The document discusses the development of an app-based monitoring system to improve quality assurance in manufacturing. It notes that visual inspections currently make up 90% of quality checks but are inefficient. The proposed system would use an app to randomly select visual checks at different steps, upload images for verification, and store them for future reference to create an easy and low-cost quality monitoring solution. Screenshots provide an example of how the app would guide users through recording checks during a sample manufacturing process.

1. Towards Smart Factory
APP Based Monitoring

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APP Based Monitoring
 Monitoring and Inspection for Manufacturing
Technology- an important aspect towards quality
assurance
 Observations from feedback from all
manufacturing facilities
 Almost 90 % of the checks are through visual
inspections
 Need for creating an ecosystem with
 Ease of monitoring/reporting
 Ease of roll-out in the existing ecosystem
 Minimal investment
Context and Background

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APP Based Monitoring
Basic Concept
Manufacturing Technology
Step 1
Pre-
requisites
Moni-
toring 1
Step 2
Moni-
toring 2
Step n
Moni-
toring n
Activities involving multiple visual
checks towards quality assurance
Identify all
checks to be
done at every
step in
consultation
with an expert
Randomly select
few checks to be
done by visual
inspection and
confirmed by an
image after every
step
Store the
images as a
reference w.r.t.
the specific job

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Process
Inspection
Quality Audit
Surprise
Audit
Welcome
to ABB
Smart
Factory
APP

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Product Name: OCB Cabinet
Start Job
To be selected
from a drop
down menu
Process Inspection

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Process Inspection
Job ID : OCB-C001
Created.
Start incoming
material quality check
Incoming Material
Quality Check
Completed

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Incoming Quality Check 1:
Rust Free Surface @
location X1
00:01
Upload
Image
The checks and
locations will be
selected randomly
from multiple pre-
assigned checks
and locations

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Rust Free Surface @ location X1
00:03

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Incoming Quality Check 2:
Rust Free Surface @
location X2
00:04
Upload
Image

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Rust Free Surface @ location X2
00:03

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Incoming Quality Check 3:
No Grinding Marks @
location X3
00:04
Upload
Image

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No Grinding Marks @ location X3
00:03

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Perform shot blasting
01:10
Done

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Check for surface finish:
@ location X1
01:55
Upload
Image

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Surface Finish @ location X1
01:55

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Check for surface finish:
@ location X2
01:58
Upload
Image

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Surface Finish @ location X2
01:58

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Apply primer coat
XX:YY
Done

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Check for Primer
Thickness:
@ location X2
XX:YY
Upload
Image

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XX:YY
Primer Coat @ location X2
01:58

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Report for Job ID
XXXXXX
Report accessible
to multiple people
in the organization
for ready
reference.