PolandManufacturing2026 – ongoingTrelleborg AB
AI visual inspection of flexible elastomer seals in Czechowice
Trelleborg's AI seal inspection made 3 operators available for reassignment
Problem
Manual seal inspection could produce inconsistent assessments even when performed by experienced operators. Flexible rubber parts posed a difficult inspection task.
Approach
Trelleborg's Czechowice facility in Poland implemented AI-powered automated visual inspection for a flexible elastomer seal. Its internal AI and digital manufacturing teams developed the model and software. The company reported improved inspection quality and said the operators previously doing the repetitive task could move to other work.
Results
Takeaway
The reported staffing benefit was capacity for reassignment; Trelleborg did not describe it as a reduction in employment.
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
Trelleborg described an operational inspection system developed internally for its Polish facility. It reported improved quality and said 3 operators could be reassigned from manual inspection.
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