High-Mix, Low-Volume (HMLV) production creates a critical inspection bottleneck: manual changeover between product SKUs is slow, error-prone, and halts throughput. Each new part requires an operator to identify the item, locate the correct inspection recipe in a library (often a folder or MES), and manually configure camera parameters, lighting, and acceptance criteria. This setup time erodes utilization, increases the risk of misconfiguration leading to false passes/fails, and makes agile, small-batch manufacturing economically unviable. The operational upside comes from eliminating this non-value-added setup labor and the associated scrap from inspection errors.




