Unveiled for the first time during the #KEY20SET Screening Eagle Keynote, INSPECT moves the inspection tech industry firmly into the digital age and onto an ever-evolving software platform.
INSPECT is a comprehensive, cloud-connected software platform that seamlessly integrates into inspection workflows, facilitating data collection in the field and reporting in a fully digital, customizable and collaborative way. Designed from the ground up for use on-site with an iPad, INSPECT has a powerful web interface for managing all assets and inspections from the office.
It focuses on one often overlooked yet simple and essential element of inspection reporting – Location. With INSPECT, an observation is made in the field, linked to a MAP, to 2D views or to a 3D digital twin of the asset. These individual observations are called SPOTS. Pictures, sketches, fully customized input fields – and much more – can also be added to meet project-specific reporting requirements. Multiple users can collaborate on the same project at the same time and communicate with the built-in chat function. Reports can be generated, shared as pdfs and sent immediately – even from site.
Revolutionary Artificial Intelligence capabilities power defect detection
DEFECT has a Neural Network engine at its core which identifies and segments cracks from the images with unprecedented precision and over 1,000x faster.
Full-scale 3D scan
With just the latest generation iPad and INSPECT, a full-scale 3D scan of the user’s surroundings can be created. Dimensions can be measured, the scan can be sliced-and-diced and exported it to the user’s preferred CAD tools for post-processing.
MA8800 inspector body-camera
The team also announced the first wearable plug-in technology for INSPECT – the MA8800 inspector body-camera. The wearer’s surroundings are captured in wide-angle, high-resolution images at the same time – and these images are attached to the locations where they were taken.
Screening Eagle Technologies VP Products, Risto Doncev said: “INSPECT changes everything – not only does it give greater and more valuable insights, but it also ensures that the highest quality data is available whenever – and wherever – it is needed and in whatever format required. Never before have asset owners, inspectors and engineers had access to such powerful diagnostic and reporting technology with which to manage structural asset maintenance – and, ultimately, their profitability.”
In a bold response to the global manufacturing, education and life sciences markets so affected by COVID-19, the UK based designer and manufacturer of market leading ergonomic microscopes, 3D visualising technology, and competitive metrology systems has reduced the prices of the majority of its products for all orders placed between 19th October and 31st December.
The promotion extends to purchases of complete systems, which will include a viewing head, a stand and suitable objective lenses – detailed information is available at www.visioneng.com – accessories are included when purchased with a complete system.
Paul Newbatt, Group Sales and Marketing Director said “ ‘20FOR2020’ is Vision Engineering’s response to the current situation that our customers find themselves in. Our customers are fighting back against the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways, however their need for to deliver high quality products to their customers remains consistent.This campaign is designed to help customers who still need to invest in the quality of their output, the ability to carry out vital research, and the need to rapidly develop new products and solutions, to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction for their own products.We anticipate that a wide base of customers will find the ‘20FOR2020’ message a very attractive proposition, as they have access to reduced budgets at the present time and will benefit from taking advantage of the opportunity to maximise their available budget until the end of the year.”
Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science today introduces SpArcfire, an intuitive operating software already available across Hitachi’s stationary spark OES (optical emission spectrometer) range, to its mobile OES analyzer range. The new interface, optimized for touchscreens, delivers a greatly improved user experience, maximizing speed and efficiency for both simple and complex metals analysis tasks. This intuitive new software removes the need for extensive training or highly experienced operators.
With SpArcfire software, Hitachi OES spectrometers can be easily deployed to complete all metals analysis tasks, including measuring unknown materials, identifying and verifying grades, creating customizable report templates, and performing and evaluating accuracy tests with control samples. Advanced users can edit and modify regression data to extend calibration ranges. SpArcfire software can also verify the status of the instrument, providing real-time monitoring and diagnostics on all systems parameters such as temperature, pressure and voltage inputs and outputs. This ensures essential analysis equipment can be kept operating at peak performance.
SpArcfire offers a range of additional features to make analysis quicker and easier:
For the advanced user, SpArcfire provides a powerful regression software and a matrix manager in order to extend/modify your existing calibration curves and create methods on your own. The Sensor Scan application, with its scan manager, future-proofs the instrument and allows it to deliver additional qualitative analysis.
Michael Molderings, Product Manager, said: “The objective of any industrial analysis is to get results quickly and keep production moving. Our new SpArcfire software on our mobile OES products will make metals analysis with OES much more intuitive and faster, no matter if you’re an experienced or inexperienced user. For mobile and portable OES analyzers, the SpArcfire software is an exciting cutting-edge development helping businesses unlock the power of analysis.”
SpArcfire software is now available across our optical emission product range.
