Surface Inspection, Retrofit

Optimization of Primer Inspection on Car Roofs

By upgrading to the Maddox AI software, an Keyence existing camera system was significantly improved. Pseudo-scrap was drastically reduced, eliminating the need for manual re-inspections and increasing process reliability.

Product

Car Roofs

Industry

Automotive

Total savings / year​

90-120k €

Customer Request

Our customer inspects primed car roofs in body construction. Although a camera-based visual inspection system from Keyence was already in place, it frequently produced pseudo-scrap. The rejected parts had to be laboriously rechecked manually, which significantly disrupted the production flow. Additionally, defective roofs had to be re-primed when necessary—a process that was highly time- and cost-intensive without a clear OK/NOK decision.

The goal was to enhance the existing inspection solution with more precise, AI-powered defect detection to improve both inspection quality and efficiency.

Before

Previous Inspection System

After

With Maddox AI

High pseudo-scrap rate from the existing Keyence camera system.

75% reduction in pseudo-scrap by upgrading the existing hardware with our AI-based software.

Manual re-inspection of rejected parts required due to pseudo-scrap issues.

No manual effort needed thanks to reduced pseudo-scrap.

Time- and cost-intensive re-primer processes.

More stable process chain with clear OK/NOK decision and traceability.

Before

Previous Inspection System

High pseudo-scrap rate from the existing Keyence camera system.

Manual re-inspection of rejected parts required due to pseudo-scrap issues.

Time- and cost-intensive re-primer processes.

After

With Maddox AI

75% reduction in pseudo-scrap by upgrading the existing hardware with our AI-based software.

No manual effort needed thanks to reduced pseudo-scrap.

More stable process chain with clear OK/NOK decision and traceability.

75%

Less pseudo-scrap

0

Manual re-inspection effort

1.500

inspected parts per day

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