The ability to perform non-destructive internal inspection is invaluable for a wide variety of research projects.  In many cases, disassembly would ruin critical experiments or damage irreplaceable artefacts, so the use of RVI equipment provides a cost-effective solution to many inspection problems in applications as diverse as archaeology and high pressure chemical reaction chambers. 

                 
A consevation expert uses an
Olympus fiberscope to inspect
an 1100 year old painting in
Canterbury Cathederal in
United Kingdom

Other recent uses of Olympus RVI equipment in this field of application include examinations inside Egyptian mummies & tombs, historical ships & aircraft, and antique musical instruments, as well as during many architectural restorations and nature studies. 

Educational facilities are also finding that RVI equipment can provide a valuable insight for students into the internal operation of prime movers and other plant, that could not otherwise be achieved without extensive modelling.