Surface Inspection

Inspection of Drain Pipes

Maddox AI enables complete weld seam inspection on rainwater downpipes without having to rotate the component. This transforms the previously sample-based inspection into an efficient, automated process with high defect detection rates and significantly reduced personnel requirements.

Product

Drain Pipes

Industry

Industry & Infrastructure

Total savings / year​

70-90k €

Customer Request

Our customer produces rainwater downpipes used for roof drainage in buildings.

Quality assurance was performed on a sample basis at defined time intervals by operators. A 100% inspection was not implemented, as such a process would have been too labor- and technology-intensive.

The goal was to fully automate this critical inspection process, particularly under the constraint that the pipes must not be moved or rotated. At the same time, personnel costs were to be reduced and defect rates minimized.

Before

Previous Inspection System

After

With Maddox AI

Sample-based visual inspection of weld seams by operators

Fully automated 100% 360° inspection of weld seams

The lack of a 100% inspection occasionally resulted in customer complaints with associated follow-up costs

No customer complaints since the installation of Maddox AI

High personnel requirements and subjective evaluation

Significant reduction in personnel effort with simultaneous quality improvement

Vorher

Vorheriges Inspektionssystem

Es wurde manuell in drei Schichten mit insgesamt sechs Mitarbeitenden kontrolliert. Die Erkennungsgenauigkeit variierte je nach Kontrolleur:in.

Durch das fehlerhafte Bestücken von Leiterplatten, wurde mit einer zu hohen Ausschussquote gefertigt.

Da die Prüfergebnisse nicht digitalisiert waren, wurde keine strukturierte Ursachenanalyse für die Produktion von NOK-Teilen durchgeführt.

Nacher

Mit Maddox AI

Alle Produkte werden 100 % automatisch nach einer präzisen Fehlerdefinition geprüft. Die Bedienung der Prüfanlage erfolgt durch einen Mitarbeitenden pro Schicht.

Seit der Installation von Maddox AI wurde die Ausschussquote um 25 % reduziert.

Dank des digitalisierten Prüfprozesses konnten Prozessoptimierungen realisiert werden (z.B. direkter Feedbackloop zur Maschineneinstellung).

8 Months

Payback period

0

Customer complaints

360°

Automated inspection of the parts

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