Executive Summary
As global PCB suppliers face increasingly diverse compliance requirements, the ability to adapt inspection protocols quickly is essential. In this case, a Zhuhai-based PCB factory was tasked with dimensionally verifying export-bound boards under both old and new U.S. standards for curvature and positioning. Competing systems required separate modules or entirely new equipment to support different benchmarks—slowing throughput and inflating operational costs.
Fermi Vision delivered a system that supported multi-standard inspection out of the box and provided custom point-cloud fitting logic within 10 days. Inspection cycle times dropped from 30 minutes to 5 minutes per board. The result: a fast, standards-compliant, future-ready solution.
Challenge: Fragmented Standards, Slow Systems
The customer's legacy systems—ranging from OGP to regional brands—could not reconcile curvature definitions or reference fitments across multiple versions of U.S. standards. Engineers were manually inspecting each board in 30-minute cycles, using outdated software that lacked advanced alignment logic.
Some vendors proposed new software modules at extra cost; others lacked support for anything beyond one specific standard.
Solution: Universal Compliance with Fast Customization
Fermi Vision's platform shipped with native support for both old and new curvature and positional benchmarks. Within days, the engineering team added custom algorithms for 6-point reference fitting based on point-cloud data, providing a robust benchmark for evaluation. No external plugins were needed.
Results
- Measurement Time: Reduced from 30 minutes to just 5 minutes per board
- Compliance: Passed all dimensional and positional tests across multiple U.S. standard versions
- Adaptability: Delivered custom logic in under 10 days, without requiring additional hardware or licensing
Fermi Vision proved not only faster but dramatically more versatile than legacy systems—delivering compliance without compromise.
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