Aerospace Applications

Richard Wolf's Aerospace Applications division develops advanced solutions that go beyond conventional borescopes. Its mission is to use borescope technology for standard inspection and repair of areas that cannot be reached by conventional methods. The main field of application is turbomachinery, especially aircraft engines. Drawing on decades of experience in medical and industrial endoscopy, Richard Wolf has developed proven, reliable blending scopes for the in-situ repair of compressor blades.

With Richard Wolf blending scopes, operators around the world benefit every day from significantly shorter aircraft ground times, especially when foreign object damage (FOD) causes an unplanned aircraft on ground (AOG) situation. Richard Wolf blending scopes combine a rigid shaft with a rotating drive head and a borescope for visual control. The drive head, fitted with a suitable tool (cutter, grinder or polisher), is inserted through a BSI port and articulated into working position, ready to remove dents, nicks, cracks, curled tips and other damage from compressor blades. More than 400 different tools are available.