Tube inspection made simple

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 0002-2667

Article publication date: 1 March 2006

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(2006), "Tube inspection made simple", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2006.12778bad.003

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Tube inspection made simple

Equipment

Tube inspection made simple

Keywords: Pipes, Inspection, Welding

Orbimatic (UK) Limited, the manufacturer of Orbital TIG Welding equipment announce that the InViz range of video inspection equipment has now been extended to include the Site Tube Inspector.

The Site Tube Inspector is said to be suitable for use on tubes and pipes with an internal diameter of 7 mm or above and provides a true colour image. The Site Tube Inspector can be easily used for the inspection of the internal surface of a tube with a side view adaptor and the probe is mounted on a torsion optimised flex which allows it to be easily rotated for the inspection of weld seams.

According to Orbimatic the probe can be easily manipulated along lengths of tube with multiple fittings as it is fitted on a flexible, elasticated guide assembly. A range of centring guides are provided and as the Site Tube Inspector has a large depth of view with adjustable focus the probe only has to be roughly positioned in the tube.

Units can be provided with probe heads of either 6.5, 8.5 or 10 mm diameters with lengths of up to 15m. The probe head is waterproof up to one bar and can be supplied with a soft polyurethane or robust powerflex head unit.

The whole unit is housed on a robust drum which stores the probe and guide as well as the xenon light source. The drum unit also allows the optional LCD display to be stored and viewed. This LCD display is also available with a image storage facility and text generator for easy identification of image files.

Orbimatic (UK) Limited are now also able to offer videoscopes with a 4 mm probe head for inspection of small diameter tubes. This 6 mm probe is able to be manipulated round small diameter fittings and can also be inserted via a valve body for inspection of difficult to access areas.

Details available from: Orbimatic (UK) Limited. Tel: +44 (0)1733 555285; Fax: +44 (0)1733 555831; E-mail: info@orbimatic.co.uk; web site: www.orbimatic.co.uk

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