Introduction
In the fast-evolving manufacturing industry, ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, bolsters the integration of edge AI, helping users tackle rising costs and complex safety requirements in human-machine interaction. Explore how ADLINK — an Elite member of the NVIDIA Partner Network — uses the NVIDIA Omniverse, Metropolis, and Jetson platforms to help revolutionize manufacturing processes and elevate production quality, efficiency, and safety standards.
Challenges
The manufacturing industry faces pressing challenges of rising costs, technological complexity, and safety issues in human-machine cooperation, calling the need for haste digital transformation. Especially in the industrial computer market, unlike the consumer market, demands are characterized by small volumes but highly complex. Hence, agility in production is crucial. Thus, ADLINK’s collaboration with NVIDIA to deploy AI solutions is geared toward achieving production excellence and efficiency.
Innovative AI Solutions
AI-Powered Six-Sided Product Case Inspection: Utilizing NVIDIA Omniverse and Metropolis for virtual scratch simulation, boosting inspection accuracy to 99.6% and increasing yield rates. The DLAP-411-Orin, powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin module, allows factories to streamline AI model training by reducing the required defect samples. ADLINK has successfully used AI to optimize inspection efficiency, replacing traditional manual inspection methods.
AI Assembling Inspection Solution: In the precise process of product assembly, every component is crucial. Before a product is sealed, this solution includes a fanless embedded computer, an Ada Lovelace PEG card, frame grabbers, and industrial cameras to make sure all components are intact. It not only reduces inspection time but also ensures high product quality.
Missing Accessories Inspection: Deployed with ADLINK NEON AI smart camera, powered by an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano module and the NVIDIA Metropolis stack, this solution meticulously inspects all accessories before shipment, helping to ensure thorough quality control and minimizing potential customer complaints.
Digital Twin: Addressing the complexities of modern production, ADLINK’s 4U AI Edge Server MEC-AI7400SR, integrated with NVIDIA Omniverse, delivers a digital twin solution. It offers real-time visualization and predictive capabilities, allowing early detection and resolution of production bottlenecks.
Personnel Protective Equipment Detection: In the high-voltage testing area, AI recognition systems powered by the NVIDIA Metropolis stack are deployed using the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platforms. Developed with EVA SDK to ensure adherence to safety standards, it ensures that the mandatory personnel protective equipment is used as required, effectively reducing the risk of electric shock and fire hazards. Additionally, the pre-built and cloud-native software services offered by the NVIDIA Jetson module can aid in accelerating development and deployment processes.
Furthermore, ADLINK is collaborating with NVIDIA to strategize on functional safety technologies for factory environments using the NVIDIA IGX platform, tailored for industrial environments, helping ensure safe and secure deployment of AI to support human-machine collaborations.
Benefits
- Increases production rate by 500%.
- Reduces inspection time by 80%+.
- Minimizes daily abnormal behavior for a safer work environment.
* The data and information presented are based on scenarios at the ADLINK factory and may vary depending on different situations and products.
Conclusion
Collaborating with NVIDIA and leveraging its edge-to-cloud AI technologies, ADLINK is poised to meet complex demands through agile, lean, and sustainable manufacturing practices, all while reducing customers’ Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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