GE’s OC Robotics selling AI-enhanced on-wing inspection kit to MRO providers

GE Aerospace’s OC Robotics has announced it is taking orders for an “advanced blade inspection tool”, or BIT, The BIT is “an on-wing kit that uses artificial intelligence technology to provide MRO [maintenance, repair, overhaul] shops with faster, more accurate inspection assessments for GEnx engines”, GE said, adding that it would give “GEnx-1B and -2B customers clear and consistent insight during HPT Stage 1 & Stage 2 blade inspections”. “Blade inspectors with integral cameras capture images with cutting edge AI technology, extracting and presenting them for review. BIT enables the user to measure both lines and areas on blade surfaces,