Normally, the phrase "Image is everything" is a somewhat derogatory comment on our social mores. But in today's world of remote visual inspections, it means the next major step in borescope technology ... that and greater portability. Borescope manufacturers are achieving greater imagery in their products in two separate ways, depending on whether they are producing a fiber-optic flexible borescope or a videoscope. Fiberoptic scopes are now being produced with a 17,000 fiber bundle for greater resolution. "In the past few years, a good scope was a 10,000 optic fiber," according to Edwin Debus, product manager for Flexbar Machine Corporation. "We opted to pick this up to 17,000 early last year. It is probably going to be the industry standard a few years down the road."
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