Visual Anomaly Detection for Manufacturing: From SOTA Model to Clarifai Solutions

The text explores the significance of visual anomaly detection in industrial manufacturing, highlighting that quality-related costs can constitute a significant portion of sales revenue. A key challenge in using AI for visual inspections is the cold-start problem, where models must identify defects without prior examples of anomalies. PatchCore, a state-of-the-art anomaly detection method, addresses these challenges by using a coreset subsampling technique to manage a large memory bank of nominal patch features, achieving high AUROC scores on the MVTec AD benchmark. Clarifai offers a pre-GA product featuring PatchCore, providing a flexible, scalable visual inspection solution for manufacturers, complete with various detection models, custom workflows, and the ability to run on edge devices or on-premises. Clarifai's platform allows for easy model deployment and integration, catering to the needs of large-scale manufacturing environments.