System and method for diesel emission control device core insertion and removal

A system for installing a sleeve onto a core of a diesel emission control device (DECD), the system comprising:

• a press station comprising a piston engageable with a moving platform along a longitudinal axis of the press station;
• a contact plate on a first portion of the moving platform, the contact plate comprising a contact surface configured to engage with a first end of the sleeve;
• an alignment tool coupled to a second portion of the moving platform, the alignment tool comprising an inner surface defining a central channel having a minimum diameter, wherein the alignment tool is configured to support and engage with a second end of the sleeve;
• and
• a core platform configured to support the core, the core platform being spaced apart from the moving platform along the longitudinal axis and having a diameter less than the minimum diameter of the central channel of the alignment tool,
• wherein engagement of the piston with the moving platform forces the core through the central channel of the alignment tool and into the sleeve.