Case study·Manufacturing & Industrial QA

AI surface inspection for every metal plate, every shift.

A leading pipe manufacturer replaced manual visual inspection with Advitiix AI-Inspect® - giving operators a live defect map, severity classification, and a confident pass/fail decision in seconds.

Industry
Pipe Mfg.
Coverage
Top + Bottom
Advitiix AI-Inspect® gantry station scanning a metal plate on a roller conveyor with operator kiosk
Challenge

Manual inspection couldn't keep up

Surface defects like dents, scratches, pits, and contamination were inconsistently caught across shifts. Records were fragmented, slowing decisions on downstream pipe production.

Solution

AI-powered surface inspection

Advitiix deployed an AI vision system that inspects both faces of every plate, highlights detections with bounding boxes, and surfaces severity, location, and pass/fail to operators in real time.

Outcome

Faster, standardized decisions

Operators get a live defect map and an unambiguous FAIL or PASS - with a full digital record for every plate, every shift.

What changed on the line

From manual judgement to AI-assisted decisions.

Before
  • Manual visual inspection
  • Inconsistent across shifts and inspectors
  • Paper-based or fragmented records
With Advitiix
  • AI-assisted inspection of every plate
  • Defect ID, type, severity, and location on a live dashboard
  • Digital record retained for every plate
Result
  • Standardized quality decisions
  • Faster pass/fail at the point of inspection
  • Full traceability for downstream production
Defect map

Every detection, localized on the plate.

A single stitched view shows every defect with its bounding box, ID, and severity - exactly as operators see it on the line.

Stitched AI inspection view of a metal plate with bounding boxes around every detected defect
Critical

Scratches and structural defects flagged for immediate review.

Major

Bolt marks and other notable surface issues to address.

Minor

Dents, oil and water marks tracked for traceability.

Inside the operator dashboard

Everything an operator needs, on one screen.

Live stitched view, defect list, severity breakdown, coverage status, and a clear pass/fail decision.

AI Plate Inspection dashboard with detected defects, severity breakdown, and pass/fail decision
Results

What changed for the client.

Full-surface coverage

Top and bottom of every plate inspected during production.

Better defect catch

Consistent detection of dents, scratches, pits, oil/water marks, bolt marks, and other surface irregularities.

Faster decisions

Instant defect localization, severity classification, and pass/fail decisions.

Standardized quality

Less reliance on manual judgement; consistent calls across operators and shifts.

Traceability

Digital inspection records, defect maps, and historical quality data for every plate.

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