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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Operator handover: running the AI inspection unit after the integrator leaves
What the operator reads on the web dashboard, what they can adjust versus what needs the integrator, and how to decide rework or scrap on a flagged part.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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OT/IT segmentation for a vision cell: where the inspection unit belongs
An edge inspector that speaks fieldbus and 24V I/O sits at Purdue Levels 1-2 in the OT zone, with no outbound hole a cloud vision service would force.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Part counting on the line: the Counting inspection mode explained
How the Counting mode verifies part quantities at 100+ parts per minute, combines a count with pass/fail in one pass, and reports to the dashboard and the PLC.
July 2026 · 6 min read
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How to send pass/fail to a PLC over 24V discrete I/O (4-in / 4-out)
Hand an inspection result to a PLC with four 24V outputs: pass, fail, ready and fault, latched until the part clears. No fieldbus needed for a go/no-go check.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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PPM and DPMO for vision inspection: speaking your customer's quality language
Convert an inspection false-negative rate into an escape PPM and report accuracy in the PPM, DPMO and sigma units automotive and electronics customers demand.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Quality traceability and compliance with edge AI inspection
Per-part pass/fail records, millimetre measurements and on-device logging give your quality team an audit trail without shipping imagery off site.
July 2026 · 8 min read
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Real-time pass/fail to the PLC: the latency budget of an inspection cell
The trigger-to-reject latency chain of an inspection cell, and why about 30 ms of edge pass/fail meets a budget an unbounded cloud round-trip cannot.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Wiring a reject actuator from an inspection output
How to drive a reject actuator from a 24V inspection output: signal path, tracking delay, latch and interlocks, so a fail result actually removes the bad part.
July 2026 · 8 min read
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Reselling vs integrating a vision unit: which model fits your firm
Resell the box, integrate it into a cell, or OEM-embed it in your machine. Three vision channel models compared by margin, support load and customer ownership.
July 2026 · 7 min read
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Retrofitting AI inspection onto an existing line controller
How a self-contained unit drops onto a brownfield controller: read the protocol it already speaks, then match it. Five protocols plus 4 I/O, no new PC or cloud, about 30 minutes to install.
July 2026 · 6 min read