Industries / Fastener Industry
Scalable 100% inspection for fastener production.
Configurable inspection systems that learn from a single reference part and run without specialist personnel. From compact stand-alone cells to fully automated high-end lines - Waywiser Technologies enables scalable 100% inspection that adapts to your manufacturing environment.
Industry Reality
Manual sampling is no longer enough.
Automotive, aerospace and construction OEMs are tightening fastener quality requirements every year. A single defective fastener in a safety-critical assembly can lead to recalls, liability risks and severe reputational damage.
At the same time, skilled inspection personnel are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Production volumes require inspection throughput that manual sampling cannot sustain.
The industry is moving toward scalable 100% inspection - systems that deliver traceable quality results, operate reliably on the production floor and scale with production.
of OEMs increasingly require full inline inspection - statistical sampling no longer meets supply-chain quality standards.
or less: the typical defect escape target in automotive and aerospace fastener supply chains
potential downstream cost of a single defective fastener in a safety-critical engine, airframe or structural assembly.
Our Approach
Waywiser Fastener Inspection Platform.
Waywiser provides a configurable family of inspection systems designed specifically for fastener manufacturing.
Each system learns from a single reference part - calibration and teach-in run automatically. No large datasets, no manual feature programming and no vision-system specialists required.
Different systems vary in form factor, automation level and sensor configuration. The underlying Waywiser software platform and inspection workflow remain the same across all deployments.
- One reference part is enough - automatic teach-in and calibration
- No specialist personnel required for setup or daily operation
- From compact stand-alone inspection cells to high-end automated feeding systems
- 2D-only inspection or combined 2D + 3D sensor configurations
- Systems configured to match your part type, throughput and production environment
- Unified Waywiser software platform across all system variants
Inspection Capabilities
Inspection requirements in fastener manufacturing.
Fastener inspection requires control of surface quality, dimensional accuracy, part variants and production-integrated sorting. Waywiser Technologies combines these inspection tasks within one configurable inspection platform. The examples below illustrate typical inspection applications. The exact scope is configured for each production environment.
Detect surface deviations invisible to manual inspection
The system compares each part against a learned reference and identifies scratches, dents, coating defects, contamination and previously unknown surface deviations.
- No dataset required - the system learns from a single reference part
- AI heatmap visualization highlights the exact location of surface deviations
- Automatically detects previously unknown defect patterns
Detect surface deviations invisible to manual inspection
The system compares each part against a learned reference and identifies scratches, dents, coating defects, contamination and previously unknown surface deviations.
- No dataset required - the system learns from a single reference part
- AI heatmap visualization highlights the exact location of surface deviations
- Automatically detects previously unknown defect patterns
System Ecosystem
One platform. Four configurations.
Every Arya system shares the same Waywiser software platform. What differs is the form factor, sensor configuration, automation level and inspection scope - adapted to your production.
Arya S100
Compact stand-alone cell for 2D surface inspection.
A compact inspection cell designed for surface quality inspection in fastener production. Using 2D camera-based inspection, the system covers body and head surfaces over more than 180°. It is designed to integrate with customer feeding solutions and existing production layouts.
- Stand-alone compact inspection cell - integrates into existing production lines without modifications
- 2D surface inspection covering body and head surfaces over 180°
- Compatible with customer-specific feeding solutions
- Teach-in with one reference part - automatic calibration, no specialist required
- Shared Waywiser software platform across all system variants
Compact stand-alone cell for 2D surface inspection.
A compact inspection cell designed for surface quality inspection in fastener production. Using 2D camera-based inspection, the system covers body and head surfaces over more than 180°. It is designed to integrate with customer feeding solutions and existing production layouts.
- Stand-alone compact inspection cell - integrates into existing production lines without modifications
- 2D surface inspection covering body and head surfaces over 180°
- Compatible with customer-specific feeding solutions
- Teach-in with one reference part - automatic calibration, no specialist required
- Shared Waywiser software platform across all system variants
Configured for your production requirements
Fastener production environments differ in geometry, throughput and inspection requirements. Every Waywiser system is configured to match the customer's production setup - including part geometry, inspection scope, throughput targets, feeding concept and downstream integration.
Inspection Output
What your production actually gets.
Every inspected part generates a documented result and a traceable inspection decision.
Defect visualization
AI heatmap overlay on inspected surfaces highlights the exact location and type of detected defects.
Dimensional measurement results
Per-part measurement table including tolerance evaluation for each configured dimension - adapted to customer inspection requirements.
OK / NOK classification
Clear binary decision per part. Combined surface and dimensional verdict drives automatic sorting - no operator judgment required.
Traceability & data logging
Every part's image, heatmap, measurements and decision stored with timestamp - providing a complete audit trail for quality documentation.
Export & connectivity
CSV export, database logging and interfaces for MES / ERP systems. Data leaves the inspection cell in the format your production requires.
Recipe management
Stored inspection recipes per part type. Switch between fastener variants in seconds - no reprogramming, no specialist intervention.
The screenshots below show one example configuration - a 3D dimensional measurement setup and a camera-based surface inspection. Actual software views and available outputs vary depending on sensor configuration and customer requirements.
Let’s configure the right inspection solution for your production.
Tell us about your parts, production volumes and quality requirements. Our team will recommend the appropriate system configuration, sensor setup and integration concept for your production environment.