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Lindsey Villegarde
April 23, 2026
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GE Aerospace and non-destructive testing specialist Waygate Technologies showcased a new engine borescope inspection tool at MRO Americas. This tool is intended to help MRO inspectors achieve more consistent quality results when inspecting GEnx-1B and -2B engines.
Menu-directed inspection templates embed guided workflows and artificial intelligence (AI) assistance on the screen of Waygate’s Mentor Visual iQ+ video borescope during inspections of high-pressure turbine blades. This includes recommendations for the correct view and borescope tip, as well as an image overlay of how the inspector should position the blade.
“Inspectors in the industry struggle to obtain consistent images; there is variation from inspection to inspection,” says Dean Rohm, North American sales director for Waygate’s visual business. He said this is due to differences in how inspections should be conducted and the learning curve associated with new engines and new inspectors.
This, he added, “leads to large variations, which can lead to things being missed or things being found that should not be found, which can lead to premature engine removal, … reducing the availability of the engine and the aircraft, and in the worst case scenario, leading to lost items or negative quality events.”
As companies begin to collect consistent data from these borescope inspections, Rohm says this will enable trend analysis and better analytics-based maintenance.
