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Profoscope Concrete Rebar Locator

The HC-2983 Profoscope Rebar Locator

The Profoscope was designed to meet the pressing needs of the construction and building industry looking for an accurate rebar detecting instrument that is also affordably priced. The new Profoscope offers the best-in-class mix of attractive features to price ever seen by the market. The Swiss-made Profoscope is small, light and has no connection cables. The ergonomically designed instrument fits comfortably in the palm of the hand for easy one-handed operation and provides both visual and acoustic indications of what lies directly beneath the concrete surface.

At first glance, the Profoscope user sees an apparently conventional instrument with a large graphic LCD display and selectable backlight that can locate rebar, measure cover depth and rebar diameter. However, the special positioning of the electromagnetic coils allows a symmetrical triangulation of the rebar configuration and thus tells the user that the Profoscope is actually located between two rebars or directly on top of one. This is a best-in-class feature that sets the Profoscope apart from any other similar instrument on the market and is especially useful when the user needs to drill into reinforced concrete and avoid damaging the expensive rotary drills and carbide drill bits.

Other benefits of the Profoscope: a fully-integrated and compact design, user-friendly operation, a language-independent menu, wide measurement ranges, regional settings and much more. The Profoscope is supplied with a start-up test kit, a custom-made canvas bag as well as the necessary product documentation and accessories.

Applications

  • Unique feature quickly determines midpoint between bars for drilling applications
  • Rebar detection (location and orientation)
  • Measurement of concrete cover depth to the rebar
  • Measurement of rebar diameter when unknown or to confirm
  • Checking for minimum cover

The new Profoscope is a valuable tool for these applications and would be typically used by general contractors, civil contractors, drilling specialists, electrical contractors, civil engineers, educational institutes, building inspectors and plumbing contractors.

User-Friendly Operation

The Profoscope is designed to permit single handed operation. All functions can be programmed/activated using the two function keys and the navigation. The instrument is compact, light and robust suitable for use on a construction site.

Start-Up Test Kit

Every Profoscope is supplied with a start-up test kit as standard. This kit allows the user to familiarize him/herself with the operation of the instrument in a comfortable, controlled environment to avoid wasting valuable time on site.