Radial press and method for producing a high-pressure hydraulic line

A method for producing a high-pressure hydraulic line by attaching a connecting fitting (4) at the end of a multi-layer, high-pressure hose (5) having at least one reinforcing layer (6, 7), comprising:

• providing a portion of a reinforced high-pressure hose (5) as well as a connecting fitting (4) to be joined with this,
• placing the connecting fitting (4) on the end portion of the high-pressure hose (5),
• performing a joining operation to form a tight connection of the high-pressure hose (5) with the connecting fitting (4), the method further including a determination of the quality of the connection of the connecting fitting (4) with the high-pressure hose (5), comprising:
• applying an electrical test signal to least one terminal (12;
• 16) of a test arrangement (18) having two terminals (12;
• 16), of which a first terminal (12) is coupled electrically and/or magnetically to the connecting fitting (4) and a second terminal (16) is coupled electrically and/or magnetically in contactless relationship to the reinforcing layer (6) or at least one of the reinforcing layers (6, 7) of the high-pressure hose (5),
• recording an electrical response signal occurring in the test arrangement,
• comparing the response signal with a target-value range saved in a memory of the test arrangement (18) for the high-pressure-hose/connecting-fitting pair in question.