Category Archives: RVI Accessories

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Foreign Object Search and Retrieval Tools

January 24, 2010 – 11:35 pm

It can happen… Even the smallest objects can cause large expenses for your facility. Foreign Object Search And Retrieval (FOSAR) tools, Loose Parts Retrieval Tools, Foreign Material Exclusion Retrieval Tools (FME) and Foreign Object Debris Retrieval Tools (FOD) will locate and remove foreign material from your system. A good Foreign Material Exclusion Program Will include [...]

By Paul Fitzgerald | Also posted in Borescopes, Foreign Material Exclusion, Pipe Inspection Cameras, Push Cameras, Remote Visual Inspection Knowledge, Video Borescopes, Videoscopes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Foreign Object Retrieval Tools Remove Loose Parts and Debris From Inside Industrial Systems

October 18, 2009 – 7:06 pm

Foreign Material Exclusion programs are part of safe operating precedure at any industrial plant. Infortunately, sometimes loose parts, foreign material, tools and other potentially hazardus objects find their way into industrial systems. Traditionally, plant engineers have had to resort to cutting lines or dissembling equipment in order to gain access to difficult to reach areas [...]

By Paul Fitzgerald | Also posted in Applications, Borescopes, Foreign Material Exclusion, Push Cameras, Remote Visual Inspection Knowledge | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Video Borescope Centering Devices Make Remote Visual Inspections Easier

September 11, 2009 – 6:11 pm

Many remote visual inspection applications involve inspecting the inside of pipes, boiler tubers and other industrial lines. Pushing a videoscope, video borescope or pipe inspection camera down the length of pipe is easy enough. Sometimes there may be residue, mud or some liquid that has collected on the bottom of the pipe that will hinder [...]

By Paul Fitzgerald | Also posted in Borescopes, Push Cameras, Remote Visual Inspection Knowledge, Videoscopes | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Which Video Adapter Should You Have For Your Borescope?

August 17, 2009 – 4:28 pm

Rigid borescopes and flexible fiberscopes have a the capability to add video with the addition of a CCD camera. A CCD camera is attached to the eye  piece of a fiberscope or borescope with a C-mount video adapter. Many remote visual inspection applications require the use of small diameter rigid and flexible borescopes to record [...]

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Retrieval Tools are Part of a Complete Foreign Material Exclusion Program

August 11, 2009 – 10:56 am

Planned and un-planned outages cost time and money. A dropped hard hat, tool, cell phone or other foreign material may find its way into the most hard to reach area in your plant, despite the most rigorous Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) efforts, and keep you from returning to full operating capacity. Foreign object search and [...]

By Paul Fitzgerald | Also posted in Applications, Borescopes, Foreign Material Exclusion, Push Cameras, Remote Visual Inspection Knowledge, Videoscopes | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Portable DVD Recorder Connects to Borescopes, Videoscopes Fiberscopes

July 29, 2009 – 4:00 pm

Portable DVD Recorder Connects to Borescopes, Videoscopes Fiberscopes

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