Revolutionizing Factory Quality Control with AI

A new software solution equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform quality control on the factory floor. Telit Cinterion, a leading global enabler of the intelligent edge, has announced deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection, a cutting-edge solution designed to optimize quality control, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability across various manufacturing industries.

Deployable either on premises or in the cloud, deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection seamlessly integrates with industrial cameras, robots, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and major platforms including AWS, Azure IoT, IBM Maximo, SAP, and Siemens. This versatile solution is tailored to cater to the demanding requirements of production environments such as just-in-time manufacturing (JITM) and Industry 4.0.

deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection offers a turnkey solution for collecting visual inspection data from various factory floor devices and feeding it into analytics platforms. By generating actionable insights, manufacturers are empowered to promptly identify and address emerging quality control issues associated with employee workstations, industrial robots, CNC machines, and more. Consequently, these insights facilitate the reduction of rework, downtime, and disruptions to production schedules.

Powered by the latest visual AI technologies, deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection excels in identifying a wide range of problems, such as missing bolts, incorrectly installed product badges, faulty welds, and misaligned seams. It leverages a comprehensive suite of technologies from the NVIDIA Metropolis stack, including the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform, DeepStream SDK, and TensorRT SDK. Additionally, customizable algorithms enable on-the-fly model training deployment.

The seamless integration of deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection with a diverse range of factory floor equipment, such as cameras, PLCs, robots, and CNC machines, as well as prominent enterprise software systems like AWS, IBM Maximo, Microsoft Azure IoT, SAP, and Siemens, ensures its compatibility and adaptability to different manufacturing environments.

deviceWISE is a scalaBig businessesble, integrated Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform that provides visibility and control over connected machines and data. Its integration with NVIDIA AI technologies allows manufacturers to enhance throughput and improve quality at each step of the manufacturing process. The platform collects and transforms data, integrates machines and systems, runs edge logic, and offers data visualization.

The upcoming release of deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection in Q3 2023 is poised to revolutionize factory quality control. By drawing on Telit Cinterion’s decades of experience in industrial machine integration and data orchestration, this innovative solution will enable real-time problem identification and resolution, minimizing downtime and optimizing production processes. Ricardo Buranello, SVP of IoT Platforms Business Unit at Telit Cinterion, states that deviceWISE AI Visual Inspection empowers manufacturers to swiftly identify and rectify issues that directly impact competitiveness and profitability. He further highlights how the camera integration within the larger deviceWISE suite equips manufacturers with the tools they need to drive disruptive innovation in their manufacturing processes.