Why does quality need to be “smart”?
Some production processes such as welding and stamping can be very unstable and have high levels of rework or evenscrap, so reducing these rates can substantially increase productivity and reduce costs.
To achieve this improvement, Tecnomatrix, through Kapture.io, its Intelligent Quality System (IQS), proposes to apply real-time control and digitalization systems, artificial intelligence algorithms to achieve preventive systems, and the integration of Blockchain technology in order to guarantee the inviolability of data. This set of technological solutions facilitates the deployment of Quality 4.0 or Intelligent Quality and work towards “zero defect” production.
Capture and integration: One place for all data
With this objective in mind, Kapture.io provides real-time data visualization and decision making tools, thanks to the digitization and integration of all quality control process data, regardless of whether the source is manual (e.g. paper or Excel) or from machines, as well as data from audits, laboratory tests or end-of-line visual controls.
In addition to reviewing the data in real time, in order to achieve “zero defect” production and anticipate potential costs, it is necessary to apply machine learning algorithms, for example, to cluster the data obtained or apply predefined recipes based on artificial intelligence techniques to correct the production system. In this way, we manage to give value to the data collected and create self-correcting predictive systems that alert us of possible incidents.
Improvements in quality, and especially its evolution towards intelligent quality, are based on traceability and data validity. Through the application of Blockchain technology, Kapture.io enables quality assurance in key processes such as quality walls, in addition to integrating the Smart Contracts to validate agreements between supplier and customer.
Less corrective inspection, more preventive decisions
In short, the present and future of intelligent quality or quality 4.0 involves the digitization of control processes, the integration of all data, the application of artificial intelligence in quality management systems and the application of Blockchain technology to achieve “zero-defect” production.
