AI-supported visual inspection system
08/10/2026
Quality control is under more pressure than ever before. It must operate flexibly, precisely and economically. Industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering and electronics manufacturing test a growing variety of components, often under changing conditions and with minimal time for complex integrations.This is where preML’s inspection solution comes in. It can be quickly integrated, is intuitive to use and enables even users without image processing knowledge to create artificial intelligence (AI)-supported inspection models. The modular design has proven itself in electronic assemblies, plastic parts and many other industrial applications. The system is supplied as a complete modular kit with camera, lighting, edge computing and pre-installed software. This makes it a genuine plug-and-play solution for industrial quality control.
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At the heart of the system is the IDS uEye XC industrial camera. Its 13 MP sensor delivers detailed images, while the autofocus ensures consistent sharpness, even with changing component heights, variable working distances or different surfaces.
The uEye XC combines the ease of use of a webcam with the reliability of an industrial camera. A single cable connection is all that is needed for installation and commissioning, an advantage in manufacturing environments where systems are frequently converted or expanded. Inside, the 13 MP AR1335 sensor from Onsemi delivers high-resolution images for reliable fault detection. The autofocus sharpens automatically and maintains consistent image quality, even with varying object distances.
A quick-change macro attachment lens extends its use at close range. It reduces the minimum object distance and enables the precise detection of small structures, from conductor tracks to material defects and geometric deviations. Features such as digital zoom, auto white balance and colour correction support reliable detail checks.
Depending on the inspection requirements, up to four uEye XC cameras can be used per system to map multi-sided inspection processes, complex geometries or combined surface and detail
inspections.
The system is supplied with a compact edge computing unit. It operates completely independently, requires no internet connection and is therefore ideal for isolated production environments. The pre-installed preML Vision Lab software runs as a web application directly on the device. It is designed as a no-code solution and enables the training and execution of test models without programming knowledge. Models can be adapted to new products in just a few minutes, which saves time, especially in production with many variants.
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
www.ids-imaging.com
