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Parts Verification Workflows

Stop the wrong part before it stops production. Photograph a part, match it to your own parts list and confirm it's the one the order says should be there.

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  • Answers in your part numbers
  • Works when labels don't
  • Exceptions, not every part
  • Visual audit trail
The problem

A small mistake can create a very expensive delay.

Manufacturing and maintenance operations depend on thousands of individual components arriving at the right place at the right time.

Many of them look almost the same. A wrong variant, a supplier mistake or a picking error can go unnoticed until the part reaches assembly, when the fix costs far more than the part.

Checking every component by eye doesn't scale.

When the wrong part gets through
  • Production delays
  • Line stoppages
  • Incorrect assemblies
  • Expedited replacement shipments
  • Rework and additional inspections
  • Aircraft, machinery or equipment out of service
How it works

Verify the part at the point where mistakes are cheapest to fix.

From the parts list you already have to a checked part, with the photo kept as proof.

  1. 01

    Add your parts list

    Part numbers and reference photos, from a spreadsheet.

  2. 02

    Photograph the part

    At the bench, on the shelf or on the machine.

  3. 03

    Match it to your list

    Every answer is one of your part numbers.

  4. 04

    Check it against the order

    Right part continues. Wrong part stops for review.

  5. 05

    Keep the evidence

    Photo, result and history kept as an audit trail.

Hydraulic hoses and fittings on a yellow machine, their printed markings worn and dusty
Why photos

A barcode reads the label.
A photo reads the part.

Labels fade, get painted over, fall off or end up on the wrong part. Tiliter matches the part itself to your list, so you still get a part number when the label can't be trusted.

Barcode, QR or RFIDWhat the label says
Photo matchingWhat the part is

Use both. Keep scanning where labels are good, and let the photo confirm the part behind the label is the one it claims to be.

Long lists, close calls

From a handful of critical parts to hundreds of part numbers.

Twenty part numbers or several hundred: every answer comes back as one of yours. When nothing on your list is a close enough match, a person decides instead of the system guessing.

Just want to know what's in a picture, without building a list first? That's what product recognition does.

You set where the lines sit
  • Clear matchContinues on its own
  • Close callA person picks the part
  • Not on your listFlagged for a person
Where it fits

Match parts wherever the wrong one gets in.

Warehouse staff handing over a pallet between rows of racking
Incoming goods

Match deliveries to your parts list, even when the label is missing or wrong.

Tyres stacked tightly in rows inside a container
Picking and kitting

Confirm each part picked is the variant the job calls for.

Hydraulic fittings installed on a manifold block on yellow machinery
Assembly

Check critical components before they are installed.

Engineers working on an aircraft engine during maintenance
Maintenance and MRO

Identify a worn or unlabelled part on the machine and find its replacement.

A truck delivering a load of strapped plastic pipes
Supplier quality

Keep photo evidence when a delivery doesn't match the order.

Built for operations where the right part matters
  • Aerospace and MRO
  • Automotive
  • Industrial manufacturing
  • Electronics and equipment
  • Warehousing and distribution

Working across large yards and warehouses? See how it works on industrial sites.

Start with a phone. Integrate into existing hardware when you're ready.

  • Smartphones and tablets
  • Industrial mobile computers
  • Fixed cameras
  • Workstation cameras
  • Existing hardware
Why it pays

Catch the error when it costs dollars, not thousands.

The value isn't the cost of checking a photo. It's the cost of the downstream mistake that never happens. One avoided line stoppage, rework event or delayed maintenance job can justify checking thousands of parts upstream.

  1. Goods receivingLow cost to correctWrong part caught at the door
  2. Inventory and pickingMore disruptionPart already shelved or kitted
  3. AssemblyProduction interruptionPart fitted or rejected on the line
  4. Production or servicePotentially very high costLine stopped, equipment unavailable

Start with the parts causing the most pain.

You don't need your whole catalogue on day one. Start with the parts that are expensive to get wrong, send us examples of the ones you need to tell apart, and we'll help you work out whether parts verification is a good fit.

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