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Sikora, Zumbach, Pixargus, or Maddox AI: Which solution is the best fit for your inspection task?

Sikora, Zumbach, Pixargus, or Maddox AI: Which solution is the best fit for your inspection task?

Sikora, Zumbach, Pixargus, or Maddox AI: Which solution is the best fit for your inspection task?

Maddox AI is the AI solution for demanding surface inspection. Learn when traditional measurement systems, classic camera technology, and leading AI solutions are the right approach for your inspection task.

Maddox AI is the AI solution for demanding surface inspection. Learn when traditional measurement systems, classic camera technology, and leading AI solutions are the right approach for your inspection task.

AI inspection dashboard
AI inspection dashboard

Leading companies are already using Maddox AI

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What makes Maddox AI different

What makes Maddox AI different

Intuitive to use

With Maddox AI, you train reliable AI models for a wide range of use cases in one central platform—no technical background required. Your machine-vision expert will never be the bottleneck again.

>80% fewer false rejects and escapes

Our AI models are capable of handling typical production variance, reliably distinguishing between genuine defects and other visual anomalies (e.g., dust or reflections). This helps you reduce scrap and re-sorting costs.

Real-time insights for targeted process optimization

Maddox AI delivers real-time analytics to your production line, highlighting optimization potential at both the coil level and across multiple plants. This enables you to detect and resolve issues early, minimizing scrap.

"Our legacy systems have reached their limits. As a result, we are no longer able to meet the customer requirements placed upon us. Traditional camera systems simply did not yield the desired results in our tests. We chose Maddox AI because the platform is intuitive to use, allowing us to set up new inspections ourselves without requiring extensive software expertise."

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Andre Szelongowski

Project & Automation Engineer

"Our legacy systems have reached their limits. As a result, we are no longer able to meet the customer requirements placed upon us. Traditional camera systems simply did not yield the desired results in our tests. We chose Maddox AI because the platform is intuitive to use, allowing us to set up new inspections ourselves without requiring extensive software expertise."

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Andre Szelongowski

Project & Automation Eng.

Inline Quality Control: Maddox AI vs. Conventional Measuring and Inspection Systems

Maddox AI vs. Smart
Cameras vs. Standard AI Systems

Maddox AI vs. Smart Cameras vs. Standard AI Systems

Established providers are increasingly supplementing their measurement technology with cameras and AI in order to also detect surface defects. This significantly expands the range of possible inspection tasks. However, with complex surfaces, it quickly becomes apparent: not all AI is created equal – inadequate models and training data lead to pseudo scrap and slippage in practice.

Established suppliers are increasingly supplementing their measurement technology with cameras and AI in order to also detect surface defects. This significantly expands the range of possible testing tasks. However, with complex surfaces, it quickly becomes apparent that not all AI is created equal – inadequate models and training data lead to pseudo scrap and slippage in practice.

Industrial smart camera
Industrial smart camera

Traditional Measurement Technology

Ideally suited for high-precision measurement tasks

Established measurement systems are ideal when specific dimensions such as diameter, ovality, or wall thickness must be precisely recorded. However, as soon as surface defects also need to be reliably detected, classic rule-based approaches reach their limits. These tasks require camera-based imaging and intelligent evaluation.

Industrial inspection machine

Camera-based inspection systems

Powerful in theory, often prone to false rejects in practice

To additionally detect surface defects, established providers are increasingly expanding their systems with cameras and AI-based evaluation. This allows a significantly wider range of inspection tasks to be covered. However, with variable surfaces, reflections, and complex defect patterns, the quality of the overall AI approach is decisive – otherwise, Pseudo scrap and escape rates can quickly occur.

Maddox AI software

Maddox AI

Reliably solves even complex surface inspections

Maddox AI was developed from the ground up for AI-based visual quality control. The focus is on reliable pass/fail decisions even with variable surfaces, reflections, dust, changing product variants, and complex defect patterns. This allows Pseudo scrap and escape rates to be systematically reduced.

Traditional Measurement Technology

Traditional Measurement Technology

Camera-based inspection systems

Camera-based inspection systems

Maddox AI

Maddox AI

Measurement task

Diameter

Diameter

Ovality

Ovality

Profile geometry

Profile geometry

Supported AI Models

Anomaly Detection

Anomaly Detection

Segmentation

Segmentation

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*

Object Detection

Object Detection

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*

Additional Models

Additional Models

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Surface Inspection

Optimal AI Algorithms

Optimal AI Algorithms

Optimal Training Datasets

Optimal Training Datasets

Guaranteed Inspection Success

Guaranteed Inspection Success

Cross-System Learning

Cross-System Learning

False Rejects

False Rejects

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-

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Escape Risk

Escape Risk

-

-

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Claim Costs

Claim Costs

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-

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Maintenance Effort

Maintenance Effort

-

-

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Analytics & Monitoring

Dashboards

Dashboards

*

*

*

*

Quality Control Agent

Notifications

Notifications

Maintenance & Support

Retraining

Retraining

-

-

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Included

Included

Updates

Updates

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Included

Included

Support

Support

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Additional Fee

Included

Included

Downtime During Updates

Downtime During Updates

High

High

High

High

None

None

*Limited functionality

Is surface inspection your main challenge?

Is surface inspection your main challenge?

Discover how Maddox Line inspects cables, pipes, hoses, wires, profiles, and other continuous products inline for surface defects using AI.

Discover how Maddox Line inspects cables, pipes, hoses, wires, profiles, and other continuous products inline for surface defects using AI.

Illustration of Maddox AI hardware used for continuous use cases.
AI model evaluation screen

Reliable automation

With Maddox AI, you train reliable AI models for a wide range of use cases in one central platform—no technical expertise required.

Optimal training datasets: The Maddox AI platform helps you create consistent datasets—the foundation for high-performance AI models.

Guaranteed inspection success: If the AI models don’t perform as promised, there are no costs.

Learn across systems: With a central platform, multiple inspection stations learn from each other. Data silos are a thing of the past.

Additional savingsthrough digitized defectanalysis

Additional savings through

digitized defect analysis

Maddox AI doesn’t just automate your visualinspections—it also provides valuable insights to optimize your production process and permanentlyreduce scrap.

Maddox AI doesn’t just automate your visual inspections—it also provides valuable insights to optimize your production process and permanently reduce scrap.

Maddox AI doesn’t just automate your visual inspections—it also provides valuable insights to optimize your production process and permanently reduce scrap.

Monitoring: The Maddox AI dashboard delivers real-time visibility into all relevant quality KPIs.

Monitoring: The Maddox AI dashboard delivers real-time visibility into all relevant quality KPIs.

Analytics: When issues arise, Maddox AI supports you with powerful root-cause analysis tools.

Analytics: When issues arise, Maddox AI supports you with powerful root-cause analysis tools.

Notifications: Get automatic alerts as soon as the scrap rate reaches critical levels—for faster response and optimized processes.

Notifications: Get automatic alerts as soon as the scrap rate reaches critical levels—for faster response and optimized processes.

Illustration of Maddox AI hardware used for continuous use cases.
Defect analysis dashboard
AI inspection dashboard
AI inspection dashboard

Always up to date at no extra cost

You always work with the latest version and all features for modern quality inspection—at no additional cost. With cloud training and local inference, updating AI models causes no production downtime.

Free updates: All customers benefit from new features and algorithms at no extra cost.

Free retraining: If products change or new defect classes are added, your model is simply extended—no new project needed.

Support included: With our support, you always get the maximum out of our software.

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1

KPI Alignment

Free

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2

Hardware-Installation

Free

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3

Data Collection & ModelDevelopment

Free

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4

Model Evaluation &Subscription

KPI-Based Purchase

5

5

Model Deployment &Further Development

Annual SaaS Fee

Test for free—100% risk-free

Test for free—100% risk-free

Maddox AI takes on the full investment risk: once we define the KPIs together, we develop the solution for you. You only pay when the system runs flawlessly and delivers real value.

“We appreciate that Maddox AI took on the full investment risk for our inspection project. We only started paying a monthly fee for the entire machine once the Maddox AI solution delivered the promised KPIs in regular production.”

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Jan Struhar

Managing Director

“We appreciate that Maddox AI took on the entire investment risk for our inspection project. We only started paying a monthly fee for the entire machine once the Maddox AI solution delivered the promised KPIs in regular production.”

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Jan Struhar

Managing Director

“We appreciate that Maddox AI took on the entire investment risk for our inspection project. We only started paying a monthly fee for the entire machine once the Maddox AI solution delivered the promised KPIs in regular production.”

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Jan Struhar

Managing Director

Put an end to false rejects and escapes

We optimize your visual quality inspection—without any investment risk

We optimize your visual quality inspection—without any investment risk

We optimize your visual quality

inspection—without any investment

risk