There are a thousand things that can go wrong in the process of manufacturing a complex product, and good quality control is the only thing standing between success and a recall that tarnishes a company’s image for years to come. These days, quality control systems are likely to be automated because of the superior speed, accuracy, and consistency they offer. The manual inspection processes of the past were plagued with problems, such as worker fatigue and an inconsistent application of standards, which led to higher rates of both false positives and missed defects.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.edgeimpulse.com/blog/how-to-build-a-low-cost-defect-detecting-sorter-system