Baker Hughes’ Waygate Technologies & GE Aerospace Drive the Future of Automated Engine Maintenance

Huerth, Germany / Skaneateles, NY and Cincinnati, OH – April 7, 2026 – Providing a glimpse into the future of automated engine maintenance, Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and market leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection, and GE Aerospace today announced the deployment of new, automated Menu Directed Inspection (MDI) templates for GEnx-1B and -2B engine borescope inspections that will help deliver a new level of standardization and automation to the inspection process.

The automated MDI templates represent the latest developments through an ongoing Joint Technology Development Agreement (JTDA) between the two companies that began in 2023. ​ The templates are being added to Waygate Technologies’ Mentor Visual iQ+ video borescope, which builds upon AI-assisted technologies previously incorporated through the JTDA to enhance the detection capabilities with commercial engine inspections.

The new templates enhance quality and efficiency by embedding guided workflows and AI assistance to help ensure consistent, high‑quality images during every inspection, accelerating operator proficiency and strengthening confidence in every assessment.

“We are excited to see the MDI Templates now available to our customers, providing a standardized approach to inspections and advancing the next phase of automation in engine maintenance,” said Michael Domke, General Manager Visual, Waygate Technologies. “Through our Partnership with GE Aerospace, we are combining decades of inspection expertise with AI and automation to accelerate the future of digital maintenance.”

“Together with Waygate Technologies, we’re further integrating automation and AI to help our operators drive more standardization, consistency, and efficiency with video borescope inspections for critical engine parts,” added Nicole Jenkins, Chief MRO Engineer, GE Aerospace. “These technologies are empowering our MRO workforce to work more productively, while raising the bar even higher on safety and quality.”

Standardizing inspections with advanced visual guidance

The MDI templates are designed to guide inspectors in achieving the recommended views for High-Pressure Turbine (HPT) S1 and S2 blades, fully aligning with aircraft maintenance manual tasks. Providing image overlays and representative images directly on the Mentor Visual iQ+ borescope screen, they ensure consistent imaging and reduce operator variability. This advancement streamlines the screening and dispositioning of blades by integrating automated and manual 3D measurement capabilities, including line, area, depth, and profile.

Driving efficiency and empowering the workforce

Key benefits of the new MDI templates include:

The future of automated engine maintenance

This initiative is another step on the journey to increased automation and assistance for engine inspections. Working together under the Joint Technology Development Agreement (JTDA), GE Aerospace and Waygate Technologies are looking to utilize automation to drive even greater efficiency and reliability in engine maintenance.
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​The GEnx Menu Directed Inspection Templates are available now via GE Aerospace Customer Technical Education Center, accessible for customers here. For more information, please visit myGEAerospace.com or the Waygate Technologies website.

The Mentor Visual iQ+ guides a standardized inspection of an HPT S1 blade.The new automated MDI templates ensure a consistent, accurate view of blades.

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About Waygate Technologies

Waygate Technologies is a Baker Hughes business. As an industrial inspection solutions provider and world leader in nondestructive testing (NDT), we ensure safety, quality and productivity. We combine more than 130 years of experience and a collection of heritage product brands including Krautkrämer, Phoenix, Seifert, Everest and Agfa NDT. Today, hundreds of brands in the energy, battery, electronics, aerospace, automotive, rail and transport industries trust our technologies. We drive digital transformation through cloud-based and AI-enhanced tools as well as our broad portfolio of award-winning solutions in industrial radiography and computed tomography (CT), remote visual inspection (RVI), ultrasound (UT), and robotic inspection. Waygate Technologies is part of the Industrial Products portfolio within the Industrial & Energy Technology business segment of Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR). Inspection starts with us: bakerhughes.com/waygate-technologies

Media contact

Henning Juknat ​
​Global Communications Leader ​
​Waygate Technologies ​
​Baker Hughes
​+49 2233 601272 ​
​henning.juknat@bakerhughes.com

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 49,000 commercial and 29,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 53,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow and the future at www.geaerospace.com.