Manufacturing

Manufacturing – Automotive Tier-1 Supplier: Subassembly Quality & Andon AI

Timeline: Build: 12 weeks. Deploy: line-by-line. Optimization: 10 weeks vision retrain cadence.

Business overview

Industry: automotive Tier-1. Complexity: PPAP, traceability.

Common pain points

Paper trails, slow andon, duplicate ERP entry.

Full AI automation system (PrimeAxiom solution)

Vision Agent, Andon Agent, Containment Agent, Rework Agent.

Automation workflow (detailed system flow)

1. Station capture.
2. AI classifies defect.
3. Andon severity.
4. Supplier lot lookup.
5. Containment messages.
6. Rework order.
7. Quality analytics.

AI agents & logic

Inspect Agent, Escalation Agent, Supplier Agent.

Technical architecture

Edge + cloud hybrid, OPC/MES bridges, audit logs.

Tools & integrations

MES, SAP APIs, edge GPUs, PostgreSQL, OpenAI for report narratives

Results

False escape rate −46%; andon response time −38%; rework data entry −91%; supplier chargeback recovery +29%.

Timeline

Build: 12 weeks. Deploy: line-by-line. Optimization: 10 weeks vision retrain cadence.