During his visit to the Hannover Fair to see first-hand the promising new developments from German industry, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder also stopped at the KARL STORZ stand – and he was not disappointed. The Tuttlingen-based company was able to demonstrate what is currently the world’s smallest videoscope, an achievement of which they are justly proud. For the international trade fair visitors, this was a real highlight. The Mini-videoscope measures just 3.8 mm, yet its performance figures are every bit as good as conventional video cameras. “This instrument enables us to produce a real-time color image on the monitor – and with optimal resolution”, Gerhard Meyer, head of the Industrial Endoscopy Division at KARL STORZ explained to the Chancellor, who was able to see the quality of the image for himself. As the trend is still towards ever smaller and increasingly complex components, there is a growing demand for such miniaturized inspection systems that offer a high level of efficiency. As Gerhard Meyer went on to say, such an instrument makes it possible to inspect the interior of minute spaces, for example in turbines. He was delighted at the lively interest in this technical achievement shown by a large number of trade fair visitors, including the Chancellor himself.
Another new and highly promising innovation at the KARL STORZ stand was TECHNO PACK® 2, a mobile endoscopy and documentation system which has never been seen before in this form. A compact housing accommodates an endoscopy set comprising camera, monitor and data storage unit. Endoscopic visual findings can thus be stored on site and transferred to a PC archive, for example. A further important advantage is the ability to assess damage to industrial equipment. For industrial endoscopy this represents a significant advance, as important findings are available whenever they are required – a valuable tool for quality inspections and damage analysis in the aviation industry, amongst others.
The KARL STORZ team certainly couldn’t complain of a lack of interest in the products they had brought with them, which was one more reason for looking to the future with optimism – in addition to the visit by the Germany’s head of state.
