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Visual Inspection Solutions for Aircraft Maintenance

Our top-of-the-line video borescopes help airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers accurate and efficient remote visual inspections for safe, reliable operation.

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Mentor Flex video borescope measuring defects during an plane engine inspection for aircraft maintenance.

Best Solution for Aircraft Inspections: Borescopes

Aerospace companies are grappling with the need to meet tightening regulations and meet an unprecedented demand for MRO engine services. Inspection managers can’t afford to deliver anything short of flawless inspections to protect the safety of their employees, passengers, and their brand reputation, but they are still pressured to move faster and keep costs down to meet profitability goals. Based on price alone, low cost borescopes from new market entrants are capturing more and more attention. 

Waygate Technologies offers two high-quality borescopes—the Mentor Visual iQ+ and Mentor Flex—that can give accurate results, faster. Innovation drives aerospace solutions; quality ensures value is delivered.



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Everest Mentor Flex

Lighweight

HD Image Quality

Durable

Measurement Capabilities

MViQ+ video borescope is the best in market for aerospace, power, and pharma visual inspections.

Everest Mentor Visual iQ+

Interchangeable Probes

Advanced Measurement Capabilities

Voice Command

Analytics: Blade Counter and Assisted Defect Recognition

3mm usb probe allows for better articulation in airplane and helicopter inspections.

Small Diameter Probes

2.2mm & 3.0mm Diameters

Max Lengths of 2.0m

Move Easily in Small Spaces

2-way & 4-way Articulation

USB Connection



Technician inspecting turbine engine with the best mid-range video borescope, Everest Mentor Flex.
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We now offer a FREE 3-day trial of our Everest Mentor Flex video borescope. With all the measurement capabilities you need at the price you want, see for yourself how the Mentor Flex video probe can enhance your visual inspections.



Everest Mentor Flex features

Designed to be the go-to video borescope, the Mentor Flex is durable and easy to use. Now, with Real3D measurement, this video borescope is more flexible than ever.

Powerful Articulation
High Probability of Detection
Digital Tools & Connectivity
Intuitive Interface
Real3D Stereo Measurement
Powerful Articulation

With an upgraded articulation design founded on high-power steering motors, the Everest Mentor Flex allows technicians to effortlessly navigate even the most challenging inspection paths, resulting in less time spent searching and more time spent capturing and analyzing indications —  at a fraction of the time and cost. Two and a half times more torque than today’s motors provides an increase of 42% in articulation range.  And 16% less friction gives an ultra-responsive feel while extending articulation over the life of the product.

Airplane engines are notably difficult to inspect. Advanced articulation, in combination with our near-focal optical tips, make for faster and easier aircraft maintenance inspections.

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Close up of an inspector in a green uniform using Mentor Flex video borescope to inspect a gas engine turbine.
Free Trial
We now offer a free trial of our Everest Mentor Flex video borescope for customers looking to try its excellent measurement capabilities before they buy.
High Probability of Detection

With amazing image quality, this industrial video borescope provides clarity to inspectors to produce more accurate inspections. The combination of precision optics, image processing and transformations, the Mentor Flex increases your probability of detection.

Often during gas turbine inspections, image transforms such as Dark Boost and HDR can provide the extra details required to make the right call for maintenance requirements.

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Mentor Flex video borescope attached to engine and iPad demonstrating High Dynamic Range improved visibility.
Improved visbility
High Dynamic Range reduces visual noise to give inspectors the clearest picture possible during power inspections.
Digital Tools & Connectivity

The Mentor Flex provides wireless digital services out of the box from the InspectionWorks platform.  

  • Plan for repeat inspections by creating a Menu Directed Inspection template
  • Automatically backup inspection data to the cloud
  • Reporting templates and auto-generation
  • Share the video borescope screen, or provide local control to Android, or iOS device

 

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Screenshot of the InspectionWorks platform library with a history of previous inspections and their details.
InspectionWorks for power generation
InspectionWorks is a free software that connects your borescope to a secure cloud storage. This allows inspectors to share information and asset histories as well as compare inspection videos.
Intuitive Interface

Point to What You Need

The Everest Mentor Flex’s virtual keyboard enables 300% faster annotation, and its multi-point touchscreen provides pinch-to-zoom as well as swipe and pan gesture functionality. Menu Directed Inspection (MDI) empowers inspectors with auto-image smart tagging and automatic report generation, plus customizable user profiles and an embedded help menu. Last, but certainly not least, InspectionWorks Connect takes inspections to the future with wireless video streaming and file transfer to iOS devices over dual-band Wi-Fi.

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Close up of Mentor Flex video borescope using Menu Directed Inspection to make inspections easier.
Menu Directed Inspection
Menu Direct Inspection (MDI) creates consistent workflows for technicians to follow, effectively speeding up the inspection process.
Real3D Stereo Measurement

Real3D Stereo Measurement provides accurate and precise defect assessment through the use of a 3D point cloud, with dynamic cursor repositioning.

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Image of an inspection expert using built-in measuring on Mentor flex video borescope for a jet engine inspection (CFM56).
Real3D Measurement in Aircraft Engine
Real3D Measurement saves you time during borescope inspections by measuring depth, surface angle, missing corners, and more. Watch this Real3D Measurement demo on a CFM56 jet engine.


A Closer Look at MViQ+

Designed with complex inspection applications in mind, the Everest Mentor Visual iQ+ video borescope meets the highest standards in image quality, 3D measurement capability, and workflow automation.

HD Resolution and 3D Image Stitching
Real3D™ Measurement - Advanced 3D Inspection Software
Defect Detection & Blade Counting
TrueSight™ Image Software
Cloud Connectivity and InspectionWorks
Turning Tool Integration
HD Resolution and 3D Image Stitching
HD Resolution and 3D Image Stitching

This industrial borescope offers on-demand measurement with the most advanced 3D capabilities, providing more accurate measurement from increased distances. 3D Stitching combines individual images and corresponding point clouds to a larger image which enables measurement of larger defects across multiple images and the ability to accurately locate the position of defects in relation to a fixed point-of-interest. Users can adjust cursor placements in the fully-surfaced Point Cloud to deliver results with confidence​. 

What's New with 3D Stitching
  • 2X Faster: users can leverage the MViQ+'s increased processing power to run more features simultaneously.
  • Increased Image Limit to 10: the MViQ+ can now handle composite images consisting of up to 10 images where the original MViQ had a limit fo 5.
  • Optimized Algorithms for Improved Point Matching: we are constantly improving our stitching algorithms to give users even more increased performance.

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This demo video shows how Real3D Stitching takes a series of still photos and stitches them together to form a comprehensive 3D model of the defect.
3D Image Stitching on MViQ+
This demo shows how the MViQ+ borescope takes a series of 6 still pictures and combines them to create a comprehensive 3D model of the inspection area.
Real3D™ Measurement - Advanced 3D Inspection Software
Advanced 3D Inspection Software​

Real3D™ measurement combines fully surfaced point cloud visualization, advanced measurement algorithms and an insightful 3D Surface Mask to enable more accurate and repeatable measurement decisions. Choose from Real3D Stereo or 3D Phased Measurement which allows measurement on-demand without changing tips.​

​Each of these technologies is compatible with some or all measurement types to help get the measurement needed in every application. They include basics like length, depth point to line and area, but also specialty types including missing corner area, area depth profile, automatic blade tip clearance and radius gauge for boro-blending assessment.

Aside from measurement types, Real3D provides advanced tools such as depth assist and measurement plane to further increase accuracy of measurements.

What's New with Measurement?
  • Missing Corner: measures the area and edge lengths of a missing blade corner with 1 point designating the tip and up to 23 additional points placed along broken edge. Now inspectors can accurately determine how much material has detached for quick engine serviceability assessment. 
  • Surface Angle: measures the angle between a reference plane and an angle plane. For the first time on any borescope, we can now determine deformation or deflection of a compressor blade to provide a the value in degrees. Surface angle uses a simple 4 cursor workflow very similar to depth.
  • Angle: 3 cursor angle function. We’ve actually lifted this function out of the multi-segment measurement type (on MVIQ Flame) and given it a dedicated tile on the measurement page. You can now assign 3 cursors to present an angle value.

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Real3D Measurement handbook houses all details for every measurement feature available on the MViQ+ and other video borescopes.
Details in Real3D Measurement Handbook
The Real3D Measurement Handbook has specifics on all updated measurement features in the Mentor Visual iQ+ video borescope.
Defect Detection & Blade Counting
Defect Detection and Blade Counting

Leverage computer vision and machine learning to help improve consistency and reliability of inspection tasks and increase the overall quality of an inspection output. The Mentor Visual iQ+ enables users to leverage analytical models from multiple sources.

  • Waygate Technologies analytics Gas Power-assist and Blade Counter developed to improve inspection reliability and data integrity.
  • Third Party partner analytics are available directly on the MVIQ+; users can leverage Aiir Innovations’ aviation commercial engine models for defect detection.
  • For customers developing their own analytics, the MVIQ+ enables deployment to a global team.
What's New

Analytic models updated with additional training images to improve performance

  • Gas Power-assist updated (v4.1)
  • Aiir Innovation, Aiir Edge Hot and Aiir Edge Cold updated (v7.0)
  • Blade Counter 2.0: We've taken Blade Counter 1.0 and made it better. Blade Counter 2.0 is quicker to set up, more robust, and more intuitive than its predecessor. With Blade Counter 2.0 the MVIQ+ automatically recognizes the blades in the gas turbine and tracks them in real time, regardless of probe position and movement.

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Blade Counter 2.0 now provides automatic tracking with each label assigned to a blade. The labels will follow their assigned blade as inspectors rotate through the engine.
NEW Blade Counter 2.0
The newest version to the Blade Counter analytic is faster to set up, easier to use, and more helpful during live visual inspections.
TrueSight™ Image Software
TrueSight™ Image Software

TrueSight™ provides a blend of high resolution image capturing and processing functions, precision optics and a powerful suite of proprietary image transforms used to enable better visual inspection decisions.

The suite of image transforms is included in the Pro package and available for Start and Enhance.

This POD SW includes the following (click to watch videos): Adaptive Noise Reduction (ANR), Dark Boost, Distortion Correction, Inverse+, Variable High Dynamic Range (VHDR) and Color Saturation.

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Variable High Dynamic Range improves image quality on the MViQ+ video borescope by allowing inspectors to adjust picture settings like color saturation and brightness.
Variable High Dynamic Range on MViQ+
Variable High Dynamic Range (VHDR) lets inspectors adjust their image settings to improve visibility during live inspections.
Cloud Connectivity and InspectionWorks
Cloud Connectivity and InspectionWorks

The MVIQ+ comes with InspectionWorks, a secure and scalable cloud-based inspection platform that integrates every component of the nondestructive testing , turning data into useful intelligence for faster and better decisions.

  • Make your devices ready Access centralized cloud repository to enable download of MDI, ADR, or media to the device.
  • Launch your inspection plan Conduct your inspection using standardized templates powered by MDI (menu directed inspections).
  • Centralize your data Effortlessly transfer data for unified access using Push2IW.
  • Leverage your AI Access your or our ADR algorithms to analyze and increase processing efficiency. 
  • Software updates Connect to the network to keep updated with the latest features. You can get started today with your free InspectionWorks account.

 

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inspectionworks software makes it easy to share and store information on your mviq+.
InspectionWorks Suite and MViQ+
InspectionWorks is the next-generation inspection management ecosystem from Waygate Technologies. Experience a holistic bundle of product software and service that guarantees best in class inspection and NDT results.
Turning Tool Integration
2-Way Communication

To enable repeatable image capture of every blade in each stage, the updated protocols let the MViQ+ video borescope and the Rhinestahl FutureDrive NG+ turning tool perform 2-way communication. Previous time delay image capture can sometimes cause errors and consume unnecessary waiting time between stop and image capture. Now consistent images are provided in less time.

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Turning tool feature on MViQ+ provides 2-way communication between the video borescope and the turning tool.
See Turning Tool in action
This demo shows how the new Turning Tool feature on the MViQ+ video borescope saves inspectors time as it provides fast image captures of gas turbine engine blades.


Small Diameter Probes

Small diameter probes are more nimble, making them the go-to for those tight spaces in aircraft inspections. They excel at maneuvering inside tight spaces like the outer air ducts of low pressure turbines. 

Easily Interchangeable
High-end Features
Easily Interchangeable

The 2.2mm and 3.0 mm diameter probes can be interchanged easily with other borescope system probes, making our system the first in the industry to offer true small probe interchangeability.

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Close up image of our 2.2mm diameter usb probe that improves visual inspections of aircrafts and engine.
2.2mm Specifications
See more information about our 2.2 mm USB probe in the specification sheet. The inspection probe's articulation range, length, and durability make it one of the best sub 3mm diameter probes on the market.
Close up image of the 3.0 mm usb probe for visual inspections.
3.0mm Specifications
See why our new 3.0 mm USB probe is the best in class! With enhanced articulation and improved dexterity, this inspection probe easily fits in the small spaces inside an aircraft engine.
High-end Features

Like all of our video borescopes’ interchangeable probes, if damage occurs, we will repair or replace only the damaged probe—a much more cost-effective solution than repairing or replacing an entire fixed probe system.

With our new small diameter probes, you get all of the high-end features you expect from your VideoProbe system, including: – Menu Directed Inspection (MDI) for increased productivity during and after the inspection—with smart data tagging and automatic report generation – InspectionWorks Connect for remote view and control capability from a tablet.

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inspectionworks software makes it easy to share and store information on your mviq+.
MDI Builder+
Never miss a detail with inspection templates that guide your visual inspections directly on your borescope!


Guide to Aircraft Visual Inspections

Learn what visual aircraft inspections are for and how to conduct them with this guide.

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Real3D Measurement Handbook
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Rolls Royce Intelligent Borescope
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