Olympus IPLEX IPLEX GT videoscope

The Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope is an advanced and versatile tool designed for industrial inspection applications. It comes with interchangeable insertion tubes and light sources, an 8-inch touch screen, and advanced imaging features. The IPLEX GT offers a perfect balance of versatility, imaging capabilities, and ease of use. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the key features, benefits, and applications of the Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope. It also highlights the impact of this device on the manufacturing and maintenance inspection industry.

Key Features and Benefits

The Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope offers a range of features and benefits that make it a valuable tool for industrial inspection:

• The IPLEX GT videoscope is designed to cater to a wide range of inspection tasks with its interchangeable insertion tubes and light sources. Users can easily switch between different tubes and sources according to their requirements.
• The device features an 8-inch touch screen that offers a user-friendly interface for controlling the videoscope and viewing inspection images.
• It also has advanced imaging capabilities, including a noise reduction algorithm, which enhances image quality, making it easier to locate problems and defects in dark areas. The video scope can capture smooth 60 fps videos, ensuring clear and detailed footage, even when inspecting moving objects.
• Users can record still images and videos simultaneously, allowing for easy documentation of inspection findings. It also has powerful measurement functions, with scalar measurement as a standard feature. This function enables users to size objects using a reference defect. Additionally, users can upgrade to the stereo measurement option for more advanced functionality, which allows for sizing objects using precise three-dimensional coordinates.
• The Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope meets the strict standards of MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461G tests, ensuring its performance in various operating environments.

Applications

The Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope is suitable for a wide range of manufacturing and maintenance inspection applications, including:

• The videoscope is a useful tool for inspections in various industries. In automotive manufacturing, quality control, and research and development, it provides clear images of hard-to-reach areas, saving time during inspections and eliminating the need for disassembly.
• For power generation systems, the Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope is an ideal tool for inspecting turbines, boilers, pipes, and other components, ensuring their efficient and reliable operation.
• Inspecting aircraft engines is a critical task that requires advanced imaging capabilities and precise measurements. The IPLEX GT videoscope’s features make it well suited for this application.
• In power plants and other industrial facilities, the Olympus IPLEX GT Long Scope is specifically designed for inspecting long-reach areas, such as boiler tubes.
• The versatility of the IPLEX GT videoscope makes it suitable for a wide range of manufacturing and maintenance inspection tasks. It can be used to inspect equipment, machinery, and components for defects or damage.

Impact on the Industry

• The introduction of the Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope has had a significant impact on the manufacturing and maintenance inspection industry. Its advanced imaging capabilities, user-friendly interface, and versatility have made it a valuable tool for inspectors, allowing them to perform inspections more efficiently and accurately.
• Time and cost savings: The Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope’s ability to capture clear images of hard-to-reach areas without the need for disassembly saves time and reduces the cost of inspections.
• Improved inspection quality: The videoscope’s advanced imaging features, such as its noise reduction algorithm and high frame rate, ensure that inspectors can easily locate problems and defects, even in dark or moving objects.
• Enhanced documentation and reporting: The ability to record still images and video simultaneously, as well as the videoscope’s measurement functions, make it easier for inspectors to document their findings and create reports.
• Increased safety: The Olympus IPLEX GX videoscope’s ability to operate in harsh environments, as demonstrated by its compliance with MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461G tests, ensures the safety of inspectors and reliability.

Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope Specifications:

This Olympus IPLEX GT videoscope comes with different scopes which their specifications are shown in the table below:

Base UNIT

• Weight (with battery): 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
  Dimensions (W x D x H): 241 mm × 190 mm × 70 mm (9.5 in. × 7.5 in. × 2.8 in.) (protruding parts not included)
• Dimensions of carrying case: 375 mm × 525 mm × 243 mm (14.8 in. × 20.7 in. × 9.6 in.) (carry-on size on most airlines)
• Display: 8-inch daylight view WVGA LCD with capacity-type touch screen, 5 step adjustable LCD backlight
• Power supply
  • AC power: 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz (with supplied AC adaptor)
  • Battery: 10.8 V nominal, approx.(with supplied battery)
  • Battery operation time: approx. 150 minute
• Video output standard: HDMI Type A, HDMI 1.4
• Headset (microphone in/ audio out: Φ3.5 mm mini plug CTIA
• Live image streaming: Attach the recommended USB wireless LAN adapter to the Type A USB connector
• Scope unit interchangeability: Available between the same scope models

SOFTWARE FEATURES

• Image features: 5X digital zoom, 16-step brightness control
• Gain control: Auto
• Display text options: 30-character title display
• Image display functions: Live image can be inverted to right and left, inverted to up and down, and rotated 180 degrees

RECORDING MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

• Recording media:
  • Normal: SDHC (with supplied SDHC）
• Overlay: Zoom, Brightness, Date/Time, Title, Optical Tip Adaptor, OLYMPUS logo, and system setting
• Thumbnail image display: Recorded images can be displayed as thumbnails
• Still image recording:
  • Resolution: H768 x V576（Pixel）
  • Recording format: Compressed JPEG format
• Video recording:
  • Resolution: H768 x V576（Pixel）
  • Recording format: MPEG 4 AVC/H.264 Conforms to baseline profile; Windows Media Player 12 compatible
• Frame rate: 60 fps / 30 fps

MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS

• Scalar measurement: Using reference length to measure object length

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

• Operating temperature:
  • Insertion tube:
    • -In air: -25 °C to 100 °C (-13 °F to 212 °F)
    • -In water: 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F)
  • Other parts:
    • -In air : -15 °C to 48 °C (5 °F to 118.4 °F) (with Li-ion battery)
    • -In air : 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) (with AC power adapter)
• Relative humidity: 15 to 90 % (relative humidity)
• Liquid resistance: Operable when exposed to machine oil, light oil or 5 % saline solution
• Dustproofing and waterproofing
  • Insertion tube:
    • Operable under water with viewing tip adaptor attached
    • Not operable under water with stereo measurement tip adaptors
    • IV94 series – up to an equivalent to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in depth
    • IV96 series – up to an equivalent to 10 m (32.9 ft) in depth
  • Other parts: IP65; not operable under water, (battery cover and others must be closed)

MIL-STD COMPLIANCE

• Vibration: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 514.7, Procedure I (general vibration test)
• Shock: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 516.7　Procedure IV (transit drop test)
• Water Resistance: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 506.6, Procedure I (rain and blowing rain test)
• Humidity: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 507.6, Procedure II (aggravated cycle)
• Salt Fog: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 509.6
• Sand and Dust: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 510.6, Procedure I (blowing dust test)
• Icing/Freezing Rain: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 521.4
• Explosive Atmosphere: MIL-STD-810G, METHOD 511.6, Procedure I (operation in an explosive atmosphere test)
• Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): MIL-STD-461G, RS103 above decks