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40 NOVEMBER 2016
T E CHNOLOG Y
Borescopes add speed and efficiency
to tube and pipe inspection
MANUFACTURERSof tubes
and pipes are increasingly
utilising borescopes in their
visual inspection processes,
according to Dr Douglas S
Kindred, president and chief
scientist of Gradient Lens
Corporation, manufacturer
of Hawkeye® precision
borescopes.
The Hawkeye systems allow
fast, reliable visual inspection
inside even long, narrow or
bent tubes and pipes.
Gradient Lens manu-
factures more than 80
models of patented Hawkeye
Rigid, Flexible and Video
Borescopes. Diameters
range from 0.5 to 8mm,
with lengths from 2" to 20ft,
making Hawkeyes suitable
for internal inspection of
seam welds, orbital welds
and internal surface finish.
Made in the USA, in
Rochester (New York) and
Phelan (California), Gradient Lens
Corporation’s patented endoGrins®
gradient-index lens technology is built
into its exclusive line of Hawkeye Rigid
borescopes.
The latest borescopes display high-
quality inspection images on portable
or desktop video monitors, and laptop
or desktop computers. The images can
also be saved, documented and emailed.
The newest addition to the Hawkeye
line – the Hawkeye V2 Video Borescope
– represents the next generation of fully
portable, articulating video borescopes
manufactured by Gradient Lens.
For more than 20 years, Gradient
Lens has designed, engineered and
manufactured precision optics and
optical instruments. In addition to its
Hawkeye borescopes and accessories,
the company offers Hawkeye and
Luxxor ® Light Sources, which work
seamlessly with Hawkeye borescopes.
Gradient Lens Corp – USA
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Por table pipe bevelling solution from
Exact Tools in Finland
EXACT Tools has launched a new
portable pipe bevelling machine to bevel
steel, stainless steel and aluminium
pipe materials. The PipeBevel 220E will
bevel pipe material from 25 to 220mm in
diameter with a maximum wall thickness
of 10mm.
Currently available in a 220-240V
version, the PipeBevel 220E will produce
bevel angles of 30°, 37.5° or 45°. The
fast, accurate, lightweight and easy-
to-use equipment is suitable for site
bevelling applications. The company will
later launch the same bevelling machine
in a 360E version.
Exact Tools Oy – Finland
Fax: +358 9 436 67550
Email:
Website:
The Hawkeye borescope