AI ECONOMIC IMPACT 34 TRILLION YEN
AN ARTICLE IN THE NIKKEI ON OCTOBER 22, 2020, WAS TITLED THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY (METI) HAS COMPILED AN ESTIMATE THAT IF THE INTRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ADVANCES, IT WILL HAVE AN ECONOMIC EFFECT OF 34 TRILLION YEN BY 2025. THE ARTICLE SAID. AMONG THEM, THE EFFECT OF REPLACING AI [...].
Sustainable business model
It has been 21 years since I started my business, and although the world is changing rapidly, the fundamentals of business remain the same. How much profit can we make from our work? Not only do we want to satisfy our customers, but we also want to make money (value-added) from our work.
Let machines do what machines can do.
The founder of the first company I worked for, Mr. Kazuma Tateishi, had a management philosophy: "Leave to machines what machines can do; humans should enjoy more creative work. Nearly 30 years have passed since then, and there are still many [...].
Limitations of Human Sea Tactics
I thought to myself, "If we can get people to do visual inspections, there is no need to go to the trouble of automating them. I myself thought that there was no need to go to the trouble of automating the process. I think the same was probably true at many manufacturing sites. In fact, I have seen sites where more than 30% of the employees are inspectors. That is where this co [...].
Inspection of automotive exterior parts
We have often received inquiries about inspecting automobile exterior parts in the past. However, the inspection involves curved surfaces and multiple surfaces, making the setup quite cumbersome. The lighting conditions under which defects can be seen are almost exclusively limited to "the side of the illumination reflection. High gloss. [...].
DeepLearning at HALCON
We are struggling with the deep learning feature of the latest HALCON version 18.11. One of our users told us, "I tried labeling with the HALCON Deep Learning Tool, but I don't know what to do after that.
KEYENCE VJ SERIES
We have purchased the multispectral illumination type of KEYENCE's GigE camera and lighting "VJ series" for evaluation and integration into our visual inspection system. Currently, the integration work is in its climax. This is a "camera and lighting integrated and controlled by [...]".
THOUGHTS ON THE "AI BUSINESS
THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE IN A RACE TO ACQUIRE "AI HUMAN RESOURCES"... THE "VISUAL INSPECTION AUTOMATION BUSINESS" THAT I AM ENGAGED IN AND MANY "AI BUSINESSES" ARE VERY SIMILAR (OR PERHAPS VISUAL INSPECTION AUTOMATION IS A KIND OF AI?). THE QUESTION WE ARE INTO [...].
New Year's Greetings
Thank you for your continued support this year. Since around the end of last year, I have been working on several new elemental technologies. I will introduce them to you in due course, but I feel that I have "all the weapons" I need to automate visual inspections. I do not think it is technically "impossible" [...].
151M camera connection (CoaXPress)
We have supported a 151M camera "VP-151MX-M/C 6H" from ViewWorks at the request of a customer. This is our first CoaXPress camera. We used Aval Data's board "APX-3664" for the connection. It is likely [...]...