Contemporary manufacturing must prioritise the sustainability of its manufacturing processes
and systems. Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) focusses on minimising waste of any kind …

Solar cells represent one of the most important sources of clean energy in modern societies.
Solar cell manufacturing is a delicate process that often introduces defects that reduce cell …

Due to the brittle nature of silicon, silicon-based crystalline solar cells are prone to micro-
cracks from a variety of causes during the various stages of their manufacturing cycle …

We present a novel approach for real-time defect detection and classification in laser
welding processes based on the use of uncooled PbSe image sensors working in the MWIR …

Robotics in the construction industry has been used for a few decades up to this present
time. There are various advanced robotics mechanisms or technologies developed for …

Quality control of prints is an important industrial application of machine vision. Commercial
vision libraries provide different tools (eg barcode recognition, template matching) that …