ChinaManufacturing2023 – ongoingCATL
AI inspection of battery seal-pin welds at Liyang
CATL reported 100% defect detection in seal-pin welding at its Liyang plant
Problem
Battery manufacturing required consistent quality and precise inspection of seal-pin welds. CATL also used helium-leak testing in its inspection process.
Approach
CATL developed a quality-inspection model using a high-precision 3D camera, AI and edge computing. The system operated in the seal-pin welding process at its Liyang plant. CATL said the deployment eliminated helium-leak testing for that process.
Results
Takeaway
A targeted vision system replaced a separate test in one manufacturing step. The reported detection rate applies to seal-pin welding.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
CATL described manufacturing systems operating at its Liyang plant. Its AI-assisted weld inspection reportedly detected 100% of seal-pin welding defects and removed the helium-leak testing step.
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