"Heron" Rigid Video Borescope

Specialists who are interested in rigid borescopes want to know their pros and cons.
A rigid borescope is an optical instrument with a metal insertion probe and eyepiece on one end and an objective lens on the other. There is a complex relay optical system between them. There are three types of optical systems: Hopkins rod [...]

Today remote visual inspection is becoming more and more popular throughout the world. But sometimes technicians hesitate to use inspection camera because they are not sure if they need any special training or skills to work with a borescope. However inspections with such devices in the most of cases do not require any special knowledge [...]

There are many applications where borescopes are important and even critical. Borescopes are used every day by automotive technicians to inspect automotive components. The most important components such as fuel nozzles, hydraulic components and systems, welded tubing, engine cylinders, valve seats are all inspected using borescopes or fiberscopes. The borescope allows the mechanic to inspect [...]

A videoscope is a borescope with a video camera at the tip of an insertion probe and a monitor to visualize the inspection. The tip contains also generally LED light source. The insertion probe contains electrical wires and special steel wires to control the tip if the device is articulated. A videoscope is an inspection [...]

Videoscopes Rigel, Heron, Orion represent a whole new line of modern industrial videoscopes for NDT inspection. They are supplied with variety of probes - rigid, flexible and articulated. But what is the difference between rigid and fully flexible articulated videoscopes? Let's see where it is better to use rigid probe and where - flexible? These [...]

Video Borescopes have long be used to inspect inside engines, gas tanks and other hard to visualize places on auto mobiles. Borescopes can be used to look into any cavity that has a large enough access point to insert the probe. So there really is not limit to the ways videoscopes can be used by mechanics [...]

We have posted some more videos highlighting our new Triton Industrial Pipe Inspection Camera on our YouTube Channel. please take a moment and check them out, let us know what you think. Also let us know what video's you would like to see us make in the future!
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We recently had a customer from Switzerland purchase a 40m Viper Portable Push Camera from our online store.  Geologische Beratungen, Schenker Korner & Partners GMBH were very happy with their purchase, and send us back some images they captured with their push camera. The Viper has a CCD camera and 8 bright LED lights in the head of the waterproof [...]

When looking for a Video Borescope the biggest factor to take into account is the job that needs to be done, and then the budget you have to work with. The price of a unit does not necessarily determine the quality of a product, but is a good thing to keep in mind when comparing scopes. High [...]

Dr. Stanley Fox, and Enrique Santoyo-Brito from Oklahoma State University contacted us looking for a videoscope to aid them in their research regarding care of young leopard lizards by adult leopard lizards in deep rock crevices in Chile. Our sales team determined the Rigel 2-way Articulating Video Borescope would be the best fit for their research, as they wanted to [...]

Maintenance of sewer lines, mainlines, tanks and pipelines is an important part of keeping things running smoothly for municipalities, contractors and plumbers. Pole mounted zoom survey cameras are an efficient, safe and cost effective way to remotely inspect and record inspections of these areas. Manhole zoom cameras are built to be lowered into man holes and zoom in on areas up [...]

When looking for a scope for an inspection you will always want to find one that will give you the best image quality for your budget. Rigid scopes will always have the best optics for the price, as they have resolutions that are up to 10 times more than that of flexible borescopes with the same diameter [...]

Video Borescopes can be very useful for inspecting  many hard to reach areas, but some places that it would be handy to use a borescope to inspect such as in fuel tanks, or in walls or spaces with live wires present, you don’t want a electrical charge or spark from the borescope interacting with the [...]

One of the huge benefits of visual remote pipe inspections is being able to visualize problems, so you know exactly what to expect when going in to repair something. Underground pipes are especially susceptible to leaks and roots causing problems in hard to reach places. One problem with traditional pipe inspection equipment is while you can visualize the problem [...]

Medit Inc, offers two versions of our very popular Viper Portable Push Camera, The "Viper" and the "Viper S". These cameras are designed as an economical option for inspections of sewer, pipe, HVAC ducts, chimneys etc. There are a couple of key differences between the Viper and the Viper-S models. The most noticeable difference is [...]

We will now be carrying an Ultra Thin HQ Borescope that will measure only 0.35mm in diameter. As our thinnest diameter fiberscope yet, this fiberscope will allow places with even smaller access points to be visually inspected. This .35mm borescope features the same German made high resolution Quartz Fibre optic bundle used in our other Ultra Thin HQ [...]

Medit Inc is excited to launch a New 4mm video borescope, the version of our very popular Rigel articulating video borescope. We've tested a fresh backed sample already and found its quality is quite impressive for this price range. We are going to offer it to our customers in the next couple weeks. The braided [...]

Scuba cylinders need to be visually inspected a minimum of once a year, and often times more frequently depending on the use of the cylinder. These inspections are done to ensure the ongoing safe use of these cylinders. Scuba divers rely on them completely when diving, and therefore they need to be maintained excellently. Scuba [...]