Baker Hughes Launches Waygate Technologies Mentor Zoom Inspection Camera for Enhanced Industrial Environment Inspections

HUERTH, Germany / SKANEATELES, NY, February 18, 2026 – Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and market leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions, has introduced Mentor Zoom, its latest pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera system. The launch builds on more than two decades of PTZ innovation delivering a robust solution purpose-built for visual inspection of confined spaces or hard-to-reach industrial environments. Designed for applications ranging from pressure vessels in chemical plants and refineries, to piping, as well as underground and storage tanks, sewers, and nuclear facilities, the Mentor Zoom is engineered to perform in harsh conditions - including remote inspection and monitoring of repairs and maintenance operations up to 40 meters underwater.

Inspecting with greater ease and confidence

The system comes with two full HD camera heads, one 70mm (10x optical zoom), one 130mm (30x optical zoom). Both offer outstanding image and 60fps video signal quality as well as faster camera head movement. The 130 mm camera incorporates 4,000‑lumen built‑in illumination, delivering enhanced visibility and significantly extending inspection distance.

The control unit features a removable touch screen with an integrated joystick and a 3-meter cable for easy handling during inspections. The cameras can be controlled with the joystick when protective gear such as heavy gloves are required. In normal operating conditions, the touchscreen’s touch-aim and zoom-to-rectangle function adjusts the pan, tilt and zoom parameters with effortless speed and its to-focus functionality allows operators to focus the camera with great precision.

Improved data management and documentation – with AI

Mentor Zoom delivers reliable and repeatable industrial inspections by capturing accurate, textured 3D environmental views and automatically generating detailed 3D models for verification with digital twin features. With built‑in localization and advanced 3D scanning tools, it helps standardize workflows across technicians and sites, delivering consistent results that improve comparisons, reduce errors, and strengthen asset‑integrity decisions.

The Mentor Zoom also sets new standards for documentation and reporting processes with on-device report generation and cloud connectivity, which save cost and time. Inspection results can be documented conventionally or marked and reported in 3D based on the automatically generated 3D mesh of the confined space environment. The system seamlessly integrates into InspectionWorks, the Waygate Technologies inspection data management platform, and ships with a built-in AI hardware accelerator, making it futureproof for the rapid development of AI technology.

Mentor Zoom is now available for order.

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Learn more and about the industrial inspection portfolio from Baker Hughes Waygate Technologies:

Mentor Zoom Product Page including a product video

Press release and image material for download:

The image material is freely available for editorial use. You can download the images in full-size by clicking on them in the gallery.

Caption 1: The Mentor Zoom offers multiple configurations for diverse inspection needs.

Caption 2: The 130mm camera can be equipped with a Lidar module for 3D mesh and digital twin features.

Caption 3: Inspectors can quickly verify data accuracy and consistency by navigating the 3D textured mesh.

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

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​Waygate Technologies ​
​Baker Hughes
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