In-line product traceability and inspection
Serialization represents a new standard for encoding in-line product information that could be adopted in many areas in the near future. The integration of vision and machine learning systems for real-time defect detection allows non-conformities and defects to be identified in a robust and fully automated manner as the product transits down the line through inspection and control stations.
The ability to track the individual component allows a kind of “digital identity card” to be associated with it, which includes all the information and data acquired during the previous stages of production and assembly. In cado of anomalies found on the line, this allows the possible causes of the problem to be traced and corrective and improvement actions to be activated to maximize the performance and efficiency of the entire system.
Context Usage
Digitized production, assembly and supply chains.
Benefits it offers from a 4.0 perspective
- Fully automated in-line identification of anomalies and defects
- Traceability of the past “history” of the component to search for the causes that led to the observed defectiveness and activation of correction logic and continuous improvement.
- Integration within a 4.0 product and process qualification system.
