Advanced Inspection Technologies(AIT) was proud to be able to provide video borescope rental equipment to Ad Astra Rocket to conduct an inspection of their new rocket technology. AIT has the most advanced video borescopes available for short and long term rental to customer through out North America. The rocket that the borescope rental was used to inspect was an advanced plasma rocket.

The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR®) represents the future of translunar and interplanetary transportation as well as propulsion within Earth orbit. Its superb efficiency compared to that of a conventional chemical rocket allows double the payload mass for lunar delivery and half the transit time to Mars. Its robust design allows much greater power levels than existing electric propulsion systems and promises longer lifetimes.

Video of the AD Astra Plasma Rocket in Action

The Burrowing Owl, a California Species of Special Concern isn’t your average owl: it doesn’t live in trees, and it’s not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But human population explosion has reduced the charismatic western burrowing owl’s breeding populations by more than 60 percent, presumably in response to loss of habitat to urban development, ground squirrel control efforts, and intensive agriculture practices.

In California a pipe line is proposed to be constructed and would go through an area that is inhabited by the California burrowing owl. In order for the pipe line project to be built the owls that inhabit the area will need to be relocated. The owls can only be relocated if it is proven that they are not currently nesting with eggs waiting to hatch.

In order to determine the nesting situation of the owls it was determined that a borescope could be inserted into the nests and visually view the condition of the nest. If no eggs were detected using the borescope then the owls could be recollected and the pipe line project could continue. Advanced Inspection Technologies was asked to provide borescope rental equipment to inspect the nests. The borescope rental was a cost effective way to inspect the nests with the most advanced remote visual inspection equipment available.

Aircraft turbines need to be routinely inspected with a borescope, vidoscope or video borescope to inspect turbines, blades, vanes, combustion chambers, low pressure compressors aircraft eings, structures, brakes and other areas for wear, corrosion, rubbing, cracking, and damage.

AIT videoscope rentals and video boresscope rentals allow customers that have the wrong diameter scope, damaged equipment or a limited budget to conduct critical inspections in a timely and affordable manner. AIT offers aviation customers an afordable way to meet one time or special inspection needs. Video Borescope rentals and videoscope rentals from AIT are a perfect solution for many aviation and tubine borescope requirements.

Advanced Inspection Technologies (AIT) has come to the rescue for industrial customers that need remote visual inspection equipment during plant outages. Video borescopes or videoscopes are needed to inspect a variety of industrial systems during plant outages or turn arounds. AIT is able to provide same day videoscope rentals or video borescope rentals for delivery anywhere in North America. 

Recently, AIT was contacted by a customer that needed a 4mm diamter videoscope to inspect turbines at a power plant during an outage. The need was immeadiate to return the plant to operation. AIT sent the equipment by a Federal Express courier to the remote location so the video borescope inspection could be be done as soon as possible. AIT is proud of their flexibility and prompt service to meet all rental needs.

Advanced Inspection Technologies is happy to announce that 2009 was a record year for their borescope rental and infrared camera rental business. 2010 appears to be even more promissing as AIT has expaned their borescope rental and infrared camera rental offering. AIT also moved to a new office building in preparation of another record year. AIT would like to especially thank all of their new customers that have made their success possible.