Catch the Defect Before It Leaves the Bay.
In fabrication, the cost of a missed defect on dispatch is the customer rejection email, the haulage cost both ways, the rework slot you didn't plan for, and the relationship damage. AI vision inspection runs on the photos your team already takes, and catches what gets missed when the QC inspector is on their 200th part of the day.
The fabricators reality.
Your QC inspector is good at this. They're also human. After 200 parts on a Friday afternoon, attention drifts. Missing fillet welds, wrong finishes, off-spec dimensions, missing tags, these are the defects that should never leave the building. Customers expect photo evidence anyway, so the inputs already exist on someone's phone. The question is whether you're using them as inspection or just archive.
Tuned for fabricators.
Define "right" per part type
For each common product type (gates, frames, balconies, brackets, etc.) we agree the inspection checklist, welds present, finish correct, dimensions within tolerance, packaging right, tags attached. Structured as machine-checkable schema.
Use the photos you already take
Pre-dispatch phone photos, fixed-camera shots at the QC bay, customer-spec photo packages. Same model handles all sources. No specialist hardware needed in most cases.
Inspect against the schema
For each photo: pass/fail per criterion, with reasoning. Missing weld? Flagged. Wrong colour? Flagged. Damaged corner? Flagged. Tags not attached? Flagged. Clean parts go through to dispatch with a confidence score.
Audit trail for customers and ISO
Every inspection logged with the input image, schema applied, decision, and reasoning. ISO 9001 audit trail without paper. Customer queries six months later: pull up the dispatch photos and the AI inspection record.
We integrate with what you have.
- Phone cameras / shop tablets
- Custom MES
- Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace
- Customer-specific photo packs
- ISO 9001 / 14001 audit logs
If your stack isn't listed, ask, almost always we can integrate. We've connected to bespoke MES, ancient on-prem systems, and email-only interfaces.
Fixed fee, phased delivery.
£3,200-£10,000 for build, ~£150-£400/month for hosting + accuracy monitoring
From £3,200
QC inspection for fabricators
- Workflow audit + industry-specific spec
- Build, integrations, and tuning to your real data
- Live deployment in your environment
- Ongoing tuning + accuracy monitoring
Things people in this industry ask us.
01Will it replace our QC inspector?
No, it changes their job. They go from looking at every part to reviewing flagged cases, tuning the system, and handling complex inspections. Most clients keep the same headcount and take on more dispatch volume.
02Is this auditable for ISO 9001?
Yes, every decision is logged with input image, the inspection schema applied, the confidence scores, and the outcome. That's a cleaner audit trail than a paper log signed by a person who looked at 200 parts that day.
03What about parts that need physical measurement?
AI vision can't replace callipers or CMM checks. But it can flag "this looks visually wrong, take a measurement", which is usually the trigger that's missing. We pair vision with manual measurement workflows where appropriate.
04How do you train it on our products?
A handful of reference photos per product type, typically 10-30, and a written checklist. We tune over the first month based on flagged cases and overrides. Adding new product types is straightforward.
05Where do the photos and decisions live?
In your environment. We can run fully on-premise if that's a requirement. Models we use don't train on your data, we sign DPAs and use zero-retention API contracts.
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