MILPITAS, CA, Dec 12, 2025 – UnitX launched FleX, an AI-driven quality control platform designed for inspection environments. The platform supports improved quality, reducing the cost of scrap and increased Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
“The era of error-prone quality control is over,” said Keven, CEO of UnitX. “With FleX, we achieve optimal accuracy with the easiest deployment tools – minimize downtime, enable scalable deployment, and deliver a clear ROI. This is a crucial step for American manufacturing as we advance toward next-generation production.”
The FleX Advantage: Superior Imaging, High Accuracy, Rapid Deployment, Easy to Use
FleX elevates the benchmark for inline inspection by unifying AI technology – delivering gains across four areas:
- Superior Imaging, UnitX’s OptiX system is a software-defined lighting platform that can generate up to 2^32 lighting patterns, including multi-angle and polarization controls, to illuminate defects. When paired with optional 2.5D imaging, the system captures depth information and reveals defects that standard 2D vision systems often miss.
- UnitX uses high-accuracy AI defect detection to reduce overkill on complex surfaces by applying advanced OK/NG criteria to improve yield. UnitX uses image segmentation to classify each pixel and determine the exact defect shape, size and location. This approach produces lower escape rates on high-variance, subtle defects.
- Generative AI defect tools allow UnitX to shorten Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) from months to days by training models with small datasets. The system can learn from 5 defect images and generate synthetic defects from 3 samples to strengthen datasets for rare defects. These capabilities speed deployment, reduce downtime and support faster installation.
- FleX provides no-code PLC integration for over 20 industrial protocols and includes an open SDK for third-party extensions. FleX’s central-edge architecture handles training and data management in one environment, allowing a model to be trained once and deployed across all lines. This unified approach also supports future scaling.
Financial Return (ROI) with AI-Powered Visual Inspection System
FleX improves operational results by preventing escapes that lead to recalls, supplier rating downgrades and reinspection. FleX raises yield by managing False Acceptance (FA) and False Rejection (FR) rates to maintain production quality and reduce material scrap. These efficiencies can produce substantial yearly savings per line and delivers up to 30% faster ROI.
Source: UnitX
About UnitX
UnitX is a U.S. technology company that develops AI-based visual inspection systems for manufacturing. The company was founded in 2018 by researchers and engineers from Stanford, MIT and Google and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. UnitX builds imaging and deep learning tools that automate defect detection and support in-line quality inspection for industrial production. Its products include the OptiX imaging platform, the GenX generative AI tools and the FleX inspection system, which integrates with existing factory equipment. UnitX serves customers in automotive, electronics and battery production and other manufacturers that require automated inspection on high-speed lines. The company reports use by automotive Tier 1 suppliers and electric vehicle manufacturers. It supports more than 190 manufacturing customers worldwide. UnitX systems use machine vision and AI models to identify flaws, classify defects and reduce dependence on manual inspection. The company also provides tools for model training, image capture and integration with industrial control systems. Its platforms scale automated inspection across varied materials and parts and support efforts to improve yield and reduce scrap.