The new Milliscope HD is a small diameter fiberscope (flexible borescope) that offers super high definition images with super small diameter scopes. The Milliscope HD fiberscope has everything you need in a simple to use system. Just connect a new HD fiberscope to the camera handle and start inspecting. No more need to plug in operate cameras and light sources virtually eliminates the tangle of cables that other systems suffer from.

The Milliscope HD fiberscope utilizes a super high resolution 1080p HD camera that is housed in an ergonomic handle along with powerful LED illumination. Other old fashioned designs require a separate light source and camera with several cables to connect a scope. The scope handle includes adjustable focus and zoom to help get the perfect image during your inspection. The scope handle also has a one touch button to capture still images or video. Other systems require you to connect to a PC to adjust the image or capture images, which is not always practical or easy.

Scope diameters that are available range from .35mm to 4.0mm. Lengths are available as short as 61mm up to 7.5m. The Milliscope HD is perfect for inspection castings, machines parts, surgical instruments, catheters, endoscope lumens and other small passages and bores.

The ASNT Annual Conference 2014 will provide Advanced Inspection Technologies Inc. a forum to demonstrate all the latest remote visual inspection equipment that AIT offerers for sale and rental. The newest addition to AIT’s rapidly growing pool of borescope rental equipment is the IPLEX RT video borescope. The addition of new Olympus video borescope rental equipment will ensure that AIT can meet the most demanding needs of our rental customers.

In addition AIT will have several different types of video borescopes, pipe cameras and small diameter fiberscopes on display. AIT is the only remote visual inspection rental company that offers in-depth knowledge of remote visual inspection equipment. No other company offers such a wide variety of borescopes and inspection cameras for rent.

Having an expert staff in the field of remote visual inspection and a wide choice of instruments available allows AIT to help our customers select the best instrument for their particular inspection. Other rental companies have little knowledge of the remote visual inspection equipment they rent and do not have a sufficient inventory properly help most inspection requirements. Instead they simply rent the same borescope regardless of the inspection

AIT offers a fiber optic inspection scope that is only 0.35mm(.013 in) diameter. The Milliscope II fiber optic inspection scope is about the diameter of 3 human hairs and can be manufactured in lengths up to 150cm (59 inches). Fiber optic inspection scopes such as the Milliscope II can be used for a variety of applications where precision is absolutely necessary. The scope can be inserted into the tiniest passage way and typically will be used for inspection of surgical instruments, turbine blades, castings, and other precisely manufactured parts. The 0.35mm diameter is unique as the smallest diameter fiber optic inspection scope made to inspect such tiny areas.

Fiber Optic Inspection Scope Applications Include:

Engineering & Manufacturing

Small diameter Milliscope II Fiber optic inspection scope provides cost-effective examination of internal structures without teardown. A flexible fiber optic inspection scope allows engineers to check for pitting, cracking, corrosion, erosion, weld and other defects.

Quality Control

Super thin Milliscope II fiber optic inspection scopes allow manufactures to inspect components for defects. A fiber optic inspection scope provide the ability to inspect internal components, surgical instruments, catheters, bore holes, castings and other manufactured items such as turbine blades, circuit boards, rifle barrels and welds.

Castings

The mini Milliscope II fiber optic scope can be used to inspect inside casting of engine blocks and other high quality casted components. fiber optic inspection scope instruments as small as 0.35 mm in diameter and larger are offered to accommodate all casting inspection needs.

Aerospace

A Milliscope II fiber optic inspection scope allows Inspection of turbine blades and vanes cooling holes and passages. Fuel Nozzles are another typical application that requires super a thin fiber optic inspection scope to inspect for blockage and other defects.

Advanced Inspection Technologies is pleased to announce the addition of a new borescope to their product offering. AIT now offers the Milliscope™ flexible borescope. The new borescope is an affordable and small diameter solution for remote visual inspection of the smallest area.

The Milliscope™ flexible borescope is an affordable inspection system suitable for multiple applications. Outstanding optical clarity produces crisp images of the smallest defect. A flexible working length allows inspectors to snake around bends and corners to reach to most inaccessible areas. The new instruments are available in diameters of 1.5 and 2.5 millimeters (.059 and 0.98 in.). These small diameters allow the borescopes to fit in the tightest areas and confined spaces to perform internal inspections. The flexible borescopes are also available in lengths up to 1000 millimeters (39.3 in.).

The Milliscope™ easily accepts a borescope video camera to allow recording of inspection results for later review and inclusion in reports. An adjustable eyepiece is focusable to allow for the most precise and clear images. The 32mm DIN eyepiece also means that the Milliscope™ flexible borescope can be adapted to any CCD camera system. The universal AMCI light post allows connection to any borescope light source with a convenient adapter. An Optional mirror sleeve allows a forward view bore scope to have a side view capability. The new borescopes also offer a Wide 55° field of view allows a wider area to be inspected in a single pass for faster and more efficient inspections

AIT expects that the new Milliscope™ flexible borescope will be used for remote visual inspection in a variety of industries and applications. Typical industries that will find the new borescope useful include: Castings, Automotive, Manufacturing, Gun Barrel Inspections, Locksmiths, Security, Construction and Aviation.

Advanced Inspection Technologies is pleased to announce the addition of a new borescope to their product offering. AIT now offers the Milliscope™ flexible borescope. The new borescope is an affordable and small diameter solution for remote visual inspection of the smallest area.

The Milliscope™ flexible borescope is an affordable inspection system suitable for multiple applications. Outstanding optical clarity produces crisp images of the smallest defect. A flexible working length allows inspectors to snake around bends and corners to reach to most inaccessible areas.

The new instruments are available in diameters of 1.5 and 2.5 millimeters (.059 and 0.98 in.). These small diameters allow the borescopes to fit in the tightest areas and confined spaces to perform internal inspections. The flexible borescopes are also available in lengths up to 1000 millimeters (39.3 in.). Continue reading →

Inspecting very small diameter welded piping requires a highly flexible borescope. Welded sections of sanitary piping or other high purity piping requires a borescope that can make the sharp bends, look at the wall and rotate 360° to view entire welds. A side view flexible borescope should normally be used. Although a forward view borescope with a wide field can be used, but the detail is not as good, and some of the weld can be shadowed depending on the shape of the weld bead.

AIT now offers the super-flex flexible borescope which has a range of centering tools that can be added to the tip to maintain alignment in the pipe and focus distance to the weld. These small diaper and highly flexible borescopes can inspect 1/4”Ø pipe to 4”Ø pipe. Standard diameters are 2mm, 4mm, 6mm and 9mm. The 9mm diameter is built with sheathing that is stiffer than the 2mm, 4mm and 6mm diameters. This allows it to be pushed into larger piping.

Micro borescopes that are 3.0 mm (0.12 in) and smaller in diameter can be used to inspect the interior of castings and machined parts. Micro borescopes or mini borescope can actually be as small as 0.35 mm (0.013 in). It is common that manufacturers will want to know the condition of interior channels and other hidden areas on these parts. They will want to inspect for burrs, excess material, blockages and chips or debris left from the machining process. Micro borescopes maybe used to inspect in areas where there is straight access available. When the inspection requires snake around corners, down channels and winding spaces a micro borescope is needed. The ability to inspect the interior of castings and machined parts with flexible and rigid micro borescopes helps to improve to quality of manufacturing.

Micro borescopes are typically used to remotely inspect the smallest application. Some remote visual inspection applications require access through tiny holes that are less than 2.0 mm (0.078 in). A micro borescope or mini borescope may be semi-flexible or rigid. Typically these small borescopes are limited in length and direction of view is 0° forward with the option for side view mirror sleeves.

These small inspection areas provide remote visual inspection professionals with many challenges. The access dictates the inspection requirements more than any other factor. The smaller the inspection area the more limited the choice of micro borescopes available and the number of manufacturers of these mini borescopes.  Finally, Due to the nature of a micro borescope, it is more susceptible to damage. Users need to be aware of the limitations of smaller diameter borescopes and fiberscopes and work within these.

Applications for Micro Borescopes:

• Engineering & Manufacturing. Micro Borescopes provide cost-effective examination of internal structures without tear down. A micro borescope allows engineers to check for pitting, cracking, corrosion, erosion, weld and other defects.

• Quality Control. Micro Borescope instruments allow manufactures to inspect components for defects. Mini borescopes provide the ability to inspect internal components, bore holes, castings and other manufactured items such as turbine blades, automotive components, circuit boards, rifle barrels and welds.

• Castings. Micro Borescopes can be used to inspect inside casting of engine blocks and other high quality casted components. Micro Borescope instruments as small as 0.5 mm in diameter and larger are offered to accommodate all casting inspection needs.

Today's slow economic environment means that the larger budgets of the past are no longer available to purchase your remote visual inspection equipment. The need to inspect critical systems at your plant has not gone away though. I have noticed that capital sales of remote visual inspection equipment is not growing as rapidly as rentals. Recently, rental of remote visual inspection equipment has been a popular choice to conduct required inspections at industrial sites. Renting borescopes, videoscopes, fiberscopes and push or pipe inspection cameras can be a cost-effective way to meet your remote visual inspection requirements. Continue reading →