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Bosch pilots generative AI synthetic images for optical inspection in two German plants
…rmany – Bosch is piloting generative AI and foundation models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synthetic images in order to develop and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. Bosch expects that this will reduce the time needed for planning, launching, an…
Description
Bosch is piloting generative AI and foundation models in two German plants, where synthetic images are used to develop and scale AI solutions for optical inspection. At Hildesheim, synthetic images have already trained the first standard systems in electric motor production; Bosch expects the approach to cut AI application planning, launch and ramp-up from six to twelve months to a few weeks.
…8178 dennis.christmann@de.bosch.com Download Business card Stuttgart, Germany – Bosch is piloting generative AI and foundation models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synth…
…and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. Bosch expects that this will reduce the time needed for planning, launching, and ramping up AI applications from the current six to twelve months to just a few weeks. Following successful piloting, this service for generating synthetic data is to…
Company
Bosch
…Christmann +4971181158178 dennis.christmann@de.bosch.com Download Business card Stuttgart, Germany – Bosch is piloting generative AI and foundation models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synth…
Country
Germany
…rmany – Bosch is piloting generative AI and foundation models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synthetic images in order to develop and scale AI soluti…
Industry
Manufacturing
…8178 dennis.christmann@de.bosch.com Download Business card Stuttgart, Germany – Bosch is piloting generative AI and foundation models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synth…
Problem
Planning, launching and ramping up AI applications for optical inspection currently takes Bosch six to twelve months. At the Feuerbach plant, fuel-injection components were inspected manually for years because the nature and complexity of the products and differences in the production lines meant neither rule-based nor AI-assisted optical inspection was possible.
…reduce the time needed for planning, launching, and ramping up AI applications from the current six to twelve months to just a few weeks. Following successful piloting, this service for generating synthetic data is to…
…the products, as well as differences in the structure of the production lines, meant that neither rule-based nor AI-assisted optical inspection was possible. The new approach is a scalable generative AI that recognizes variants of a prod…
Solution
In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synthetic images in order to develop and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. The approach builds on a foundation model developed by Bosch research and fed by large data sets from the Bosch manufacturing network, refined with synthetically generated data. At Hildesheim, synthetically generated images have already been used to train the first standard systems in electric motor production; at Stuttgart-Feuerbach, quality assurance of high-pressure pumps is to be AI-based in future.
…es into account different arrangements and sequences in the production process. This is based on a foundation model developed by Bosch research and fed by large data sets from the Bosch manufacturing network. Synthetically generated data is used to refine the model and customize it for o…
…Bosch research and fed by large data sets from the Bosch manufacturing network. Synthetically generated data is used to refine the model and customize it for on-site applications. This is expected to make the AI capable of inspecting components independently,…
…tion and optimize existing AI models. AI at the Bosch plant Stuttgart-Feuerbach At the plant, the quality assurance of high-pressure pumps is to be AI-based in future. Generative AI will be used in combination with Foundation Models. AI at the Bos…
Implementation approach
Bosch is piloting the approach in initial projects at two plants in Germany; following successful piloting, the service for generating synthetic data is to be offered to all Bosch locations.
…g up AI applications from the current six to twelve months to just a few weeks. Following successful piloting, this service for generating synthetic data is to be offered to all Bosch locations. Images (06) Projects with generative AI start in Bosch plants AI at the Bosch p…
Business value
Bosch expects the approach to reduce the time needed for planning, launching and ramping up AI applications from the current six to twelve months to just a few weeks. The Hildesheim plant expects project duration to be six months shorter than with conventional methods, leading to annual productivity increases in the six figure euro range. These are stated expectations from a pilot, not measured results.
…human eye cannot distinguish the artificially generated images from real ones. The plant expects that project duration will be six months shorter with the new approach than with conventional methods, leading to annual productivity increases in the six figure euro range. Bosch plans to expand the AI approach to other locations. “In our work to devel…
AI capabilities
Computer Vision, Generative AI
…on models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synthetic images in order to develop and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. Bosch expects that this will reduce the time n…
Business functions
Manufacturing & Production
…on models in manufacturing. In initial projects in two Bosch plants in Germany, generative AI creates synthetic images in order to develop and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. Bosch expects that this will reduce the time n…
Headline outcome
…and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. Bosch expects that this will reduce the time needed for planning, launching, and ramping up AI applications from the current six to twelve months to just a few weeks. Following successful piloting, this service for generating synthetic data is to…
Use case type
Visual inspection
…n Germany, generative AI creates synthetic images in order to develop and scale AI solutions for optical inspection and optimize existing AI models. Bosch expects that this will reduce the time n…
