After a Vision Defect Alert: Hold, Review and Record the Outcome

After a vision alert, identify the affected part or batch, follow the site’s handling procedure and obtain the required quality decision. Use Optiwise to connect that decision with the job and stock state.

Keep detection and disposition separate

A camera can flag a suspected defect or uncertain result. Its alert does not establish whether the part is scrap, needs rework or was falsely rejected. Record the item, job or batch, event time, affected quantity and image or evidence reference. Follow the approved line procedure for physical segregation and any equipment stop or reject action.

Specialist controls determine the machine response. Cognex’s integration guide includes triggering, controls and logging among the connection checks. Optiwise’s quality records do not by themselves establish a camera interface or safety-rated reject mechanism.

Reconcile a held quantity

In an illustrative ten-piece hold, quality releases six as acceptable, sends three for rework and rejects one. The first decision accounts for all ten: 6 + 3 + 1. The three sent for rework are not three extra pieces of production.

After rework, suppose two pass and one is rejected. Final outcomes are eight accepted and two rejected across the original ten. Keep the second inspection linked to the rework instead of adding the later two passes to the first ten-piece inspected total as new production.

Use the saved record for the next action

Our quality queue connects inward or production requests with configurable inspection forms and pass, fail or rework outcomes. Record the reason and affected reference so production, stores and the supervisor can follow what remains held and what may proceed under the configured workflow.

If repeated alerts involve the same job or item, assign a follow-up task for the responsible quality, process or maintenance owner. A repeated alert is a reason to investigate; it does not prove a tool-wear or supplier fault without supporting evidence.

For automatic external events, agree the event ID, timestamp, mapping, duplicate handling and failed-message response before using them to update quantities. Bring a held lot and its final decision to a quality walkthrough.

Can an operator release every camera reject?

Release follows the approved quality process and the user’s authority. Record the reason and evidence for the actual disposition.

How should an uncertain camera result be counted?

Keep it unresolved or held under the agreed process until reviewed. Do not force unknown cases into accepted output just to complete a total.