The use of RVI is becoming increasingly important in engineering and manufacturing companies for a diverse range of inspection tasks, providing cost-effective examination of internal structures without teardown, or for ‘machine vision’ applications.

Weld roots are inspected post robot welding using Olympus Remote Visual Inspection equipment

Olympus high magnification probes can be used for inspection of PCBs manufactured using the latest surface mount techniques

Videoscopes, fiberscopes and borescopes are used to examine many different types of plant found in manufacturing facilities, including pipelines, pumps, gearboxes, compressors, boilers, headers, valves and air conditioning ducts. 

Tubed heat exchangers are easily inspected using Olympus videoscopes

With the addition of photo-documentation systems, Olympus RVI equipment can be used for condition monitoring and measurement via videoscopes and borescopes, allowing accurate assessment of defect length, width and depth.  In manufacturing industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, food processing and earth moving equipment, Olympus endoscopes are used for production plant maintenance, remote vision systems, quality control and high magnification component inspection.

Use of RVI in many manufacturing industries has resulted in significant savings through minimizing downtime, allowing preventative maintenance to be scheduled more effectively, and avoidance of unscheduled shutdowns.

GE T700 gas turbine inspected using an Olympus rigid borescope

Railway bridge structures are inspected for corrosion using Olympus Remote Visual Inspection equipment