Abstract: A video inspection system provides capability to view objects not satisfactorily accessible by direct line of sight. The video inspection system includes a fluid ejection nozzle to clear the workpiece area to be inspected, an adjustable focus camera and connections to remote image data processing equipment. The video inspection system includes a sapphire lens cover to protect the optical lens and a tip protection boot to protect the viewing head from damage by contact with the work being inspected.

Abstract: A crack repair method includes forming a pair of holes into a surface of a structural workpiece on opposite sides of the crack, forming a slot into the surface of the structural workpiece to connect the holes on opposite sides of a crack, installing the cammed drawbolt assembly into the holes and slot, drawing said crack closed by actuating the cammed drawbolt assembly into a closed position and securing the drawbolt into the closed position.

Abstract: A method for restoring a piston pin and/or an articulating pin after operating in an engine, the method includes removing material from the pin so that the pin has a concentric shape, conditioning the pin to accept application of a new material, and plating the outer diameter of the pin so as to restore the pin to near original dimensions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for making impressions of edges and profiling the edges using a profiling machine. The apparatus allows the impressionable material used for forming the impression to be held in a fixed position while the impression of the edge is formed, and then allows the impression to be withdrawn in a manner that leaves the impression substantially unchanged and substantially true to the profile of the edge. The apparatus also comprises fittings to make the apparatus compatible with a profiling machine and allows the impression to be positioned in the profiling machine in substantially the same orientation every time an impression is taken.

Abstract: A system for producing a process advisor application uses a process mapping program, a compiler and a program such as a Java servlet to produce a process advisor application. The process mapping program is used to create a decision tree, and the compiler compiles the decision tree into a data file. The data file is then converted into one or more computer viewable documents, such as web pages.