Casting Inspection
Manufacturers of even the most complex castings for automotive, aviation and other applications now have a fast, affordable way to improve quality control in their visual inspection process with Hawkeye Pro Borescopes. We stock over 70 models of rigid, flexible and video borescopes, and accessories, at prices far less than comparable instruments. Hawkeye Pro Borescopes provide highly detailed images of sand, voids, flash, surface-finish irregularities, and numerous other defects that can seriously affect the quality of a wide range of mission-critical castings like fuel & hydraulic systems, engine blocks, medical equipment, and much more.

Void in casting after machining as seen with a Hawkeye Pro Hardy 7”

Sand visible with a Hawkeye Pro Slim 12″ Rigid Video Borescope

Flash as seen with a Hawkeye Pro Flexible Video Borescope
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An engine head casting is inspected with a Hawkeye Pro V2 Video Borescope.
Gradient Lens Corporation manufactures over 80 models of Hawkeye® rigid, flexible, and video borescopes, and a complete system of interchangeable borescope accessories. The Featured Products below are just three examples Casting Manufacturers find particularly valuable.
Casting Inspection
Manufacturers of even the most complex castings for automotive, aviation and other applications now have a fast, affordable way to improve quality control in their visual inspection process with Hawkeye Pro Borescopes. We stock over 70 models of rigid, flexible and video borescopes, and accessories, at prices far less than comparable instruments. Hawkeye Pro Borescopes provide highly detailed images of sand, voids, flash, surface-finish irregularities, and numerous other defects that can seriously affect the quality of a wide range of mission-critical castings like fuel & hydraulic systems, engine blocks, medical equipment, and much more.

Void in casting after machining as seen with a Hawkeye Pro Hardy 7”

Sand visible with a Hawkeye Pro Slim 12″ Rigid Video Borescope

Flash as seen with a Hawkeye Pro Flexible Video Borescope
Featured Video
An engine head casting is inspected with a Hawkeye Pro V2 Video Borescope.
Gradient Lens Corporation manufactures over 80 models of Hawkeye® rigid, flexible, and video borescopes, and a complete system of interchangeable borescope accessories. The Featured Products below are just three examples Casting Manufacturers find particularly valuable.
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Donsco, Inc
A Vision for Quality Perched on the banks of the mighty Susquehanna River in Wrightsville, PA, Donsco, Inc. is North America’s leading single source provider of machined iron castings. The company has been in continuous operation for more than 100 years. Family-owned since 1906, Donsco operates two foundries which produce short run and longer running gray, ductile, and alloyed iron castings up to 150 pounds in both horizontally and vertically parted molds. The Wrightsville campus also includes extensive in-house machining and patternmaking operations. The company is structured to fully-integrate diverse in-house manufacturing and support capabilities with those of their partners who provide painting, heat treating, and other essential services. To Donsco, seamless integration means single source responsibility and single source accountability to customers for all aspects of quality, service, and cost. Recently, Donsco Customer Service Manager, Matt Sevcik, addressed the critical importance of visual inspection in the company’s Quality Assurance process, and how those procedures are also integral to customer service. “We turn around most RFQs in 48 hours or less and can usually transform a casting model into new tooling, and new tooling into prototypes, in just a few short weeks. Our key customer service goal is to dependably… read more

