Strategic Focus: Augmenting Industrial Processes With Visual Inspection Technology

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Executive Summary

The rapid advancements in computer vision (CV) technology, driven by improved hardware, deep learning techniques and superior training models, have revolutionized industrial inspections, enhancing quality and safety standards. This report examines the current state of AI-based visual inspection technology, its applications and the trends shaping the industry’s future.
Leveraging computer vision for industrial excellence
Exploring the broad spectrum of visual inspection applications in industrial operations
Automated visual inspections leverage a variety of hardware
Major trends shaping the future of visual inspections
Figure 1. Comparison of traditional and AI-based visual inspections

About the Authors

Henry Kirkman

Henry Kirkman

Industry Analyst

Henry is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix. His current research agenda focuses on quality management, field service management and industrial applications of AI, including Gen...

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Malavika Tohani

Malavika Tohani

Research Director

Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations to become safer, more ef...

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