Blog Posts
Turbine Inspections – HP Steam Inlet Nozzles
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March 23, 2014
Probably the most prolific application for the videoborescope are applications in turbines, both steam turbines and gas turbines, though the applications are very different for each. Today we’re going to concentrate on nozzle block and blade inspections in High Pressure (HP) steam turbines through access from a removed control or governor valve. Because the length …
Cement Plant Inspection
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March 9, 2014
One would think cement manufacturing would be a fairly straightforward procedure, though in fact, it is a very complex process requiring precise temperature controls and airflow patterns. Because of this, both fuel and product lines must flow freely. The process also requires temperatures above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit requiring refractory lining in the mill chutes and …
Floor Drain Inspections
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February 24, 2014
Floor drains are mostly taken for granted and rarely considered for inspection until they don’t work. From a power generation plant to a food processing facility, having water or other material back-up into the plant is never a good thing. There are several problems that can occur within a simple draining system making a drain …
Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) Retrievals
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February 9, 2014
In our experience, when discussing applications for RVI (remote visual inspection), one of the top on the list is FME (Foreign Material Exclusion) retrievals. It goes by many acronyms depending upon the particular industry, some people call it FOSAR (Foreign Object Search and Retrieval), loose parts retrieval, or foreign object retrieval but no matter what …
Introduction to Our Trusted Remote Visual Inspection and Foreign Material Exclusion Services
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January 26, 2014
This blog is meant to share knowledge and information on a large variety of topics in the Remote Visual Inspection industry. We’ll cover large variety of applications from Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) retrieval to nuclear reactor head inspections, equipment from advice on which borescopes to purchase to the How To’s of choosing the right videoscope …