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ŠKODA's MAGIC EYE computer vision system predicts and prevents production line breakdowns
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ŠKODA AUTO built MAGIC EYE, a computer-vision predictive maintenance system, using AWS Internet of Things services and in-house technology to move from a reactive to a proactive approach to assembly line breakdowns. Six cameras mounted by a conveyor frame collect nearly 450,000 photos as a car moves through the production line, and 10 artificial neural networks analyze them to detect irregularities such as dirt, loose or cracked bolts, or aluminum track damage, alerting a maintenance operator. The neural networks can recognize 14 defect types and 178 classes, and AWS lists reduced assembly line downtime and increased staff productivity among the benefits.
…In the amount of time it takes a car to move through the ŠKODA production line, these cameras collect nearly 450,000 photos. The cameras connect to a powerful computer on the assembly line frame, where 1…
…photos. The cameras connect to a powerful computer on the assembly line frame, where 10 artificial neural networks collect and analyze the photos. The results are sent directly to the cloud and stored using Amazon Simple Stor…
…Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is part of the Volkswagen Group. Learn more Benefits of AWS Reduces assembly line downtime, Increased staff productivity, Facilitated a predictive approach to production line maintenance·, Optimized p…
Company
ŠKODA AUTO
…on downtime. To meet its production demands and avoid unnecessary revenue loss, ŠKODA AUTO (ŠKODA) knew it needed a way to prevent production line issues from occurring instead of just reacting to them. To address this need, ŠKODA tu…
Country
Czech Republic
…In the long-term, this approach is a good investment.” About ŠKODA About ŠKODA ŠKODA is a Czech automobile manufacturer headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is part of the Volkswagen Group. Learn more Benefits of AWS Reduces assembly…
Industry
Manufacturing
…In the long-term, this approach is a good investment.” About ŠKODA About ŠKODA ŠKODA is a Czech automobile manufacturer headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is part of the Volkswagen G…
Problem
ŠKODA's reactive approach to assembly line disruptions, checking equipment only during scheduled inspections or after a malfunction became significant, was not meeting its needs; production could be stalled for minutes, hours or even days depending on the problem, and every vehicle not produced costs thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
…ns or when a malfunction became significant enough to impact the assembly line. By then, production could be stalled for minutes, hours, or even days, depending on the problem. Using MAGIC EYE, maintenance operators can see potential concerns in advance an…
…provement, ŠKODA assessed its existing production and maintenance processes and determined that its current reactive approach to assembly line disruptions was not meeting its needs. It needed a way to accurately predict potential problems to prevent breakdowns…
Solution
ŠKODA used AWS services and in-house technology to build MAGIC EYE: six cameras mounted by a conveyor frame capture nearly 450,000 photos as a car moves through the production line, and 10 artificial neural networks on a computer on the assembly line frame analyze them; results are sent to the cloud and stored in Amazon S3. If an irregularity such as dirt, loose or cracked bolts, or aluminum track damage is detected, it alerts a maintenance operator, who decides on remedial action or scheduling repair work during planned downtime.
…tly on the main production line.” Harnessing the Power of AI and Compute Vision ŠKODA’s MAGIC EYE solution uses six cameras mounted by a conveyor frame to monitor equipment and reach places human operators can’t access with ease. In the process of manu…
…line frame, where 10 artificial neural networks collect and analyze the photos. The results are sent directly to the cloud and stored using Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), object storage built to retrieve any amount of data from anywhere. If MAGIC EY…
…dirt in the power line area, loose or cracked bolts, or aluminum track damage, it alerts the maintenance operator, who then decides the best approach to take, such as remedial action or scheduling future repair work during planned downti…
Business value
AWS lists reduced assembly line downtime, increased staff productivity, a predictive approach to production line maintenance and optimized production costs as benefits. MAGIC EYE's neural networks can now recognize 14 defect types and 178 classes, and with this scalability ŠKODA will be able to develop it into a standard solution that can eventually be rolled out to more of the Volkswagen Group's factories.
…Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is part of the Volkswagen Group. Learn more Benefits of AWS Reduces assembly line downtime, Increased staff productivity, Facilitated a predictive approach to production line maintenance·, Optimized p…
…when failures could come and the percentage of potential problems,” says Dědek. MAGIC EYE’s neural networks can now recognize a total of 14 defect types and 178 classes, including several subcategories, positioning it to detect hundreds of differen…
…ith ease to meet fluctuating production needs using AWS. With this scalability, ŠKODA will be able to develop MAGIC EYE into an even more powerful standard solution that can eventually be rolled out to more of the Volkswagen Group’s factories. Envisioning the Future of MAGIC EYE and the ŠKODA Approach For the Volkswagen…
AI capabilities
Computer Vision, Predictive Analytics
…got to work developing MAGIC EYE, a new way to manage auto production, in 2020. MAGIC EYE compute vision technology collects, monitors, and analyzes equipment data to identify vulnerabilities and calculate different breakdown scenarios before they create a problem. “The aim of our department is to identify these w…
Business functions
Manufacturing & Production
…weak places and find a solution to limit or remove the breakdown,” says Dědek. “MAGIC EYE is one of the most important parts of our approach because it’s directly on the main production line.” Harnessing the Power of AI and Compute Vision ŠKODA’s MAGIC EYE solution uses…
Technology
Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon QuickSight
…ndreds of different scenarios and conditions.For flexible and scalable compute, MAGIC EYE uses Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), which offers secure and resizable compute capacity for virtually any workload.…
…or virtually any workload. The solution also uses additional AWS services, like Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), which provides users with the ability to set up, operate, and scale a relation…
…the cloud with just a few clicks. For visualization of the MAGIC EYE solution, the company uses Amazon QuickSight , which helps everyone in an organization to understand data by asking question…
Headline outcome
…Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is part of the Volkswagen Group. Learn more Benefits of AWS Reduces assembly line downtime, Increased staff productivity, Facilitated a predictive approach to production…
Use case type
Visual inspection
…(Amazon S3), object storage built to retrieve any amount of data from anywhere. If MAGIC EYE detects an irregularity, like dirt in the power line area, loose or cracked bolts, or aluminum track damage, it alerts the maintenance operator, who then decides the best approach to take…
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