Ease of Use Drive Trend-Setting Aviation Borescopes By James Careless

significantly enhanced image quality, interfaces inspired by consumer technology, and more features packed into smaller packages: These are some of the trends that have shaped the latest products being offered by Borescope Sales Service, Gradient Lens, Olympus, USA Borescopes, and ViewTech Borescopes. Aerospace Tech Review spoke to these companies recently, to get the latest news on these products.To get more news about video borescope, you can visit seesemborescopes.com official website.

Borescope Sales Service is a family-run business with a passion for developing high-performance borescopes that are affordably priced for small MRO shops.

The company’s current offerings include the handheld PVJ Model Videoscope, which is a Pratt Whitney approved PWC34910-108 remote visual inspection kit. It comes with 360-degree joystick articulation, probe diameters ranging from 3.9mm to 8mm with integrated LED light sources, a 4” HD resolution video monitor and onboard video recording/image capability.

Borescope Sales Service’ PVJ20 handheld borescope is included in its Pratt Whitney approved PWC34910-109 kit. The PVJ20 also has 360-degree joystick articulation, a 5” LCD display screen, graph measurement capability, and supports 3.9mm probes with interchangeable tips and built-in LED light sources.

According to Borescope Sales Service spokesperson Ariana Goolsby, her company is developing a new ‘PVJPlus’ handheld borescope that will offer high-end capabilities at a target price of $10,000 or less. “We want to pack in as many features as we can for the ‘Mom and Pop’ shops who are competing with the big MROs,” she said. “This is why our PVJPlus includes features such as HD video recording, easily-interchangeable tips, multi-line text input on captured images, 10 different zoom settings — five in Live View — and rechargeable batteries that can run for four to eight hours at a time.” (The PLJ20 and PVJPlus offer WiFi/Bluetooth connection and UV/Blacklight lighting as options.)
When it comes to trends in borescope capabilities, “probably the biggest thing to affect the industry is highly improved image quality, even on the economy systems,” said Bill French, Owner of USA Borescopes. “The way I explain this improvement to customers is by comparing it to home video. Where we once had VHS, now we have Blu-Ray. Well, the improvement in borescope video has been just as significant.”

This level of improvement can be found in USA Borescope’s new USA1000 video borescope. “Available in 4mm and 6mm probe models, the USA1000 offers a very crisp and clean image thanks to its high resolution display,” said French. “The interface is also touchscreen-based. You just touch the screen to zoom in or out or to take a picture, just as you would on your smartphone.” This new unit also has a built-in temperature sensor to detect overheating, “which allows you to avoid costly mistakes and repairs,” he said.