January 23, 2010 – 5:21 pm
Advanced Inspection Technologies (AIT) was contacted at 10:00 PM on a Friday night and asked if it was possible to have an industrial pipe inspection camera sent to the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible. AIT always places the customer first and understands the urgent needs of the industrial customers we cater [...]
By Paul Fitzgerald
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Posted in Industry Events, Pipe Inspection Cameras, Push Cameras, Remote Visual Inspection Knowledge, Rentals
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Also tagged crystal river, industrial pipe, inspection applications, inspection cameras, late night, nuclear power plants, pipe inspection, pipe inspection camera, Pipe Inspection Cameras, power plants, responsive customer service, unplanned outage, visual inspection equipment
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August 18, 2009 – 10:21 am
Power Generation plants use borescopes and videoscopes extensively to reduce maintenance and avoid unscheduled outages. During outages or prior to plant start up, remote visual inspection (RVI) is used used to inspect areas of the plant that are not accessible during operation. Some common applications for RVI include:
Steam and gas turbines are inspected with videoscopes [...]
By Paul Fitzgerald
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Posted in Applications, Borescopes, Push Cameras, Remote Visual Inspection Knowledge, Videoscopes
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Also tagged boiler tubes, compressor blades, heat exchangers, inspection applications, power plants, unscheduled outages, visual inspection equipment
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Remote Visual Inspection services are available to industrial customers that either lack the proper equipment or expertise. If you need to conduct an emergency retrieval from your industrial system or inspect a critical pathway you can hire service professionals to do the work for you.
Remote visual inspection service companies employ the latest in Remote Visual [...]
Failure mechanisms of induction motors in the valve actuators of motor operated valves at nuclear power plants need to be investigated. It is found that motors which contain cast magnesium rotors are susceptible to cracking and melting after carrying locked rotor current. Corrosion is also a failure mechanism of the motors. A videoscope or video [...]