Blog · AI visual inspection
Notes from the inspection line.
Anomaly detection, few-shot training, edge deployment and the metrics that matter: practical writing for integrators, quality managers and automation engineers.
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Air-gapped vision inspection: AI quality control with no network
A line with no internet still runs full AI inspection: the model, the compute and the updates live on the unit, deciding each part on-device in about 30 ms.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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What is anomaly detection in manufacturing?
Anomaly detection learns what a good part looks like and flags anything that deviates, catching the rare, first-seen defects a fixed rule was never written for.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Presence/absence and assembly verification from 20 good images
Catch missing screws, clips and labels with presence/absence and assembly verification learned from 20 good builds, deciding each part in about 30 ms.
July 2026 · 8 min read
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ATEX machine vision inspection: the hazardous-area enclosure variant
The AV-X100 targets hazardous chemical and petrochemical areas at IP66. What a hazardous-atmosphere enclosure needs, and why ATEX certification is a separate question.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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The bespoke, no-tiers partner model, explained for integrators
Why a vision channel can skip the Bronze/Silver/Gold ladder: one agreement written per firm, negotiated around the lines you serve, one partner at a time.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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C-mount lens selection for machine vision: working distance, field of view and defect size
Choose a C-mount lens from working distance, field of view and smallest defect, and check whether a 12 MP sensor has the pixels to resolve it.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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CE, IP54 and IEC in plain language: reading an inspection datasheet
What CE, IP and IEC actually declare on an inspection datasheet, how the IP digits work under IEC 60529, and how IP54, IP65 and IP66 map to the four Adente Vision variants.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Confidence scores and decision thresholds in AI inspection, explained
What a confidence score is, how a threshold turns it into a pass or fail to the PLC, and why moving that one knob trades missed defects against false rejects.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Defect vs anomaly vs nonconformance: what each word means on a real line
Three quality words with three owners, engineering, the model and the standard, and how the distinction picks the inspection mode on your line.
July 2026 · 6 min read
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Differentiating your integration business with edge-AI inspection
How a PLC-and-robot integrator differentiates: offer on-device anomaly inspection as a productised, proof-backed line item in the narrow band incumbents lack.
July 2026 · 7 min read