Medical Supplies

More precise detection of wafer/chip defects

AI algorithms can accurately identify subtle nano-scale defects like scratches, stains, and indentations on wafer/chip surfaces, while traditional AOI systems have limited capabilities in detecting these minor defects.

Automated classification of defect types

AI not only can detect the presence of defects, but also automatically categorize them into different types like scratches or foreign particle adhesion based on their characteristics (shape, size, etc.), providing a basis for subsequent analysis and handling.

Stronger pattern defect detection capabilities

The AI vision system can accurately inspect circuit patterns on wafers/chips for issues like open circuits or short circuits, whereas traditional AOI has relatively weaker abilities in this regard.

Significantly improved detection efficiency

AI-based detection is far faster than traditional AOI, enabling high-volume, inline inspection without impacting production pace, thereby enhancing manufacturing efficiency.

Reduced human intervention and subjective errors

AI-based inspection has the advantages of automation and intelligence, minimizing the subjective biases introduced by manual operations, and greatly improving the consistency of inspection quality.

Enhancing defect detection for light guide plates and diffusion boards

Optoelectronic/display products have extremely high uniformity requirements for light guide plates and diffusion boards. Any minor scratches, stains, or deformations can cause uneven brightness. AI-based vision algorithms can detect these tiny defects with high precision, whereas traditional AOI has limited capabilities in this area.

Accurate detection of fine circuit pattern defects

The metal conductive layers and circuit patterns on panels are becoming increasingly miniaturized, making it difficult for traditional AOI to fully detect subtle defects like breaks and cracks. Leveraging powerful pattern recognition capabilities, AI vision systems can detect these fine circuit defects with high accuracy.

Improved detection rate for color filter and CF defects

Color filter defects come in diverse forms, requiring inspection for issues like bright spots, dark spots, and contamination. AI technology can simultaneously detect multiple defect types, achieving a far higher detection rate compared to traditional AOI focused on single defect types.
AOI utilizes high-speed, high-precision vision processing technology to automatically inspect various assembly errors and soldering defects on PCBs, ICs, and electronic components.
The scope of PCB, IC, and electronic components can range from fine-pitch, high-density boards to low-density, large-size boards.
Online inspection solutions are provided to improve production efficiency and soldering quality.
By using AOI as a tool to reduce defects, errors can be identified and eliminated early in the assembly process, achieving good process control.
Early detection of defects will prevent bad boards from moving to subsequent assembly stages.
AOI will reduce repair costs and avoid the scrapping of unrepairable PCBs, ICs, and electronic components.

Enhancing defect detection for complex metal/mechanical components

Mechanical and automotive parts often have complex shapes, and AI algorithms can better identify subtle defects such as cracks, scratches, and deformations on these intricate, high-precision components, improving the detection coverage and accuracy.

Handling diverse metal materials and surface characteristics

Different metals like steel and aluminum have varying reflective properties, which traditional AOI systems struggle to cover comprehensively. AI systems can self-adapt by learning from extensive sample data, flexibly handling various metal materials and surface conditions.

Improving defect detection for critical functional components

For core functional components in machinery and vehicles, such as engine blocks and brake discs, AI can more precisely detect minor defects that may impact safety and service life, enhancing quality control for these critical parts.

Shortening programming time for complex product inspections

With the wide variety of mechanical and automotive products, traditional AOI requires rewriting inspection programs for each new product. AI systems can quickly learn and adapt to new products, significantly reducing the programming and deployment time.

Enhancing high-speed production line inspection adaptability

Mechanical and automotive production lines often operate at very high speeds, making detection more challenging due to increased product motion. AI-based vision inspection algorithms can better handle high-speed scenarios, ensuring stable and reliable inspection.

Real-time problem identification and resolution

Using AOI fabric inspection or plastic molding machines can instantly detect defects, allowing factories to promptly resolve issues and reduce recalls and waste. Identifying defects before shipment helps improve customer satisfaction and increase the likelihood of repeat orders.

Reducing human errors

Before replacing manual inspection, factory workers had to rely on their eyes to visually identify defects for long periods. Human errors, fatigue, and inadequate lighting can all impact manual inspection, causing defective products to slip through unnoticed. AOI fabric or plastic molding machines can mitigate such risks.

Reducing customer complaints and increasing ROI

With a well-trained identification model, AOI can easily detect a variety of fabric defects. Not only is the inspection process more streamlined, but it also reduces human oversights. Factories can then take on large-scale orders, increasing their profit potential and investment returns.

Lowering production costs

Manual fabric inspection has a limit of 20-30 minutes of concentrated effort before fatigue sets in, and prolonged operation can be harmful to eye health. Automated inspection machines effectively solve issues like labor turnover, worker fatigue, and recruitment challenges that can cause production capacity fluctuations.

More precise detection of food surface defects

AI algorithms can better identify subtle scratches, cracks, and indentations on food surfaces, whereas traditional AOI systems have limited capabilities in detecting these minor defects.

Accurate identification of foreign objects within food

Leveraging auxiliary equipment like X-rays or infrared, AI can effectively inspect food products for the presence of foreign objects, impurities, or metal contaminants, improving control over the internal quality of food.

Automated food shape recognition and grading

AI can grade and sort food products based on parameters like shape and size, ensuring they meet the specified standards, which aids in product packaging and shipping.

Rapid inspection of food packaging integrity

AI can automatically check for issues like damage or poor sealing in food packaging, enabling immediate detection of any unexpected harm during transportation.

Improved detection of subtle surface defects on medical devices

AI algorithms can precisely identify nano-scale defects like scratches, burrs, and indentations on the surfaces of medical devices such as syringes and catheters. Traditional AOI systems have limited capabilities in detecting these minor defects.

Accurate inspection of medical packaging integrity

The AI vision system can automatically inspect medical product packaging for issues like damage and seal integrity, ensuring the completeness of the sterile barrier and avoiding contamination risks during transportation.

Realization of medical label character recognition

Some medical products feature complex labels with information like batch numbers and expiration dates. AI's powerful optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities can accurately identify and verify the correctness of these labeling data.

Improved inspection efficiency and reduced human risks

The AI inspection process is highly automated and fast, enabling high-volume inline detection. This reduces the safety risks and judgment biases associated with manual operations, improving the consistency of inspection quality.

Improved detection accuracy

AI can learn the features of small, complex defects through deep learning from large datasets, surpassing human visual inspection capabilities. However, it also requires capturing high-quality images and integrating multiple feature extraction techniques to detect the smallest defects.

Flexible defect definition and classification

AI can self-learn defect characteristics, significantly reducing the manual definition efforts. It can detect defect types missed by traditional rule-based approaches, and also perform accurate classification of defect categories (e.g. scratches, bubbles). But when the defect samples are imbalanced, strategies like data augmentation and class weighting adjustments are needed.

Highly adaptive optimization of inspection

AI can automatically optimize the inspection parameters and strategies based on different glass properties, improving robustness. For curved glass surfaces, AI can integrate techniques like 3D vision to adapt to these complex 3D scenarios.

Automated, unattended operation

AI-based inspection systems can run continuously in an automated manner, improving efficiency and reducing labor costs. However, it is important to handle complex background interference issues and enhance the model's resilience to such environmental noises.

Improved detection of small defects on printed products

AI algorithms can precisely identify subtle defects on labels/printed products, such as small stains, scratches, and color variations, while traditional AOI systems have limited capabilities in detecting these minor defects.

Accurate text/code recognition Labels/printed products often feature text, barcodes, and other encoded information.

AI has powerful optical character recognition (OCR) and barcode recognition capabilities, allowing it to accurately identify and verify the correctness of these encoded data.

Efficient inspection of complex patterns and image defects

Labels and packaging often have intricate graphic designs. The AI vision system can effectively detect issues like pattern segmentation, image quality, and missing elements, whereas traditional AOI has limited abilities in handling image-related defects.

Significantly improved inspection efficiency

The AI inspection process is highly automated and fast, enabling high-volume inline detection without disrupting the production line, greatly enhancing the overall inspection efficiency.

Medical Supplies

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Conventional machine vision systems can accurately calculate quantities of drugs and vials but lack flexibility and adaptability for certain error scenarios, unlike Cognex Deep Learning. Capabilities extend further than counting, encompassing misaligned, reversed, or color-confused containers, thereby improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Component location tools train with containers orientated towards various directions, resulting in consistent recognition across all possibilities, generating reliable counting methodologies considering peripheral distortions simultaneously.

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Implementation of Cognex Deep Learning proves effective in solving applications of this nature. Component positioning tools easily handle complex vaccine assembly tests, e.g., items placed in varied directions, overlapping, missing, or containing different combinations of SKUs. After training a deep learning system from multiple angles to recognize assembled components and discriminate between existing and newly introduced ones (even visually alike counterparts), successful identification becomes effortless.

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Cognex Deep Learning presents a highly trustworthy medical patch testing solution, hinging upon measurable medication dosages against specified locations. Training occurs through mounting patches above several accepted droplet sizes and shapes against rejected liquid forms, creating classes outlining permissible drops' shape and magnitude. Ultimately, any remaining inconsistencies fall into the removal category.

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Solomon combines machine vision and artificial intelligence to create AI learning modules using the Classification function of SolVision AI image platform to judge the precipitation conditions from the image features in the database. Through deep learning technology, it can identify the precipitation conditions of liquids of different colors and accurately distinguish 7 different precipitation patterns, thereby judging the quality of the contents.

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Automatic inspection of external defects and dimensions of Chinese herbal pills, Chinese herbal tablets, health pills, etc., such as shape, damage, cracks, color difference, foreign objects, stains, etc., with high-precision screening requirements

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Cognex Deep Learning excels in solving problems associated with mass tablet detection, achieving high precision levels. Through comprehensive training with tablets captured from multiple angles, the defect detection tool can subsequently detect any abnormal tablets omitted from initial training sets. All compliant tablets proceed to primary packaging seamlessly.

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  1. Full Chinese operation interface
  2. Applicable to various shapes of tablets
  3. Statistical functions (total inspected/qualified/defective quantities)
  4. Defective image storage and classification
  5. Ability to adjust settings during inspection
  6. Complete rejection mechanism planning (low/medium/high speed, contact/non-contact type)
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Tablet and capsule inspection and screening machine can automatically and accurately detect tablets, capsules, hard capsules, soft capsules, etc. With simple settings, you can easily and accurately inspect various shapes, colors, foreign objects, stains and other external defects.

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Cognex Deep Learning is equipped with High Dynamic Range Plus (HDR+) technology, offering uniform illumination and deeper depth of field without requiring expensive and elaborate lighting systems, making low contrast defects on actuators clearer and more visible. The difference between HDR+ and standard HDR lies in its ability to quickly capture single shots of moving parts during operation compared to traditional HDR methods, which require objects to remain stationary and collect several images to achieve similar results.

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Cognex deep learning's defect detection tools train using a small group of sample images to learn the standard appearance of syringes, allowing them to recognize slight deviations indicating needle protrusion situations while accepting changes in the surface appearance of syringes.

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Cognex Deep Learning can detect many subtle microscopic slanted needle tip defects using a small dataset of sample images to train the defect detection tool. When magnified significantly, any variation presented in the light path reveals the structure of the needlehead surface. A highly reflective appearance indicates smoothness, whereas dimmed opacity suggests possible defects. This same process also highlights the internal and external diameters of needles for size checks.

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  1. Syringe Bevel Inspection Suitable for Cognex Deep Learning due to Training Using Multiple Angles; Despite numerous and intricate changes, transparency, and complicated geometry—including minuscule defects overlooked by human inspectors—these differences can still discern acceptable versus unacceptable curvatures.
  2. Cognex Deep Learning Defect Detection Tools Easily Adapt to Subtle Shape Variations Arising from Supplier Changes, Resulting in Minimal False Rejections Compared to Traditional Machine Vision Requiring Major Programming Redesigns
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Solomon combines machine vision and artificial intelligence to use SolVision's Segmentation technology to train AI models for the various textures and shapes of white and transparent plastic parts. This can effectively detect assembly errors of plastic parts, improve the efficiency of defect detection, and make the overall process more perfect.

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Utilizing the powerful yet compact In-Sight 8505P Imaging System, perform measurements for all dimensions of syringes. Equipped with High Dynamic Range Plus (HDR+) technology, In-Sight 8505P addresses complications stemming from glass reflection and refraction, as well as plunger stoppers and liquids. This imaging technique reduces lens flare and image noise, improves edge contrast, increases dimensional precision, and maintains short exposure times. The key distinction between HDR+ and standard HDR involves capturing single exposures of moving components at speed, whereas standard HDR requires static components and collecting multiple images for comparable results.

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Cognex Deep Learning handles a wide variety of defects, making it the optimal solution for this application. The defect detection tool learns ink printing problems on curved surfaces and reflective surfaces of syringes before recognizing if ink is too heavy, too light, or dirty using pattern matching software paired with High Dynamic Range Plus (HDR+). This technology decreases glare, enhances contrast, and accelerates automaticized print inspection speeds. Distinguishing factors include quick single-exposure collection for moving components via HDR+, whereas Standard HDR demands immobility and multiple image acquisitions for comparable results.

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Apacer's pillow-shaped bottle independent machine inspection can replace manual multiple inspections, and its special fixture design has obtained a patent for invention design. The machine is versatile and uses 9 precision optical lenses to simultaneously inspect 3 types of internal and 4 types of external bottle defects and supports 5 types of pillow-shaped plastic bottles with a capacity of 15ml or less. In order to adapt to the space environment of the inspection room, a U-shaped design is adopted to facilitate the reduction of the overall size of the machine. It is equipped with a turntable fixture mechanism, visual judgment software, and human-machine interface information display.

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Cognex AI technology combined with High Dynamic Range Plus (HDR+) technology offers an ideal solution for particle material detection. The Cognex AI solution trains using diverse microparticle substance types found inside pills and pill containers, accounting for varying shapes and sizes, whether air bubbles are present, and incorporates reflections and refractions seen through glass bottles and container windows. As a result, it effectively detects particles even under complex lighting conditions.

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Rule-based visual systems face difficulty adapting to seal variations, opacity, or Tyvek materials. Nevertheless, Cognex Deep Learning Solutions serve as supplementary and alternative options. Deep learning reliably identifies foreign objects, invalid sealing, impurities, improper labels, and paint coating flaws detrimental to package integrity. Implementing 100% visual inspection achieves peak efficiency by minimizing operator error and providing instantaneous highlighting of concerns. Such highlights facilitate clear distinction of issues for personnel or machines, followed by subsequent categorization later.

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Cognex Deep Learning can dependably examine medical kits bundled in packaging for potential defects despite the presence of components facing varied angles and construction diversity among tubes. By undergoing comprehensive kit image training, the Part Location Tool discovers and confirms necessary components' existence, regardless of numerous possible appearance modifications that could complicate assessment. Damage sustained during assembly leading to deviation beyond allowed change margins causes kit failure in final examinations.

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Deep learning streamlines tasks involving automatic positioning, identification, and classification within a single image's multiple characteristics. Depending on various item dimensions, shapes, and surface attributes, the system discerns and groups distinctive features accordingly. Users can train assembly positioning and verification tools to find desired items. Afterward, the picture gets segmented into separate sections, allowing the tool to assess the presence of the required item and validate its kind, regardless of orientation and lighting settings. Furthermore, deep learning finds and identifies flyers inside boxes, averting recalls and assuring patient safety.

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Cognex Deep Learning trains with numerous examples of successfully inserted needled nozzles within an acceptable range, alongside outliers marked as defects characterized by characteristics beyond the scope of acceptability, such as air bubbles, cracks, insufficient adhesion of connecting glue, problematic conical tips, or other inclusions. It flags these defects and eliminates them from the production line. Due to ease of training new needle lengths and measurement values, manufacturers avoid lengthy and complicated programming procedures required in conventional machine vision implementations.

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Cognex's deep learning design has the ability to distinguish real defects from acceptable coating irregularities, addressing these complex detection challenges. Defect detection tools undergo extensive training involving different classes of glass bottles and multiple angles to thoroughly learn normal component variations, including the acceptable range of coating defects. Then, when analyzing drug bottles, they scan, evaluate, and label features outside the accepted range, all while minimizing false reports caused by coating defects.

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The proposed solution combines conventional machine vision and deep learning visual systems, checking bottle caps from below and top-down perspectives, ensuring appropriate dimensioning and positioning, and revealing existing issues. Cognex Deep Learning can detect unexpected scrapes, holes, and other flaws while distinguishing simple cosmetic defects from functional shortcomings. Applying these technologies leads to improved quality, diminished unnecessary waste, increased productivity, and elevated yields.

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Cognex Deep Learning solutions enable precise part localization, thorough problem analysis, and robust classification abilities, preventing deficient products from entering supply chains. Combining human-like detection skills with computerized automation and repeatability features ensures maximum functionality alongside robot collaboration, guaranteeing optimal performance in tandem with visual instruments. Detecting complex anomalies missed by operators reduces recall events, lowers rework expenses, and fully collects traceable images throughout operations.

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Utilizing machine vision and deep learning techniques, mask manufacturers can ensure compliance with ISO standards during production and discover flawed masks before shipping. The Cognex In-Sight 8402 Visual System detects earloop and headband weld points in mask components while measuring mask width to confirm manufactured dimensions meet expectations. Although many defects might prove elusive and hard to predict, traditional machine vision algorithms struggle to account for them. Fortunately, with just fifty sample images, Cognex Deep Learning can effortlessly locate cracks, stains, sewing faults, and other irregularities, subsequently categorizing them.

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  1. An innovative automatic optical inspection station with two 2D Basler cameras located under the glass screen. When foreign objects in the IV bag fall to the bottom, the lighting system located above the IV bag allows SolVision's complex artificial intelligence algorithm to detect foreign objects.
  2. SolVision successfully detected all foreign objects with 100% detection accuracy
  3. The inspection cycle is 500 milliseconds per bag, exceeding the customer's target
  4. Successfully detected and significantly reduced overall inspection time, exceeding customer expectations
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  1. AI learning function: You can learn OK samples, automatically analyze defect locations, and greatly improve the defect detection rate.
  2. Multi-field detection: By using two light sources, bright field and dark field, the ability to detect color film patterns is improved, so that the software can detect defects that are obscured by patterns.
  3. Heat map analysis function: It can analyze the defect location and severity through the heat map, and assist the personnel to analyze and judge the detection result.
  4. Defect classification function: It can classify NG photos by training pictures of different defects, which is convenient for production personnel to analyze the production situation.
  5. Report function: After each batch is completed, a production report can be automatically generated, including all detection results, production yield, defect ratio and other data.
  6. Alarm function: You can set the number of consecutive NGs, automatically stop the machine and alarm the operator to deal with abnormal situations in time.
  7. The system can detect the following defects and bad conditions: missing edges, burrs, bubbles, attachments, lint, missing ink, misprinted patterns, cracks, etc.
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This vision system can be connected to the factory's main PC system via a local area network, which facilitates the management of user login, real-time images, defect images, and system settings. Images can also be automatically stored on the main PC, providing quality assurance and other departments with an intuitive user interface with a touch screen. It can be used to monitor and control production data and inspection conditions, and to obtain information such as inspection results and error reports.

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Cognex Deep Learning performs exceptionally well in conducting X-ray inspection and verifications for assembled devices and packages. After training with valid device images containing intact components placed correctly, the Assemblies Validation Tool learns about accepted positional shifts across the whole product line and positions of diverse components. Post-training, the instrument promptly recognizes bends, incorrect placements, missing pieces, and drug quantity anomalies among packaged items while accepting completely assembled units meeting requirements.

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LEDA Monocle is an AI-enabled Automated Optical Inspection (AI-AOI) software that can be used for contact lens defect detection. Combined with ADLINK's powerful AI machine vision system, it provides a complete AI-AOI solution that allows you to set product defect standards and accurately detect products based on these standards. This solves the problem of high false alarm rates in traditional manual inspection and helps contact lens manufacturers to improve the intelligence of inspection and the accuracy and speed of quality inspection.

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PTP packaging is mainly made of transparent PVC blisters combined with aluminum foil backing. However, the blisters are transparent, which makes it easy for light to be reflected in the fast-moving packaging production line, affecting visual judgment and causing the product packaging defect rate to be high.

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By using the Segmentation technology of Solomon SolVision AI image platform, the defects in the image samples are labeled and used to train AI models. After deep learning, the quality control department can accurately identify whether there are defects on the mask and eliminate the defective products.

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360° intelligent AOI foreign object detection machine with full angle, which contains a new rotating fixture with integrated AOI technology, so that when switching different measurement sizes of bottles, it can be detected in a fully automatic way without changing the fixture and manual intervention; It is also equipped with 360-degree multi-angle shooting to achieve the benefits of precise detection and reducing the overall detection time. In addition, it is equipped with the intelligent optical detection software independently developed by Apacer Smart IoT, which can quickly identify and mark the defective areas of the medicine bottle, and effectively assist the quality control personnel to conduct the next step of verification.

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