Digital Transformation in Steel Inspection
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The redesign of the steel inspection system was initially focused on improving how the system worked . This is a typical outcome for a company that is focused on hardware sales . However , as part of the company ’ s new focus on O & M services , the customer environment was also observed as a way of understanding how the QA inspectors used the steel inspection equipment .
In partnering with the steel manufacturer and closely observing their process and product quality inspection , we were able to highlight a new process issue :
Skills Transfer
( New ) Steel Inspection Process Issues As demand increases , there is also a demand for more inspectors to reduce the burden on existing inspectors . Because training is passed on from veteran inspector to junior inspector , manufacturers must balance the need to train new inspectors versus the more immediate need to grade steel samples . Inspector training can take years to acquire a comparable set of skills .
As a result , we developed a new training service , which was reviewed and approved by the customer . This new service takes the AI inference model for steel grade determination and uses it as a learning model to teach junior inspectors .
Figure 5-1 Steel inspection cloud services
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