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title: "How to inspect tissue and paper towel rolls with computer vision"
description: "Cameras on the converting line look at each log and roll after winding and cutting and flag loose or crooked tails, uneven ends, crushed or off-center cores, tears, holes, glue marks and wrinkled wraps for a person to check. Each flag is saved with a photo and the line and time, so a drift in the winder, saw or wrapper shows up sooner. A line lead decides what is pulled, and the usual weight, sheet count and strength tests stay in place."
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# How can a paper converter use computer vision to inspect tissue and paper towel rolls?

Cameras on the converting line look at each log and roll after winding and cutting and flag loose or crooked tails, uneven ends, crushed or off-center cores, tears, holes, glue marks and wrinkled wraps for a person to check. Each flag is saved with a photo and the line and time, so a drift in the winder, saw or wrapper shows up sooner. A line lead decides what is pulled, and the usual weight, sheet count and strength tests stay in place.

## What this means in practice

- Cameras and even light over the line take pictures of each log after winding, each roll after the saw, and each pack after wrapping.
- The model is trained on the clients own products. It flags loose, torn or crooked tails, telescoped or uneven roll ends, crushed or off-center cores, holes and tears, glue marks, rough saw cuts, and packs that are torn, wrinkled or short a roll.
- Each flag is saved with a photo, the line, the parent roll and the time, so the team can see when the winder, saw, glue or wrapper starts to drift.
- A line lead checks the flags and decides what is pulled or reworked. The cameras point at the product, not at workers, and any people caught in view are blurred.
- Start with one line and one product, compare the camera flags with what the crew finds for a few weeks, and keep the existing weight, sheet count, softness and strength tests in place.

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