AICell

AICELL: 100% INLINE PROCESS MONITORING FOR PROACTIVE CONTROL

• Identification of process influences at the point of origin
• Avoidance of costly and time-consuming rework in downstream areas.
• Realization of the Smart Factory through closed control loops across all trades
• Reliable basis for proactive corrective measures
• Quality improvement & significant increase in productivity in the production process

The AICell is the foundation of our portfolio. It’s the product that started it all and is still in use today on most of our customers’ production lines. Fast, precise and robot-independent.

It brings smart process control directly to the production line: Geometric measurements are performed in sync with the production cycle, while holes, bolts, edges, and other functional features are reliably detected. Trends and deviations become visible early on, long before they affect the finished component. This allows errors to be detected before they occur.

What sets the AICell apart from traditional inline measurement is its independence from the robot: the manufacturer and model of the robot have no influence on measurement accuracy. This makes integration into existing lines easy: Once set up, the system can be transferred to other plants without having to reconfigure the measurement logic each time.

The real key lies in closed-loop control systems that function across all production areas. Instead of isolated measurement stations, continuous data is generated throughout the entire process chain: from the press shop to the body-in-white assembly, and from the body-in-white assembly to the paint shop. As a result, corrections are based on facts rather than on empirical values or random samples. The benefit: costly rework in downstream areas is avoided.

The end result: Measurable improvements in quality, significant productivity gains in production, and a major step toward the Smart Factory.

The AICell is the backbone of our portfolio. Developed over many years and in daily use at leading automakers worldwide. Proven where precision is not an option, but a prerequisite.