XtendaCam with RT1000 Retrieval Tool

Challenge The customer needed a single tool to perform visual inspections from a distance of 30 meters and spot mechanical tests of snubbers in a nuclear power plant. Snubbers are safety mechanical devices used to control and monitor the movement of structures during abnormal dynamic conditions such as earthquakes and large turbine cycles. Beyond visual inspection of snubbers to maintain safety, the customer needed to be able to grab hold of these snubbers to perform a spot mechanical test to make sure they were bearing load properly. The challenge was to come up with an all-in-one pole tool to perform these functions from the ground level thus avoiding constructing scaffolding. Development  The customer provided Intertest Inc. engineers with data and sample snubbers to design a set of all-encompassing jaws to grab hold of the snubbers in the power plant. The customer needed the full design and built product within a 1-month window to meet their outage season time frame. Also, weight a