AI-powered failure analysis system finds issues faster

Founded by former Apple engineers, Instrumental is a manufacturing optimisation platform that proactively identifies issues in real-time as they appear on the assembly line. The platform provides engineers and manufacturing teams with the complete data record they need to quickly discover new issues, complete failure analysis, communicate concisely with the factory team, and make process improvements in production.

Instrumental helps remote engineering teams discover correlations between multiple data sets from the line, including functional tests and visual records, in order to find the root cause behind failures.

Using 20 MP Blackfly S cameras from Teledyne Flir, Instrumental imaging stations capture high levels of detail required for inspecting small electronic micro assemblies where very small errors can lead to failures (among several other applications).

Unique features and ease of integration provided by Spinnaker SDK combined with Teledyne Flir’s 20 MP Blackfly S USB3 cameras were ideal for Instrumental’s manufacturing optimisation platform. The system aggregates images and functional test data from throughout the supply chain, leveraging artificial intelligence to automatically rank potential root causes, enabling customers to accelerate issue resolution, gain faster yield, and improve quality.