Automated quality inspection cells help achieve zero-defect production and increase throughput through 24/7 operations. However, unexpected stops in complex, AI-powered cells can pose challenges due to unpredictable scenarios and edge cases.
OCR is a challenging field in image processing. The industry aims to improve accuracy and reliability, but what are the key factors in choosing an OCR system?
In a world where AI vision technology is setting new quality control standards across industries, machines can now detect even the smallest defects in car parts and ensure that every packaged product meets health standards.
AI, despite its hype, often causes delays in manufacturers' automation strategies due to confusion and fear. Fundamentally, AI complements machine vision, which uses handcrafted algorithms needing new formulas and trial-and-error development for each product type or feature.
Today companies record process trends digitally. However, analysis is still conducted in much the same way, with operations staff manually identifying trends. Enter artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
On Demand Anna-Katrina Shedletsky is the CEO and Co-Founder of Instrumental, which launched the first AI-powered visual quality control platform in 2016. She reports from the cutting edge on practical applications of AI for electronics quality control.