Automotive · Production · OEM press release
Audi begins roll-out of artificial intelligence for quality control of spot welds
| Company / plant | Audi, Neckarsulm (rollout to Audi Brussels, VW Emden, Ingolstadt) |
|---|---|
| Defect type | Resistance spot-weld quality anomalies |
| Part | Car body (body-in-white) |
| Material | Steel |
| Vendor | Audi (in-house, WPS-Analytics) |
| Camera / lighting | Not stated in source |
| Training data | Model retrained per plant for weld-setting differences |
| Reported result (quoted) | "Audi analyzes around 1.5 million spot welds on 300 vehicles each shift at its Neckarsulm site." |
| Notes | Analyzes welding process data rather than camera images; included as an AI weld QC reference. 2023. |
| Defect categories | Weld & spatter |
| Source | https://www.audi.com/en/press-releases/audi-begins-roll-out-of-artificial-intelligence-for-quality-control-of-spot-welds-15443 |
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