AI continues to replace human labor

Artificial intelligence is entering more and more fields and is gradually replacing human labor. Modern surveillance and video analysis systems may perform a wide range of duties, from safeguarding the safety of workers or property to tracking customer behavior in stores and manufacturing quality.

In any production process, anomalies or faults arise from time to time. The trick is to identify them before they cause issues. These can present themselves in a variety of ways, ranging from degrading end product quality to slowing or even stopping manufacturing.

Mobotix cameras focus on detecting:

• scratches
• missing or incorrect components
• leaked materials such as lubricant and glue or other fluids
• foreign objects
• local deformation

Traditional production control is typically the duty of so-called quality companies in businesses. The human aspect has a clear influence, and the omission or overlooking of a production fault is unavoidable at times.

However, current technology does not "suffer" from these limitations, thus it is no surprise that an increasing number of businesses are replacing quality with video analysis tools.

For example, thanks to artificial intelligence and the machine learning feature, Konica Minolta's Mobotix P7 series smart cameras are substantially faster than human operators in quality control, streamlining the entire manufacturing process.

At the same time, they improve production safety, allow for extensive analyses and data, and aid in cost reduction. These technologies are employed in industries such as logistics, food, automotive, construction, and raw material processing, in addition to manufacturing.

The thermal imaging capability, on the other hand, has a broader application than only production quality control. It is also employed in fields such as energy and battery cell monitoring.

The tremendous rise of electromobility and the production of power from renewable sources is increasing the demand for various energy storage that must be protected against unintended overheating.

Mobotix cameras can also save millions of dollars in fire damage by merging artificial intelligence and thermal imagery. They can analyze the oncoming risk of overheating in time, inform the operator, or even shut down the machine automatically before it is damaged or ignited by monitoring the accumulation of heat inside the operating machines.

It is often stated that fires are recorded in businesses every five minutes on average. However, the success rate of firefighting is less than 20%. Preventive measures and 24/7 protection using current technologies are thus becoming increasingly popular.