IBM and ABB introduced Watson AI assistant that detects product defects on manufacturing floors faster than humans

Briefing

IBM and ABB introduced Watson AI assistant that detects product defects on manufacturing floors faster than humans

May 3, 2017

Briefing

  • Cognitive Visual Inspection – IBM and industrial automation company ABB announced new Cognitive Visual Inspection solution that uses Watson artificial intelligence and Ability, ABB’s industrial monitoring system, to detect product defects in manufacturing floors at Hannover Messe 2017
  • Faster Defect Detection – Can inspect parts five times faster than human workers, reducing inspection time by 80% and manufacturing defects by 7-10%
  • Trained with Images – Trained by feeding human-classified images of product defects, able to sense scratches and pinholes not visible to human eye
  • Benefits – Improved manufacturing accuracy, consistency, speed, and yield, while avoiding product recalls and damage to company reputation

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Business Model and Practices

Business Model
and Practices

Sector

Industrial Manufacturing, Information Technology

Organization

ABB Ltd., International Business Machines Corp.

Source

Original Publication Date

April 25, 2017

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