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Title
AMRC Uses IBM Maximo Visual Inspection for AI-Driven Manufacturing Defect Detection
…Industry 4.0 era with an AI-driven manufacturing system for visual inspection. IBM® Maximo® Visual Inspection software on an IBM Power® Systems AC922 server, with security-rich, cloud-ready IBM FlashSystem® storage, helps the centre rap…
Description
The UK's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) deployed IBM Maximo Visual Inspection software on an IBM Power Systems AC922 server with FlashSystem storage at its Factory 2050 facility to automate detection of faulty manufactured components, replacing manual light-beam inspection methods. The AI-optimized platform delivers 5 GB/s image-transfer speeds (versus 70 MB/s on prior on-premises infrastructure), trained an accurate vision model from about 500 images in roughly 20 minutes, and delivered a proof-of-concept for a startup customer in 5 days.
…tem that could more quickly detect faulty parts with less waste. Transformation The centre deployed IBM Maximo Visual Inspection software on a high-performance Power Systems AC922 server in Factory 2050, its showcase facility. A FlashSystem solution further boosts throughput speed and storage efficiency.…
Company
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
…es and in their processes.” About Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Established in 2001, the AMRC (link resides outside of ibm.com) conducts world-leading research into advanced machining, manufacturing and materials. It brings together more than 600 researchers and engineers from around the glob…
Problem
AMRC sought an AI-enhanced visual inspection system to detect faulty manufactured parts faster and with less waste. Traditional computer-vision approaches were thrown off by changes in lighting and item position and could take weeks to fine-tune per fault type, while the centre's existing on-premises infrastructure — CPU-based servers in a separate building linked by a 1 Gb/s network — could not keep pace with the roughly 20 GB of images generated per component.
…rapidly turn innovative ideas into manufacturing realities. Business challenge The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) sought to develop an AI-enhanced visual inspection system that could more quickly detect faulty parts with less waste. Transformation The centre deployed IBM Maximo Visual Inspection software on a h…
Solution
AMRC deployed IBM Maximo Visual Inspection software on an IBM Power Systems AC922 server (pairing POWER9 CPUs with NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs) in its Factory 2050 facility, paired with a colocated IBM FlashSystem storage solution, using the software's data-labeling, model-training and deployment tools to build computer-vision models for defect detection.
…d we had a tremendous amount of success quite straight off the bat,” he agrees. IBM Maximo Visual Inspection software provides the team with an open-source, intuitive framework and tools for building and managing computer vision models, including functions for installation and configuration, data labeling, model training, inference and deployment. Located onsite in Factory 2050, the Power Systems AC922 server offers a fully o…
Business value
The new platform delivers image-transfer speeds of 5 GB/s, versus 70 MB/s on the prior on-premises infrastructure, trained an accurate vision model from about 500 images in roughly 20 minutes, and let the team deliver a proof-of-concept visual-inspection solution for a startup customer in just 5 days.
…ion project forward, including continuing to rapidly train and validate models. The new solution delivers transfer speeds of 5 GB/s, compared with 70 MB/s as provided by the on-premises infrastructure located in another building. “When it comes to our research, we need to be as fast and efficient as we possi…
Country
United Kingdom
…Intelligent inspection systems The AMRC is helping lead a revolution in the UK. Inside its glass-walled, state-of-the-art Factory 2050 facility in Sheffield, the centre develops digital-driven solutions that employ AI, Internet of Thing…
Industry
Manufacturing
…. Inside its glass-walled, state-of-the-art Factory 2050 facility in Sheffield, the centre develops digital-driven solutions that employ AI, Internet of Things (IoT), robotic and other emerging technologies, all with the aim to solve real-world manufacturing problems. Once considered futuristic, these solutions are ready for full scale deploymen…
Technology
IBM Maximo Visual Inspection, IBM Power Systems AC922, IBM FlashSystem
…ve, industry-focused research involving universities, academics and businesses. Solution components IBM Power Systems AC922 Maximo Visual Inspection Spectrum Control & Storage Insights/Pro Spectrum Virtualize Storage: IBM FlashS…
Use case type
Visual inspection
…he project team required machine-learning visual recognition software to use in creating accurate models for image classification and defect detection. The researchers built a dataset by capturing and labeling thousands of high-de…
Business functions
Manufacturing & Production
…ing and machining technologies. One of the AMRC’s development projects involves automating manual-based processes used to detect flaws in manufactured structural components, especially in safety-critical industries such as aerospace and defense. Tradit…
Headline outcome
…ent with intuitive IBM visual recognition tools on an IBM AI-optimized platform 5 days to deliver a proof-of-concept (POC) solution to help a startup company bring its vision to life Business challenge story Intelligent inspection systems The AMRC is helping lea…
AI capabilities
Computer Vision
…he project team required machine-learning visual recognition software to use in creating accurate models for image classification and defect detection. The researchers built a dataset by capturing and labeling thousands of high-de…
Deployment model
on-premise
…ion and configuration, data labeling, model training, inference and deployment. Located onsite in Factory 2050, the Power Systems AC922 server offers a fully optimized platform to support the massive throughput the project’s workloads require. The backbone…
Deployment options
On-premise
…ion and configuration, data labeling, model training, inference and deployment. Located onsite in Factory 2050, the Power Systems AC922 server offers a fully optimized platform to support the massive throughput the project’s workloads require. The backbone…
