Best Practices for Successful Automated Inspection and Quality Assurance

Jul 19, 2022 A fundamental value proposition for machine vision can be seen in the ubiquitous implementation of automated inspection applications over a wide range of industrial use cases. Yet, challenges in execution still exist, and demand is high for solutions that provide the highest levels of reliability with the lowest possible complexity, cost, and engineering effort.

Dechow discusses implementation best practices that will ensure that the latest machine vision technologies will deliver the performance expected and required in today’s production environments. He presents specific use case examples and integration techniques that will benefit your next machine vision inspection applications.

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About the presenter:
David L. Dechow is vice president of outreach and vision technology with at Landing AI, where he works with cross-functional teams to support LandingLens, the company’s unique deep learning-based automated inspection product. He is an experienced engineer, programmer, and entrepreneur specializing in the integration of machine vision, robotics, and other automation technologies, with an extensive career in the industry. Dechow was the founder, owner, and principal engineer for two successful vision systems integration firms. Just prior to joining Landing AI, he was principal vision systems architect with Integro Technologies, and previously served as Sstaff Eengineer for intelligent robotics and machine vision at FANUC America Corp.

Dechow is a recipient of the A3 Automated Imaging Achievement Award honoring industry leaders for outstanding career contributions in industrial and/or scientific imaging. He is a member of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Vision & Imaging Technology Strategy Board, a contributing editor for Vision Systems Design magazine, and is a technical advisory board member with Saccade Vision Ltd.

As a key educator within the machine vision industry and an instructor with the A3 Certified Vision Professional program, Dechow has participated in the training of hundreds of engineers. He also is well known for his frequent informative technical articles, papers, webinars, and conference sessions and classes covering a wide range of technical topics involving machine vision and enabling technologies in industrial automation.