  66  may extend through the grab plate  52 E and be secured to the die plate  58 E. 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuators  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66 . Moreover, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may additionally include one or more support members, such as a machine housing  94  and/or a support rod  64 . 
     In any case, as depicted in  FIG.  17   , a die  62 E is loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  52 E of the swage machine  50 E such that it opens away from the grab plate  52 E of the swage machine  50 E. As such, the die  62 E may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B when it is moved over the second fitting jacket  44 B in an outwardly axial direction  160  away from the grab plate  52 E. In other words, to facilitate swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 E may be operated to push the die plate  58 E and, thus, one or more dies  62 E loaded therein outwardly over the second fitting jacket  44 B via one or more forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes. In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be implemented to facilitate swaging a pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  via one or more actuator forward strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, another example of a process  176  for implementing a (e.g., outward direction-forward stroke) swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  18   . Generally, the process  176  includes implementing a grab plate with a grab tab (process block  178 ) and implementing a die plate to enable a die loaded therein to open away from the grab plate (process block  180 ). Additionally, the process  176  generally includes securing a swaging actuator to the grab plate and the die plate (process block  182 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  176  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  176  for implementing a swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the die plate  58  is implemented before the grab plate  52 . 
     In any case, as described above, the (e.g., outward direction-forward stroke) swage machine  50 E of  FIG.  17    includes a grab plate  52 E with a grab tab  54 E, which is implemented (e.g., shaped and/or sized) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 E. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 E may include implementing a grab plate  52 E with a grab tab  54 E (process block  178 ). In some embodiments, the grab plate  52 E may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 E of  FIG.  17    includes a die plate  58 E, which is implemented to enable one or more dies  62 E to be loaded (e.g., installed) therein. In particular, as described above, the die plate  58 E of the swage machine  50 E may be implemented to enable the one or more dies  62 E to be loaded therein such that the one or more dies  62 E open away from the grab plate  52 E of the swage machine  50 E. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 E may include implementing a die plate  58 E to enable one or more dies  62 E to be loaded into the die plate  58 E such that they open away from the grab plate  52 E (process block  180 ). In some embodiments, the die plate  58 E of the swage machine  50 E may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Furthermore, as described above, the swage machine  50 E of  FIG.  17    includes one or more swaging actuators  66 . In particular, as described above, the one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 E may be secured to the grab plate  52 E and the die plate  58 E of the swage machine  50 E. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 E may include securing one or more swaging actuators  66  to the die plate  58 E and the grab plate  52 E of the swage machine  50 E (process block  182 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 . In particular, as depicted in  FIG.  17   , in some embodiments, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 E may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 E and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 E and is secured to the die plate  58 E. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 E and the grab plate  52 E may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the grab plate  52 E and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 E (process block  184 ). 
     However, in other embodiments, the actuator cylinder  68  of a swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the die plate  58 E and the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  may be secured to the grab plate  52 E. Thus, in such embodiments, securing a swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 E and the grab plate  52 E may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to the die plate  58 E and securing the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to the grab plate  52 E (process block  186 ). By implementing in this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of one or more pipe segments  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  via one or more actuator forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  190  for operating an outward direction-forward stroke swage machine  50  is described in  FIG.  19   . Generally, the process  190  includes loading a die into a die plate of a swage machine such that the die opens away from a grab plate of the swage machine (process block  192 ) and loading a pipe fitting and a pipe segment into the swage machine such that a grab ring of the pipe fitting matingly interlocks with the grab pate of the swage machine (process block  194 ). Additionally, the process  190  generally includes engaging the die with a fitting jacket of the pipe fitting (process block  196 ) and operating a swaging actuator to push the die plate over the pipe fitting in an outwardly axial direction (process block  198 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  190  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  190  for operating an outward direction-forward stroke swage machine  50  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the pipe fitting  18  and the pipe segment  20  are loaded into the swage machine  50  before the die  62  is loaded into the die plate  58 . 
     In any case, as described above, one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62 E may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the die plate  58 E of the (e.g., outward direction-forward stroke) swage machine  50 E in  FIG.  17   . In particular, as described above, the die plate  58 E of the swage machine  50 E may be implemented to enable the one or more dies  62 E to be loaded therein such that they open away from the grab plate  52 E of the swage machine  50 E. As such, operating the swage machine  50 E may include loading one or more dies  62 E into its die plate  58 E such that the one or more dies  62 E open away from its grab plate  52 E (process block  192 ). In some embodiments, the one or more dies  62 E may be secured in the die plate  58 E via one or more fasteners, such as a C-clamp. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 E of  FIG.  17    includes a grab plate  52 E with a grab tab  54 E, which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on a grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 E. Furthermore, as described above, a pipe fitting  18  may be secured to a pipe segment  20  at least in part by operating the swage machine  50 E to conformally deform a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  around the tubing  22  of the pipe segment  20 . As such, operating the swage machine  50 A may include loading a pipe fitting  18  and a pipe segment  20  to be secured thereto into the swage machine  50 E such that the grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18  matingly interlocks with the grab tab  54 E on the grab plate  52 E of the swage machine  50 E (process block  194 ). 
     To facilitate swaging the pipe fitting  18 , the swage machine  50 E may then be operated to engage one or more of its dies  62 E with a fitting jacket  44  of the pipe fitting  18  (process block  196 ). As described above, in some embodiments, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by transitioning the swage machine  50  from its opened state in which its housing lid  96  is opened from its housing body  98  to its closed state in which its housing lid  96  is closed onto its housing body  98  (process block  200 ). Additionally or alternatively, as described above, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by operating a die actuator  108  secured to the die  62  to actuate the die  62  in an inwardly radial direction  113  (process block  202 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 E may then be operated to push the die plate  58 E over the pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  away from the grab plate  52 E via one or more forward (e.g., extracting) strokes (process block  198 ). In particular, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 E may be secured to the grab plate  52 E and the die plate  58 E of the swage machine  50 E, for example, such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 E and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 E and is secured to the die plate  58 E or vice versa. As such, to facilitate pushing the die plate  58 E over the pipe fitting  18 , fluid may be supplied to the actuator cylinder  68  of the swaging actuator  66  to cause the actuator piston  70  of the swaging actuator  66  to extend out farther from the actuator cylinder  68 . In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate securing a pipe fitting  18  to the tubing  22  of a pipe segment  20  at least in part by swaging the pipe fitting  18  in an outwardly axial direction  160  via a forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes of one or more swaging actuators  66 . 
     As described above, in some instances, a pipe fitting  18 , such as a midline pipe fitting  18 , may include multiple fitting jackets  44 . To facilitate improving swaging efficiency, in some embodiments, a swage machine  50  may be implemented and/or operated to concurrently swage multiple fitting jackets  44  of the pipe fitting  18 . In particular, such a swage machine  50  may be implemented at least in part by implementing two instances of a swage machine  50  described above back-to-back such that they share a grab plate  52 . 
     For example, a swage machine  50  that is capable of concurrently swaging multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  in corresponding inwardly axial directions  76  via forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes of its swaging actuators  66  may be implemented at least in part by implementing two instances of the swage machine  50 A in  FIG.  5    back-to-back such that they share a grab plate  52 A. Additionally, a swage machine  50  that is capable of concurrently swaging multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  in corresponding inwardly axial directions  76  via reverse strokes of its swaging actuators  66  may be implemented at least in part by implementing two instances of the swage machine  50 B in  FIG.  10    back-to-back such that they share a grab plate  52 B. Furthermore, a swage machine  50  that is capable of concurrently swaging multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  in corresponding outwardly axial directions  160  via reverse strokes of its swaging actuators  66  may be implemented at least in part by implementing two instances of the swage machine  50 D in  FIG.  14    back-to-back such that they share a grab plate  52 D. Moreover, a swage machine  50  that is capable of concurrently swaging multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  in corresponding outwardly axial directions  160  via forward strokes of its swaging actuators  66  may be implemented at least in part by implementing two instances of the swage machine  50 E in  FIG.  17    back-to-back such that they share a grab plate  52 E. 
     To help further illustrate, another example of a swage machine  50 F secured to a portion  200  of a pipeline system  10  is shown in  FIG.  20   . As depicted, the portion  200  of the pipeline system  10  includes a first pipe segment  20 A, a second pipe segment  20 B, and a pipe fitting  18 . In particular, as depicted, the pipe fitting  18  is disposed between the first pipe segment  20 A and the second pipe segment  20 B. 
     In other words, the pipe fitting  18  of  FIG.  20    may be a midline pipe fitting  18 . However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, the techniques described in the present disclosure may additionally or alternatively be used with other types of pipe fittings  18 , such as a pipe end fitting  18 . 
     In any case, as depicted, the pipe fitting  18  includes fitting jackets  44 —namely a first fitting jacket  44 A and a second fitting jacket  44 B. In particular, although obfuscated from view, first tubing  22 A of the first pipe segment  20 A is disposed within a first tubing cavity  46 A of the pipe fitting  18 , which is defined between the first fitting jacket  44 A and a fitting tube  38  of the pipe fitting  18 . As such, to facilitate securing the pipe fitting  18  to the first pipe segment  20 A, the first fitting jacket  44 A may be swaged at least in part by conformally deforming the first fitting jacket  44 A around the first tubing  22 A of the first pipe segment  20 A. Similarly, although obfuscated from view, second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B is disposed within a second tubing cavity  46 B of the pipe fitting  18 , which is defined between the second fitting jacket  44 B and the fitting tube  38  of the pipe fitting  18 . As such, to facilitate securing the pipe fitting  18  to the second pipe segment  20 B, the second fitting jacket  44 B may be swaged at least in part by conformally deforming the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B. 
     To enable concurrently swaging the first fitting jacket  44 A and the second fitting jacket  44 B, as depicted, the swage machine  50 F includes die plates  58 —namely a first die plate  202  and a second die plate  204 —in addition to a grab plate  52 F. Although obfuscated from view, a first one or more dies  62  may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the first die plate  202 . Similarly, although obfuscated from view, a second one or more dies  62  may be loaded in the second die plate  204 . 
     To facilitate moving its dies  62  over corresponding fitting jackets  44  of the pipe fitting  18 , as depicted, the swage machine  50 F includes swaging actuators  66 . As described above, in some embodiments, one or more swaging actuators  66  of a swage machine  50  may be a hydraulic actuator and/or a pneumatic actuator. In any case, similar to the swage machine  50 E in  FIG.  17   , the swage machine  50 F in  FIG.  20    includes a first swaging actuator  66 A and an Nth swaging actuator  66 N, which are secured to the grab plate  52 F and a die plate  58 —namely the first die plate  202 . As depicted, the swage machine  50 F additionally includes a second swaging actuator  66 B, which is secured to the grab plate  52 F and the second die plate  204 . 
     However, it should be appreciated that the depicted example is merely intended to be illustrative and not limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuators  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66  secured to its grab plate  52  and its first die plate  202 . Additionally or alternatively, a swage machine  50  may include fewer than two (e.g., one) swaging actuators  66  or more than two (e.g., three, four, or more) swaging actuators  66  secured to its grab plate  52  and its second die plate  204 . For example, the swage machine  50  may additionally include an N+1th swaging actuator  66  secured to its grab plate  52  and its second die plate  204 . Moreover, in other embodiments, a swage machine  50  may additionally include one or more support members, such as a machine housing  94  and/or a support rod  64 . 
     In any case, as depicted, each swaging actuator  66  of the swage machine  50 F includes an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 . In particular, as depicted, the actuator cylinder  68  of each swaging actuator  66  in the swage machine  50 F is secured to the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F. Additionally, as depicted, the actuator pistons  70  of the first swaging actuator  66 A and the Nth swaging actuator  66 N are secured to the first die plate  202  while the actuator piston  70  of the second swaging actuator  66 B is secured to the second die plate  204 . 
     Furthermore, although obfuscated from view, a first die  62  may be loaded into the first die plate  202  and the second die  62  may be loaded into the second die plate  204  such that they each open away from the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F. As such, the first die  62  loaded in the first die plate  202  may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the second fitting jacket  44 B around the second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment when it is moved over the second fitting jacket  44 B in a first outwardly axial direction  160 A away from the grab plate  52 F. Similarly, the second die  62  loaded in the second die plate  204  may facilitate conformally deforming and, thus, swaging the first fitting jacket  44 A around the first tubing  22 A of the first pipe segment when it is moved over the first fitting jacket  44 A in a second outwardly axial direction  160 B away from the grab plate  52 F. In other words, to facilitate concurrently swaging the first fitting jacket  44 A and the second fitting jacket  44 B, swaging actuators  66  (e.g., first swaging actuator  66 A and second swaging actuator  66 B) of the swage machine  50 F may be operated to concurrently push the first die plate  202  outwardly over the second fitting jacket  44 B and the second die plate  202  outwardly over the first fitting jacket  44 A via forward (e.g., extending and/or pushing) strokes. In this manner, a swage machine  50  may be implemented to enable concurrently swaging multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting in outwardly axial directions  160  via actuator forward strokes. 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  206  for implementing a swage machine  50  to enable to the swage machine  50  to concurrently swage multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  is described in  FIG.  21   . Generally, the process  206  includes implementing a grab plate with a grab tab (process block  208 ) and implementing a first die plate and a second die plate to enable dies loaded therein to open away from the grab plate (process block  209 ). Additionally, the process  206  generally includes securing a first swaging actuator to the grab plate and the first die plate (process block  210 ) and securing a second swaging actuator to the grab plate and the second die plate (process block  212 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  206  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  206  for implementing a swage machine  50  to enable to the swage machine  50  to concurrently swage multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the second swaging actuator  66 B is secured before the first swaging actuator  66 A. 
     In any case, as described above, the swage machine  50 F of  FIG.  20    includes a grab plate  52 F with a grab tab  54 , which is implemented (e.g., shaped and/or sized) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 F. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 F may include implementing a grab plate  52 F with a grab tab  54  (process block  208 ). In some embodiments, the grab plate  52 F may be implemented at least in part using metal, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, and/or super duplex stainless steel. 
     Additionally, as described above, the swage machine  50 F of  FIG.  20    includes a first die plate  202  and a second die plate  204 , which are each implemented to enable one or more dies  62  to be loaded (e.g., installed) therein. In particular, as described above, the first die plate  202  of the swage machine  50 F may be implemented to enable a first one or more dies  62  to be loaded therein such that the one or more dies  62  open away from the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F and the second die plate  204  of the swage machine  50 F may be implemented to enable a second one or more dies  62  to be loaded therein such that the one or more dies open away from the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 F may include implementing a first die plate  202  and a second die plate  204  each to enable one or more dies  62  to be loaded therein such that they open away from the grab plate  52 F (process block  209 ). 
     Furthermore, as described above, the swage machine  50 F of  FIG.  20    includes multiple swaging actuators  66 . In particular, as described above, a first swaging actuator  66 A of the swage machine  50 F is secured to the grab plate  52 F and the first die plate  202  of the swage machine  50 F. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 F may include securing a first swaging actuator  66 A to the grab plate  52 F and the first die plate  202  of the swage machine  50 F (process block  210 ). 
     In addition to the first swaging actuator  66 A, as described above, the swage machine  50 F of  FIG.  20    includes a second swaging actuator  66 B. In particular, as described above, the second swaging actuator  66 B of the swage machine  50 F is secured to the grab plate  52 F and the second die plate  204  of the swage machine  50 F. As such, implementing the swage machine  50 F may include securing a second swaging actuator  66 B to the grab plate  52 F and the second die plate  204  of the swage machine  50 F (process block  212 ). 
     Moreover, as described above, a swaging actuator  66  of a swage machine  50  may include an actuator cylinder  68  and an actuator piston  70 . In particular, as depicted in  FIG.  20   , in some embodiments, the first swaging actuator  66 A of the swage machine  50 F may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 F and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 F and is secured to the first die plate  202 . Thus, in such embodiments, securing the first swaging actuator  66 A to the first die plate  202  and the grab plate  52 F may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the first swaging actuator  66 A to the grab plate  52 F and securing the actuator piston  70  of the first swaging actuator  66 A to the first die plate  202  (process block  214 ). However, in other embodiments, the first swaging actuator  66 A may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the first die plate  202  and its actuator piston  70  extend through the first die plate  202  and is secured to the grab plate  52 F. Thus, in such embodiments, securing the first swaging actuator  66 A to the first die plate  58 F and the grab plate  52 F may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the first swaging actuator  66 A to the first die plate  202  and securing the actuator piston  70  of the first swaging actuator  66 A to the grab plate  58 F (process block  216 ). 
     Additionally, as depicted in  FIG.  20   , in some embodiments, the second swaging actuator  66 B of the swage machine  50 F may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 F and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 F and is secured to the second die plate  204 . Thus, in such embodiments, securing the second swaging actuator  66 B to the second die plate  202  and the grab plate  52 F may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the second swaging actuator  66 B to the grab plate  52 F and securing the actuator piston  70  of the second swaging actuator  66 B to the first die plate  202  (process block  218 ). However, in other embodiments, the second swaging actuator  66 B may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the second die plate  204  and its actuator piston  70  extend through the second die plate  204  and is secured to the grab plate  52 F. Thus, in such embodiments, securing the second swaging actuator  66 B to the second die plate  204  and the grab plate  52 F may include securing the actuator cylinder  68  of the second swaging actuator  66 B to the second die plate  204  and securing the actuator piston  70  of the second swaging actuator  66 B to the grab plate  58 F (process block  220 ). By implementing in this manner, a swage machine  50  may be operated to facilitate concurrently securing a pipe fitting  18  to multiple pipe segments  20  at least in part by concurrently swaging the pipe fitting  18  around the tubing  22  of each of the pipe segments  20 . 
     To help further illustrate, an example of a process  222  for operating a swage machine  50  to concurrently swage multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  is described in  FIG.  22   . Generally, the process  222  includes loading a first die into a first die plate of a swage machine such that the first die opens away from a grab plate of the swage machine (process block  224 ), loading a second die into a second die plate of the swage machine such that the second die opens away from the grab plate of the swage machine (process block  226 ), and loading a pipe fitting, a first pipe segment, and a second pipe segment into the swage machine such that a grab ring of the pipe fitting matingly interlocks with the grab plate of the swage machine (process block  228 ). Additionally, the process  222  includes engaging the second die with a first fitting jacket of the pipe fitting and the first die with a second fitting jacket of the pipe fitting (process block  230 ), operating a first swaging actuator to push the first die plate over the second fitting jacket in a first outwardly axial direction (process block  232 ), and operating a second swaging actuator to push the second die plate over the first fitting jacket in a second outwardly axial direction (process block  234 ). 
     Although described in a specific order, which corresponds with an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should be appreciated that the example process  222  is merely intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. In particular, in other embodiments, a process  222  for operating a swage machine  50  to concurrently swage multiple fitting jackets  44  of a pipe fitting  18  may include one or more additional process blocks and/or omit one or more of the depicted process blocks. Additionally or alternatively, in other embodiments, one or more of the depicted process blocks may be performed in a different order, for example, such that the pipe fitting  18  and the pipe segments  20  are loaded into the swage machine  50  before the first die  62  is loaded into the first die plate  202  and/or before the second die  62  is loaded into the second die plate  204 . 
     In any case, as described above, a first one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62  may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the first die plate  202  of the swage machine  50 F in  FIG.  20   . In particular, as described above, the first die plate  202  may be implemented to enable the first one or more dies  62  to be loaded therein such that the first one or more dies  62  open away from the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F. As such, operating the swage machine  50 F may include loading a first one or more dies  62  into its first die plate  202  such that the first one or more dies  62  open away from its grab plate  52 F (process block  224 ). In some embodiments, the first one or more dies  62  may be secured in the first die plate  202  via one or more fasteners, such as a C-clamp. 
     Additionally, as described above, a second one or more dies (e.g., die segments)  62  may be loaded (e.g., installed) in the second die plate  204  of the swage machine  50 F in  FIG.  20   . In particular, as described above, the second die plate  204  may be implemented to enable the second one or more dies  62  to be installed therein such that the second one or more dies  62  open away from the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F. As such, operating the swage machine  50 F may include loading a second one or more dies  62  into its second die plate  204  such that the first one or more dies  62  open away from its grab plate  52 F (process block  226 ). In some embodiments, the second one or more dies  62  may be secured in the second die plate  204  via one or more fasteners, such as a C-clamp. 
     Furthermore, as described above, the swage machine  50 F of  FIG.  20    includes a grab plate  52 F with a grab tab  54 , which is implemented (e.g., sized and/or shaped) to matingly interlock with a grab notch  56  on a grab ring  40  of a pipe fitting  18  to be swaged by the swage machine  50 F. Furthermore, as described above, a pipe fitting  18  may be secured to a first pipe segment  20 A at least in part by operating the swage machine  50 F to conformally deform a first fitting jacket  44 A of the pipe fitting  18  around first tubing  22 A of the first pipe segment  20 A and to a second pipe segment  20 B at least in part by operating the swage machine  50 F to conformally deform a second fitting jacket  44 B of the pipe fitting  18  around second tubing  22 B of the second pipe segment  20 B. As such, operating the swage machine  50 B may include loading a pipe fitting  18 , a first pipe segment  20 A to be secured to the pipe fitting  18 , and a second pipe segment  20 B to be secured to the pipe fitting  18  into the swage machine  50 F such that the grab notch  56  on the grab ring  40  of the pipe fitting  18  matingly interlocks with the grab tab  54  on the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F (process block  228 ). 
     To facilitate swaging the pipe fitting  18 , the swage machine  50 F may then be operated to engage the second die  62  loaded in its second die plate  204  with a first fitting jacket  44 A of the pipe fitting  18  and the first die  62  loaded in its first die plate  202  with a second fitting jacket  44 B of the pipe fitting  18 . As described above, in some embodiments, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by transitioning the swage machine  50  from its opened state in which its housing lid  96  is opened from its housing body  98  to its closed state in which its housing lid  96  is closed onto its housing body  98  (process block  236 ). Additionally or alternatively, as described above, a die  62  of a swage machine  50  may be engaged with a portion of a pipeline system  10  that is loaded into the swage machine  50  at least in part by operating a die actuator  108  secured to the die  62  to actuate the die  62  in an inwardly radial direction  113  (process block  238 ). 
     Furthermore, as described above, a first one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 F may then be operated to push the first die plate  202  over the second fitting jacket  44 B of the pipe fitting  18  in a first outwardly axial direction  160 A away from the grab plate  52 F (process block  232 ) while a second one or more swaging actuators  66  of the swage machine  50 F are concurrently operated to push the second die plate  204  over the first fitting jacket  44 A of the pipe fitting  18  in a second outwardly axial direction  160 B away from the grab plate  52 F (process block  234 ). In particular, as described above, in some embodiments, a first swaging actuator  66 A of the first one or more swaging actuators  66  may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 F and is secured to the first die plate  202  of the swage machine  50 F. As such, to facilitate pushing the first die plate  202  over the second fitting jacket  44 B of the pipe fitting  18 , in such embodiments, fluid may be supplied to the actuator cylinder  68  of the first swaging actuator  66 A to cause the actuator piston  70  of the first swaging actuator  66 A to extend out farther from the actuator cylinder  68  of the first swaging actuator  66 A. 
     Moreover, as described above, in some embodiments, a second swaging actuator  66 B of the second one or more swaging actuators  66  may be secured such that its actuator cylinder  68  is secured to the grab plate  52 F of the swage machine  50 F and its actuator piston  70  extends through the grab plate  52 F and is secured to the second die plate  204  of the swage machine  50 F. As such, to facilitate pushing the second die plate  204  over the first fitting jacket  44 A of the pipe fitting  18 , in such embodiments, fluid may be supplied to the actuator cylinder  68  of the second swaging actuator  66 B to cause the actuator piston  70  of the second swaging actuator  66 B to extend out farther from the actuator cylinder  68  of the second swaging actuator  66 B. In this manner, the present disclosure provides techniques for implementing and/or operating special-purpose deployment equipment—namely a swage machine—to facilitate securing a pipe fitting to the tubing of one or more pipe segments deployed or to be deployed in a pipeline system using swaging techniques, which, at least in some instances, may facilitate improving deployment efficiency of the pipeline system, for example, at least in part by obviating a manual swaging process. 
     While the present disclosure has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art, having benefit of this disclosure, will appreciate that other embodiments may be devised which do not depart from the scope of the disclosure as described herein. Accordingly, the scope of the disclosure should be limited only by the attached claims.