Xenon Expands AI Manufacturing Automation in Indonesia, Passes Nike Mass Production Validation
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Xenon announced on the 21st that it began working on Nike outsole AI vision inspection last year and completed mass production validation this year.
It passed Nike footwear mass production validation in its AI manufacturing automation business in Indonesia, with defect detection rates of 99.7% and 99.2% for two product styles.
After passing final validation for Nike footwear, Xenon won successive follow-up projects and also secured a project to inspect footwear upper sewing and bonding areas, as well as a new project in the physical AI field.
Xenon announced on the 21st that it began working on Nike outsole AI vision inspection last year and completed mass production validation this year. In its AI manufacturing automation business in Indonesia, Xenon passed Nike footwear mass production validation.
The system consists of industrial high-resolution cameras and dedicated lighting. After capturing images of the product surface, AI identifies defective areas and determines whether items are good or defective according to quality standards.
Validation results this year showed defect detection rates of 99.7% and 99.2% for two product styles, respectively. Based on those results, Xenon passed final validation for Nike footwear and won successive follow-up projects.
Xenon is currently carrying out preparatory work to develop a mass production model and plans to begin development within the year. It then plans to apply the system to production sites starting in 2027 and gradually expand the products and production lines covered.
After delivering results in mass production validation, Xenon linked that performance to follow-up orders and expanded its work into inspection automation and process automation. This year, Xenon additionally won an AI vision inspection project to detect micro-defects in the sewing and bonding areas of footwear uppers, as well as a new project in the physical AI field for production process automation.
The AI vision inspection project uses ultra-high-resolution cameras and multi-angle lighting. Its development goal is technology to identify the upper's complex structures and micro-defects. Going forward, the company plans to expand the inspection scope to midsoles and finished products to support automation of quality control across the footwear manufacturing process.
The target process for the new physical AI project is outsole pressing. The core method is automation of repetitive tasks through the combination of collaborative robots and vision cameras, and the company said the key lies in automating repetitive tasks in the outsole pressing process.
Xenon plans to combine its existing robot control technology with AI-based motion generation technology to enable robots to recognize work objects and perform context-specific movements. It aims to use learning data from remote operator demonstrations to apply robots to skilled tasks, and in the long term, it aims to support continuous operation of production equipment and improve process efficiency.
Xenon is seeking to expand its overseas business base and established a subsidiary in Indonesia this year. Centering on its Indonesian subsidiary, Xenon plans to promote on-site deployment of Nike's mass production model while also exploring additional business opportunities in AI vision inspection and physical AI.
Xenon has a foundation in manufacturing automation business in Indonesia and is expanding its application areas into the shipbuilding and marine sectors on that basis. In addition, it is developing an AI solution for analyzing ship-related documents for global marine engineering company IKM Group, and the solution includes a function that automatically generates work plan reports.
Go Seok-tae, CEO of Xenon, said that technical accuracy, understanding of actual production environments, and on-site deployment capabilities are important in the AI manufacturing automation market. He also said the company plans to strengthen collaboration with local clients and enhance its ability to carry out projects from technology development through commercialization, while expanding its overseas business base.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
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