A slightly crooked painting gets most people’s attention, whereas very few people will notice a car door that is askew by less than a millimeter. Catching that imperfection is often reserved for trained personnel on an automobile assembly line.
Such was the situation for Stellantis N.V. at its Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, until 2018. That year, the company (formerly known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.) implemented an automated gap-and-flush inspection system by Cognex Corp.