KPM Analytics Unveils AI-Powered At-Line Vision Inspection System for Meat and Poultry

Meat and poultry processors face ongoing challenges with quality control, consistency and labor shortages. Traditional manual inspection methods are time-consuming, subjective and provide limited data. KPM Analytics introduces TheiaVu WD-300, the first AI-enabled at-line vision inspection system designed specifically for meat and poultry applications.

The new AI-powered TheiaVu WD-300 includes features and capabilities from previous system generations to answer specific demands from users in the meat and poultry industry. It eliminates the need for calipers and color charts to save labor and avoid subjective assessment. The at-line visual inspection reduces all these manual measurements into a single pass through a conveyor for greater precision, reliability and speed compared to other visual inspection methods, the manufacturer said.

The TheiaVu WD-300 is optimized for a wide range of meat and poultry products, including chicken portions, beef cuts, processed meats and other further breaded products such as chicken nuggets and sandwich patties.

In addition to traditional rule-based vision techniques, the TheiaVu WD-300 vision inspection system leverages sophisticated artificial intelligence to analyze product attributes quickly and accurately, said KPM Analytics. It can assess key quality indicators such as product thickness, fat distribution and cook color even on breaded products, as well as measure size, shape and detect blood spots or foreign materials.

Each TheiaVu WD-300 is equipped with measuraAI, available in measura 4 software, which provides an interface that allows users to take advantage of recent developments in artificial intelligence and train their own AI models based on provided templates for their unique products. The measura 4 software is also available in all TheiaVu models, including the TV-250 product line for the baking industry.

As optional add-ons, the TheiaVu WD-300 also interfaces with an integrated weighing scale or product temperature probe to complete quality assessment needs. This comprehensive analysis provides processors greater insights into their production process, ensuring consistent quality and maximizing value, said the manufacturer.

Unlike infrequent manual measurements, which are difficult to standardize, the new system offers rapid, objective analysis of multiple product attributes in a single pass, said KPM Analytics. Customers participating in beta testing of the new system report significant increases in inspection speed, more consistent results, valuable data insights, and allows them to get the highest value for their products.