Find the fabric defect before it becomes a whole roll.
Cameras watch fabric while it is being knitted and can stop the machine when a defect begins.
In practice. A Portuguese industrial inspection system documented in machine installations and operator software.
What to keep in view
CORE detects visible fabric problems in a specified production setting. Detecting a defect early does not guarantee elimination of all waste, and performance depends on fabric, installation and response procedures.
Observe, stop, review
Smartex CORE places camera inspection inside a knitting workflow. Detected defects can trigger a machine stop so the cause can be examined before more fabric is produced. The maker's 2024 documentation also describes reviewing the history of production stops. The intervention connects observation, interruption and operator review at the point where the textile is still being made.
Smartex puts inspection inside continuous production and connects detected faults with a stop and review workflow. The feedback arrives before a whole roll has been produced.
Shorten the life of a mistake
Our reading: a final inspection can discover the same fault repeated through a whole roll. Earlier observation shortens the interval in which a problem can multiply. Its value depends on recognising relevant defects without stopping the line unnecessarily and enabling someone to correct the cause.
Move a quality check to the point where a fault can still be stopped from multiplying.
Sources (3)
- smartex.ai · Enhancing Textile Production: Exhibiting Smartex's Groundbreaking Solutions at ITM 2024
- smartex.ai · Review Smartex Production Stop History on the FACT Stops Page & More Upgrades
- smartex.ai · Home | Smartex | Artificial Intelligence for Textiles
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