Kobra, an essential enhancement to your fibrescope

What is Kobra?
Kobra^TM is a flexible, steerable guide for fibrescopes and videoscopes alike. What makes it unique is its flexibility, which can be varied thanks to its articulated distal end and segmented link construction.

The Kobra^TM also benefits from the ability to ‘sit up and look’, like a real Cobra. It consists of two flexible steerable guides arranged coaxially. A mechanical control assembly enables the operator to steer and vary the tension of the Kobra^TM enabling navigation and viewing angles otherwise not possible.

Anyone who undertakes remote visual inspections with a fibrescope or similar will be aware of the pitfalls encountered with this kind of work. Whether it be inside a gas turbine or other components it can be frustrating seeing your target in the distance but not being able to get close enough to assess it properly. Decisions over the serviceability of critical components can be difficult without a realistic condition assessment.

The alternative to catastrophic failure is to undertake a component strip down which can have an impact on production. But what if you could get closer or obtain a better viewing angle, or even reach areas not normally accessible.

This is where Kobra excels. It can reach areas otherwise not possible with conventional tools

• Steerable flexibility whilst maintaining rigidity
• Counters effects of gravity with double articulation
• Eliminates ‘bunching’ or ‘coiling’ when passing through larger voids
• Speeds up inspection times resulting in reduced down time
• Available in various lengths and configurations to suit your requirements