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Investments in computer vision technology can help agribusinesses and food manufacturers of all types spot signs of trouble early and stop costly, potentially deadly recalls before they happen. Deployed across the production and manufacturing cycles, these models can detect hazards ranging from contaminants and foreign objects to defective equipment and non-compliant behavior. Organizations capture hundreds of thousands of hours of visual data in the form of video footage and imagery every day, and computer vision allows these businesses to put this data to work for process transformation.

Introducing computer vision across the supply chain can help manufacturers predict and prevent the types of conditions that lead to these kinds of disruptions. From potential contaminants and foreign objects to defective products and packaging to unsafe or unsanitary behavior, computer vision is the key to recognizing supply chain obstacles early and stopping shortages in their tracks. AI solutions could prove especially useful in volatile, high-production periods where errors and disruptions are both especially likely and especially costly.

For many, the thought of advanced manufacturing processes conjures images of technology designed to mimic the human arm, safely assembling and handling products. However, some of the most exciting recent developments in the manufacturing space have to do with tech that mimics sight rather than touch. Rapid advancements in computer vision technology are transforming manufacturing by enabling organizations to derive powerful insights from their visual data

In a recent skin cancer research study, Dr. Bülent Bayram and his team at Yildiz Technical University, Department of Geomatics in Istanbul, Turkey, used Plainsight’s vision AI platform to perform image segmentation for early detection and analysis of skin cancer.

SmartML is Plainsight’s proprietary model training toolset. It is at the heart of Plainsight’s promise to make vision AI’s impressive capabilities more accessible to users of all experience levels and enterprises of all types. Thanks to SmartML, Plainsight users can use their labeled datasets to train vision AI models without the need for a single line of code.