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 Aerofit Products, Inc., Buena Park, CA makes fittings for hydraulic systems in aircraft. They had to reorganize their manufacturing processes after their largest customer, Boeing, refused to buy fittings with minor, common imperfections on internal surfaces. Aerofit became a "lean manufacturing" plant with each work group responsible for its own quality control. Machinists needed tools sensitive enough to see the minor flaws they had missed previously. Aerofit found that the Hawkeye Hardy borescope was sensitive enough to give clear, sharp views of interior surfaces, yet tough enough for a machine shop environment. Machinists also use the scope to adjust their processes to further reduce flaws—an improvement that has yielded long-term dividends.
"By putting the Hawkeye® borescopes into machinists' hands, Aerofit kept our biggest customer, Boeing, and reduced deburring man-hours while processing the same volume of parts as before."
—David E. Peterson, Director of Marketing, Aerofit Products, Inc.
Hawkeye borescopes are also great for aviation maintenance. The included Mini-Maglite® light source and 90° view mirror tube makes this a very portable and easy to use inspection tool for inside engine cylinders, behind instrument panels and many other inaccessible places in the airframe.
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Paul Duvenack has implemented an audit program for Ford transmission turbine shafts to meet the goal of contamination-free shafts. |
Hawkeye® borescopes help Newcor Rochester Gear maintain the high standards of QS 9000 certification. Machinists at Newcor's plant in Clifford, Michigan use the Hawkeye® Slim borescope to check for burrs and imperfections in hard-to-see interiors of automotive transmission turbine shafts. The borescopes see deep inside where a problem like an incomplete drill hole could cause catastrophic transmission failure.
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| Flora Perdue, CNC worker, uses the Hawkeye Slim to check a part she machined. |
The same borescopes are also used to optimize the setup process, reducing errors and scrapped parts. "You can check the first pieces as they come off the machines to verify all your settings," Engineering Manager Paul Duvendack said. "Catching any problems early in the process cuts costs in time, labor, and materials." |
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 When a diesel engine starts to smoke or lose power, Bruce Roy, a regional manager of IPD, a diesel engine replacement parts manufacturer in Mississauga, Canada, often gets the trouble call. Sometimes the problem is fuel injectors. Years of dirt and debris can abrade surfaces in the diminutive needle and seat area, or plug the microscopically tiny nozzle orifices. If the orifices aren't clear, or the finish isn't mirror-smooth, the fuel injector nozzle can't work efficiently and engine performance suffers. For years, Roy had wanted a visual inspection tool he could insert into the fuel injector nozzle for a view of this area, but until he discovered the needle-nosed Hawkeye® SuperSlim borescope, he hadn't found one small enough to fit. Roy takes the SuperSlim borescope with him on the road, allowing him to check fuel injector nozzles quickly and easily—getting to the root of engine performance problems faster than ever before.
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 Nobody in the EDM business likes having a customer reject parts because of hidden flaws. Mike Gervais, president of Quality EDM in Anaheim Hills, CA, {manufacturer of hydraulic manifold, hydraulic valve, hydraulic cylinder and other hydraulic component parts} hated it so much that he bought the quality control equipment that his customers used. Today Gervais has a policy of 100% inspection, using Hawkeye® Precision Borescopes. He has not only improved the quality of parts delivered to customers, but has also reduced scrapped parts. "Inspecting carefully during setup minimizes scrap later. This is an important part of cost control for us, since we're working with very expensive parts," says Gervais, who estimates the annual cost savings run to thousands of dollars. Hydraulic repair and hydraulic service facilities also find the Hawkeye borescope a valuable tool to diagnose problems before a major tear down of equipment.
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If you are a target shooter, benchrest shooter, varmint hunter, rifle collector, gunsmith or even an everyday hunter you will find the Hawkeye borescope a valuable tool for leaning about the care, cleaning and quality of your rifle barrels. A high quality, well maintained rifle barrel leads to tighter groupings on the target. Following is what one shooting expert has to say.
Rick Jamison
When I started using the Hawkeye® Borescope, I was amazed at the clarity of the view with this relatively inexpensive and easy-to-use device. The Hawkeye gives you an up-close and magnified view inside a rifle barrel, so that you know precisely what is there, without guessing. Without a borescope you have no way to know what is going on inside your rifle's bore because you simply cannot see it. Holding a barrel up to the light and looking through it from one end is all but worthless, when it comes to judging its condition.
After looking through scores of barrels, I have gotten an education about all sorts of things and these are just some of them:
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The condition of a new barrel What is the surface condition like? Have the reamer marks been lapped out? Are there major blemishes? Was the chamber throat cut concentric, indicating a straight barrel in this region, or is it longer on one side? How smooth are the chamber and throat? |
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Cleaning Is the cleaner really working? How much more scrubbing is necessary, and where? Is my cleaning method damaging the bore?
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Bore Wear Exactly how worn and rough is my chamber throat? How far down the bore is heat cracking present? |
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Fouling How fouled is the bore and where does fouling occur—in the bottom of the groove, on the leading edge of the land, on the top surface of the land—or where?
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The condition of a used barrel Are there nicks, corrosion, fouling, or excessive wear?
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The Hawkeye has given me a first-hand look and taught me things about a rifle that I never knew and I doubt many people know.
Barrels are not the end of the uses of a Hawkeye. I've used mine to examine the interior of loading dies, cartridge cases, and lug recesses. Places that you cannot normally look into are readily accessible with a Hawkeye. The fact is that my Hawkeye is so valuable to me that I wouldn't be without it. After being seriously involved in the shooting sports for a lifetime, I know that after a rifle there are two things I wouldn't be without—a chronograph and a borescope. If I were just starting out today, I would buy both before I purchased my second rifle.
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