Tubular joint roll forming machine

A method for forming a joint section from a tube with a joint module, wherein the tube is continuously formed from a sheet of material by a roll forming machine, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the joint module, the tube from the roll forming machine as the tube is continuously advanced through the roll forming machine;
• sliding a carriage longitudinally relative to a frame of the roll forming machine such that the carriage moves with the tube;
• bending, with a pleat assembly positioned on the carriage, the tube to form the joint section, the pleat assembly comprising a pleat die assembly with at least one pleat die member operatively connected to a control ring;
• and
• severing, with a crimp assembly positioned on the carriage, the joint section from the tube, the crimp assembly comprising crimp die assembly with at least one crimp die member operatively connected to a control ring.