> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://intelfactor.gitbook.io/doc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://intelfactor.gitbook.io/doc/intelfactor-ai/readme.md).

# Edge AI for Manufacturing Inspection

Edge AI manufacturing inspection for real-time defect detection, visual quality control, traceability, reliability, and security.

IntelFactor is an edge-first, on-premises manufacturing inspection platform. It uses industrial computer vision for real-time visual defect detection.

It runs in OT environments and keeps working without internet. It produces auditable outcomes with linked evidence for end-to-end traceability.

### What you can do with IntelFactor

Use IntelFactor for:

* **Inline visual inspection:** low-latency outcomes from on-prem visual AI.
* **Defect detection + classification:** consistent outcomes with safety rails.
* **Manufacturing quality control:** outcomes operators and QA can review fast.
* **Traceability + audit trail:** metadata and evidence packaged per outcome.
* **Local RCA / decision support:** faster root-cause analysis at the edge.

***

### Start here

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Use this page to route quickly based on your goal (deployment, architecture, security, or validation).
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#### Choose your path

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Path</th><th>Description</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Target</th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>New readers</td><td>What IntelFactor is, why edge-first matters, and what we guarantee.</td><td><a href="/doc/intelfactor-ai/product-concepts/introduction.md">Introduction</a></td><td><a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1577871598838-a543ee47cd79?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw4fHxob25nJTIwa29uZ3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NzEwMTc0ODF8MA&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85">https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1577871598838-a543ee47cd79?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw4fHxob25nJTIwa29uZ3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NzEwMTc0ODF8MA&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85</a></td></tr><tr><td>Technical reviewers</td><td>Architecture, edge pipeline, interfaces, and data flow.</td><td><a href="/doc/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/system-overview.md">System overview</a></td><td><a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1581091226825-a6a2a5aee158?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxtYW51ZmFjdHVyaW5nfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3MTAxNzQzMnww&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85">https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1581091226825-a6a2a5aee158?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxtYW51ZmFjdHVyaW5nfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3MTAxNzQzMnww&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85</a></td></tr><tr><td>Ops &#x26; Security</td><td>Reliability, safe degradation, monitoring, and security boundaries.</td><td><a href="/doc/intelfactor-ai/operations-and-security/reliability-and-degradation.md">Reliability &amp; degradation</a></td><td><a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1717386255773-a456c611dc4e?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxtYW51ZmFjdHVyaW5nfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3MTAxNzQzMnww&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85">https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1717386255773-a456c611dc4e?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxtYW51ZmFjdHVyaW5nfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3MTAxNzQzMnww&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85</a></td></tr><tr><td>Validation</td><td>Rollout gates and how we validate behavior on-site.</td><td><a href="/doc/intelfactor-ai/validation-and-rollout/validation.md">Validation</a></td><td><a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1585201731775-0597e1be4bfb?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw4fHxtYW51ZmFjdHVyaW5nfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3MTAxNzQzMnww&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85">https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1585201731775-0597e1be4bfb?crop=entropy&#x26;cs=srgb&#x26;fm=jpg&#x26;ixid=M3wxOTcwMjR8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw4fHxtYW51ZmFjdHVyaW5nfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3MTAxNzQzMnww&#x26;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#x26;q=85</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Key pages:

* [Introduction to IntelFactor](/doc/intelfactor-ai/product-concepts/introduction.md)
* [System overview (edge-first architecture)](/doc/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/system-overview.md)
* [Reliability and safe degradation](/doc/intelfactor-ai/operations-and-security/reliability-and-degradation.md)
* [Validation, acceptance tests, and rollout gates](/doc/intelfactor-ai/validation-and-rollout/validation.md)

If you want a guided walkthrough, start with [Quick Start (safe demo)](/doc/intelfactor-ai/getting-started/quick-start-edge-ai-manufacturing-inspection.md).

***

### Scope

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This documentation is intentionally high-level and customer-safe.
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**Covers:**

* Conceptual behavior (what runs where and why)
* System boundaries and responsibilities (OT, edge, site, remote)
* Inspection outcomes and evidence (traceability and audit)
* Guarantees (continuity, evidence, traceability)
* Reliability and safe degradation behavior in production

**Excludes:**

* Internal implementation details
* Proprietary model logic and training methodology
* Customer-specific configurations and thresholds

For stricter guardrails, see [Documentation boundaries](/doc/intelfactor-ai/getting-started/documentation-boundaries.md).

For deployment-specific guidance, contact your IntelFactor point of contact.

***

### Edge AI architecture at a glance (OT, site, remote)

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  U[Operators / QA / Eng] --> UI[Local UI / Dashboard]
  UI --> EDGE[Edge node]
  EDGE --> EVT[(Local event store)]
  EDGE --> EVID[(Local evidence store)]
  EDGE --> RCA[Local RCA / decision support]
  EDGE -. optional .-> SITE[Site data zone]
  SITE -. optional .-> REMOTE[Remote access zone]
```

***

### What IntelFactor guarantees

* **Edge continuity:** outcomes continue locally without Internet dependency.
* **Low-latency inspection:** outcomes are produced at the edge in real time.
* **Traceability:** each outcome is auditable via metadata and linked evidence.
* **Predictable failure behavior:** no silent failure and no cloud gating.
* **Human-in-the-loop:** recommendations support decisions, not automatic control actions.

### Next steps

* [Introduction to IntelFactor](/doc/intelfactor-ai/product-concepts/introduction.md)
* [System overview](/doc/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/system-overview.md)
* [Reliability & degradation](/doc/intelfactor-ai/operations-and-security/reliability-and-degradation.md)


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