Computer Vision Connectivity
We integrate computer vision systems into the operational data layer for quality control and traceability, connecting the inspection results your existing cameras already produce and combining them with the rest of the plant data.
Computer vision connectivity: overview
Many plants already run computer vision systems: label inspection at the end of a line, dimensional measurement in machining, surface inspection in packaging. Each one accepts or rejects parts locally, and the verdict usually stays inside the device. Computer vision connectivity means integrating those results (accept/reject verdicts, defect codes, measurements, associated images) into the plant's operational data layer for quality control and traceability. It is a data job, not physical integration: we do not install cameras or build inspection cells, and the systems already in place keep working as they do today.
We read results through whatever interface each system offers (OPC UA, TCP sockets, CSV/XML files or signals exchanged with the line PLC), normalise them to a common data model and publish them to the data layer, typically over MQTT flows in a structured namespace. Each inspection result is enriched at capture time with production context: work order, batch, product reference and a synchronised timestamp.
The most common use case is quality dashboards fed directly by inspection data: reject rates per line and shift, defect Paretos, drift in critical measurements and per-batch traceability queries. The same flow can feed reporting and, where relevant, the ERP integration, publishing once and consuming many times. Our team is based in Xàtiva and works with industry across La Costera, València and the wider Comunitat Valenciana.
How it connects to the system
Connect enables data flow to AI and Energy and supports execution that Service digitises in the business layer.
Key concepts
Other solutions
- Edge Ingestion
We capture data at the edge of the operation, where it is generated, without depending on central connectivity. We deploy edge ingestion software on plant equipment that reads signals locally, holds them through network outages and forwards them once the connection is restored.
- PLC Connectivity
We connect PLCs from any manufacturer and protocol to the Captia unified data layer, making control-layer information reliably available to the rest of your systems, from process historians to dashboards, without altering the control programs.
- OT/IT Integration
We build the bridge between the operational world (OT) and the information systems world (IT): a data layer that reads plant information and delivers it to business systems, with an architecture designed not to interfere with production.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you install cameras or vision inspection systems?
- No. Our service is data connectivity: we integrate the results of vision systems that are already installed and running into the plant data layer. Installing cameras, designing inspection cells and tuning optics or inspection algorithms belong to the vision system manufacturer or integrator.
- Which data from a vision system can be integrated into the data layer?
- Typically the per-part verdict (accept or reject with its cause code), the measurements and numeric values of each inspection, counters of inspected and rejected parts, and the images associated with rejects. All of it is enriched with production context: work order, batch, product reference and timestamp.
- How do you connect a vision system that only talks to the line PLC?
- Through the control layer. If the vision device exchanges verdicts and counters with the PLC via signals, that data is already in the PLC and can be extracted like any other process variable through PLC connectivity. From there it is published to the data layer together with the rest of the line information.
- Does the integration affect how the inspection system works?
- It should not. The integration reads results through the channels the system itself offers (OPC UA, files, sockets or PLC signals) without interfering with the inspection cycle or modifying the device programs. The vision system keeps deciding accept or reject exactly as before; the difference is that its information no longer stays isolated.